Insurance Industry Explores Google Glass Uses Improved customer service may be just one benefit insurers could see by using Google Glass in their operations. Michael Clifton,... Read More
While FAA Works on Drone Rules, Exemptions Increase for Insurance Industry The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing permits for the commercial use of drones at a rate of about 250 a... Read More
Study: 1 in 4 People Prescribed Opioids Progressed to Longer-Term Prescriptions Opioid painkiller addiction and accidental overdoses have become far too common across the United States. To try to identify who... Read More
Commentary: Stronger Building Codes Make Communities More Resilient Even though predicted to be a below-average hurricane season, two tropical storms already have made landfall in the U.S. Of... Read More
Office Workers Could Become Athletes of the Workplace Office work will become much less of a pain in the neck if Julie Côté has her way. That’s because... Read More
Smart Dashboards in Cars Raise Safety Issues When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and... Read More
Power Grid Attack Could Cause $1T Economic, $70B Insurance Losses A cyber attack on the U.S. power grid in the Northeast would have far-reaching implications including the loss of lives,... Read More
New ‘Craze’ of Refracking Wells Shows Much Promise, Many Risks The technique itself is nothing new. Oil crews across the world have been schooled on its simple principles for generations:... Read More
SpaceX Still Uncertain Why Falcon 9 Rocket Exploded SpaceX is still homing in on why its Falcon 9 rocket exploded after liftoff last week, unable to resolve conflicting... Read More
BP Agrees to $18.7B Oil Spill Settlement with Government, Gulf States BP Plc has agreed to a preliminary deal in which it will pay a record $18.7 billion to settle claims... Read More