Technology/Science
P/C Insurers Looking to Compete Must Learn to Embrace the Cloud
Property/casualty insurance companies have a reputation for being risk-averse. That certainly has been the case when it comes to cloud computing. While other industries have more readily embraced the ...
Pitfalls of Boosting Self-Esteem with ‘Empty Praise’ in Workplace
Reality TV has a way of highlighting the worst in people, even when they genuinely think they're doing their best. American Idol is just one example, in which contestants who can't carry a tune are ...
Supreme Court Appears Unlikely to Radically Change Software Patent Law
U.S. Supreme Court justices stepped gingerly into a raging debate over computer software on Monday, voicing concerns about vaguely defined patents but signaling they would avoid any radical change to ...
Forecast Models Line Up on El Niño, Possibly Cutting Down Atlantic Hurricanes: WSI
The prospect of an El Niño event is now looking likely, a meteorologist told insurance professionals last month, pointing to computer models signaling at least a weak event coming in late spring or ...
World is Not Ready to Deal with Effects of Global Warming: UN Panel
Global warming is depleting fresh water and crops, destroying coral reefs and melting the Arctic, the United Nations said Monday in a report that concludes the world is ill-prepared to face many new ...
Seacrest’s Typo Probably Infringing on BlackBerry Patent, Judge Says
BlackBerry Ltd. won a court order barring Ryan Seacrest's Typo Products LLC from selling a $99 iPhone case after convincing a judge that Typo is probably infringing its patents. U.S. District Judge ...
BMS Launches Severe Weather Analytics
BMS Group has announced a new weather risk management module as part of its iVision suite of analytical tools and services. The unique analytical tools allow carriers to better understand their risk ...
Air Pollution Killed 7 Million in 2012: WHO
Air pollution killed about 7 million people in 2012, making it the world's single biggest environmental health risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The toll, a doubling of ...