Viewpoint: U.S. Can Learn from Florida Climate Change Response May 27, 2014 By Bloomberg Editors Adapting to climate change is such a daunting task that it can be hard to know where, or how, to...
New Tech Millionaires Trust Technology Over Traditional Financial Advisers May 23, 2014 By David Randall When the nine-person start-up he co-founded was bought by Facebook for a reported $15 million in January, Cemre Gungor, 27,...
Report Faults U.S. Oversight of Chemical Plants May 23, 2014 By Hope Yen The government has no way of fully knowing which U.S. chemical facilities stock ammonium nitrate, the substance that exploded last...
Lloyd’s U.S. Chief on Board with Climate Change May 22, 2014 By Don Jergler Despite risking offense to non-believers, Hank Watkins didn’t hesitate when he was asked if climate change was upon us. Watkins,...
NOAA Forecasts Near-or-Below Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season May 22, 2014 In its 2014 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a near-normal or below-normal season....
Seat Belt Use Down, Road Fatalities Up in Misssissippi May 22, 2014 New data from the Mississippi Office of Highway Safety shows the observed belt usage rate is at 74.4 percent. That’s...
America’s Businesses Vexed by Medical, Legal, Tech Risks: Survey May 21, 2014 Regardless of size, American businesses say medical cost inflation, legal liabilities and technology risks are among their top concerns, according...
Forecaster: 2 Major Hurricanes Possible in Upcoming Season May 20, 2014 The upcoming Atlantic hurricane session will be one with a higher chance for tropical development close to the U.S. coast,...
P/C Insurance Industry Loss Reserves Stable: Conning May 20, 2014 The property/casualty industry’s loss reserve position is slightly improved as of year-end 2013, according to Conning. “Overall, the industry continues...
Making the Economics of Telematics Work for Insurers May 19, 2014 By Casualty Actuarial Society The crossroads of auto insurance these days is telematics, the use of an electronic device to monitor how an automobile...