How Medical Marijuana Reduces Opioid Use; Saves Lives, Money April 3, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Medical marijuana laws could be a boon to those battling the opioid epidemic, according to researchers who have identified a...
April Reinsurance Renewals Continue Flat Pricing Seen in January: Willis Re Report April 3, 2018 Reinsurance buyers were able to renew loss-free programs at broadly flat pricing levels during the April 1 renewals – continuing...
Study Finds 36% of Forestry Workers with Noisy Jobs Suffer Hearing Loss April 3, 2018 About 15 percent of noise-exposed workers in the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (AFFH) sector experience hearing loss, according to...
Insured Losses for Europe’s Storm Burglind/Eleanor Rise to €680M ($837.8M): PERILS April 3, 2018 The estimate of insured losses from Europe’s windstorm Burglind, also known as Eleanor, have risen to €680 million (US$837.8 million),...
Top 10 States for Hail Claims: State Farm April 2, 2018 State Farm recently started a spring storm campaign to educate consumers on hail damage. The insurer collected its homeowners’ claims...
Flooding of East Coast Roads from High Tides Becoming Routine, Costly March 29, 2018 High tide floods, or so-called “nuisance flooding,” that happen along shore roadways during seasonal high tides or minor wind events...
Human Influence Makes Autonomous Vehicle Programming Unsafe: Professor March 29, 2018 The way autonomous vehicles are currently being programmed may not be safe because the programs are copying humans, according to...
Wildfires Cost Montana $240M In Visitor Spending, New Research Shows March 28, 2018 University of Montana researchers say the 2017 fire season likely cost Montana about $240 million in visitor spending. The Institute...
How 2 Researchers Hope to Protect Power Grid with Cyber Insurance Modeling March 28, 2018 The failure of even parts of the nation’s power grid could cause rolling blackouts that paralyze health care, traffic and...
Working with Physicians, Cigna Cuts Prescription Opioid Use by 25% March 28, 2018 Health insurer Cigna said it has achieved a 25 percent reduction in opioid use among its customers as a result...