Technology/Science
Traders’ Personal Stress May Drive Market Instability, Say Researchers
Financial markets may be more vulnerable to traders' stress levels than previously thought, according to a scientific study which found that high levels of the stress hormone cortisol can induce risk ...
Greenberg’s Starr Investment Heads Group Buying Claims Firm MultiPlan
A group led by former AIG boss Maurice "Hank" Greenberg's Starr Investment Holdings said it would buy health insurance claims processor MultiPlan Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. A person ...
U.S. Offers Outline of 2015 Global Climate Pact to United Nations
The United States on Wednesday submitted to the United Nations its vision for a new international climate agreement that is "built to last," outlining what it thinks should be the main elements of a ...
RMS(one) To Be Available in April; ARA Putting Hurricane Model on Platform
On Tuesday, RMS announced that it will release version 1.0 of RMS(one), the company's exposure and risk-management platform, on Apr. 15, 2014. All RMS catastrophe models, as well as select models ...U.S. Releases Guidelines for Improved Corporate Cybersecurity
The U.S. government on Wednesday released the final version of standards meant to help companies in nationally critical industries better defend against cyber attacks, and officials now face the ...
Lloyd’s Neighbor, Walkie Talkie, Seeks Shade from Car-Melting Beam
The owners of the 37-story skyscraper in the City of London financial district known as the Walkie Talkie are seeking permission to mount sun-shading gear to block a car-melting light beam cast by ...U.S. to Unveil Voluntary Guidelines for Corporate Cybersecurity
The U.S. government is expected on Wednesday to release the final version of voluntary standards meant to help U.S. companies in nationally critical industries better protect themselves against cyber ...
Praedicat Launches Cloud-based Casualty Model; Mines Data from Published Science
Praedicat, the world's first liability catastrophe modeling company, announced the launch of its flagship software product, CoMeta on Tuesday. CoMeta delivers commercially-relevant analytics for ...