Technology & Analytics
New Trial Dates Set for Apple vs. Samsung $450M Patent Dispute
A federal judge has set new trial dates in November to decide whether $450.5 million of damages awarded by a jury to Apple Inc. in a patent dispute with Samsung Electronics should stand, according to ...
Validus’ Noonan Slams Berkshire Sidecar, Says Cat Model Won’t Jolt US Re Prices
London market participants are competitive but disciplined, Validus Holdings' CEO said on Friday. But one pocket of "excessive competition" is coming from Berkshire Hathaway's Lloyd's sidecar—a ...
Google-Based Trading Strategy Would Have Made Big Investment Return: Study
A trading strategy based on changes in the number of times financial phrases are searched on Google could have generated returns in excess of 300 percent over the last decade on the Dow Jones, a ...
Five Myths About Predictive Analytics You Can’t Afford to Believe
Predictive analytics has a relatively long history in the P/C insurance industry. From the early 1990s, when early adopters began to use predictive modeling for rating and underwriting, to more ...
Towers Watson Launches New Terror Risk Modeling Software
Global professional services company Towers Watson has introduced new predictive modeling software designed to help carriers and non-insurers assess terrorism risk. The company unveiled its Sunstone ...
Using Big Data To Improve Homeowners Insurance Products
There is no doubt that so-called Big Data is changing the way many companies do business. The volume of information being generated by web activity is growing exponentially and the technology has ...
Warming Slowdown Exposes Uncertainty in Climate Science
Scientists are struggling to explain a slowdown in climate change that has exposed gaps in their understanding and defies a rise in global greenhouse gas emissions. Often focused on century-long ...