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Amazon Drones: The Costs and The Benefits
Amazon.com Inc.'s proposed use of drones could drive down the cost to deliver small packages crosstown to about $1— a fraction of existing same-day delivery options, according to a study by a ...
Chance of El Niño Now Up to 70%, Says U.S. Climate Center
A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday raised its forecast for the chance of El Niño conditions during the Northern Hemisphere summer to 70 percent, up from a 60 percent chance last month, ...
Cool Atlantic Could Mean Very Quiet Hurricane Season: CSU Forecast
The Atlantic Ocean may have one of its quietest hurricane seasons in decades because of cooler water in the Atlantic and an El Nino in the Pacific, Colorado State University forecasters said. William ...
Amazon Gets Fresh Approval for Drone Tests
Amazon.com Inc. has won approval from U.S. federal regulators to test a delivery drone outdoors, less than a month after the e-commerce powerhouse blasted regulators for being slow to approve ...
Aon Benfield: Severe Weather Returned With a Vengeance in March
In March, the most severe weather events carried names like Mike, Niklas and Pam. Also, the United States began to see a return to extreme springtime weather after an unusually slow start to the ...
AIG Brings on Kaiser Exec As First-Ever Chief Technology Officer
American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, named Michael Brady to the new post of chief technology officer as Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock ...
Media Portrayal of Workers Comp Fraud Impacts Real-Life Claims
The depiction of workers compensation fraud in television shows has impacted the public's perception of the crime, said two experts during a session on the subject at the Combined Claims Conference ...
Significant Winter Insured Losses Don’t Match Last Year’s: Munich Re
Now that the U.S. is finally emerging from the winter of 2014/2015, the economic and insurance costs are becoming clear. The numbers are substantial, but they're not as bad as the previous winter. ...