Window Covering Makers May Finally Go Cordless to Avert Child Strangulation Deaths Window covering cords have been the cause of more than 800 deaths of children globally, according to the Consumer Product... Read More
Study Finds 50% of Drivers Embrace UBI Option A new LexisNexis Risk Solutions study on usage-based insurance (UBI) found that a surprising number of U.S. drivers (50 percent)... Read More
Berkshire’s Jain Offers Plan to Reduce Costs at Gen Re Ajit Jain, one of Warren Buffett’s top managers at Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has a message for the staff that he... Read More
Road Fatalities Surged in First Half of 2016 Traffic fatalities were up 9 percent in the first six months of this year compared with the same period last... Read More
Thrill-Ride Amusement Park Accidents Raise New Demands for Regulations In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them... Read More
Staying Ahead of Workplace Violence by Identifying Behaviors of Concern In most incidents involving violence in the workplace, there are warning signs that precede an event, according to Jim Satterfield,... Read More
Flurry of Partnerships Seen in Self-Driving Car Race Uber announced Thursday that it will partner with Volvo to make autonomous vehicles. The tie-up is the latest between automakers... Read More
Low Back Pain in Midlife Linked to Heavy Lifting as a Young Worker Young adults with jobs that involve heavy lifting and forceful movements might be at higher risk for back pain later... Read More
The Case of the Sea Unicorn’s Tusk Our Select specialists are often called in to assist in the valuation of some of the most esoteric items one... Read More
Uber Acquires Self-Driving Truck Startup Otto, Announces Volvo Alliance Ride service Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday it has acquired the self-driving trucks startup Otto, and it also announced... Read More