We live in a society ruled by rankings. Websites are devoted to them; YouTube careers have been built based upon them. Which players we select for fantasy teams, where our kids go to college, who can be trusted for a …
A growing economy coupled with an increase in inexperienced workers has the potential to contribute to higher severity in workplace injuries, according to Rich Ives, Travelers vice president of workers’ compensation claims. He explained that 27 percent of all workplace …
A unique collaboration between a University of California, Riverside sociologist and the Indio Police Department has produced a computer model that predicts, by census block group, where burglaries are likely to occur. Using the model, the Indio department has developed …
Workers’ compensation giant Liberty Mutual has developed a new predictive model that lets it more quickly identify and manage high cost workers’ compensation claims that typically make up about 20 percent of all workers’ compensation claims. The new model is …