Data breaches at the U.S. government’s personnel management agency by hackers, with suspicions centering on China, involve millions more people than previously estimated, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Continue reading
The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing permits for the commercial use of drones at a rate of about 250 a month as it tries to meet the growing demand for unmanned aircraft while it develops rules for their use.
Through the end of June, the agency had approved 714 permits, a 14-fold increase from 51 at the end of March, according to a database compiled by Bloomberg News using federal data. The FAA says it won’t have permanent rules in place until next year but in April instituted an expedited approval process using temporary standards. Continue reading
When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them.
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Cost savings, better access to care, immediate triaging of injuries and faster claims closings are just some of the benefits of telemedicine, according to workers’ compensation experts, who also say its use is growing.
Telemedicine could potentially deliver more than $6 billion a year in health care savings to U.S. companies, but only if the technology is widely-adopted, according to a 2014 report by Towers Watson. Continue reading
“You would think the first question to ask would be: Do insured parties understand the elements and limitations of coverage?” said Kevin Kalinich, speaking on cyber risk. “The real first question is: Do the insurance companies understand?”
Kalinich, global practice leader for cyber/network risk, at consulting firm Aon Risk Services, was a panelist at the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services 2015 Insurance Conference this week in New York where experts stressed the importance of underwriters working together to gain a better understanding of the market so they can properly assess and price cyber risk. Continue reading
Risk Management is a process that involves identifying a company’s risk by an in-depth analysis. Once the risks are identified a business should then try to reduce, eliminate, or transfer the risk. As a business, simply having insurance is not enough. Risk management is a crucial part of a business’s structure. If you don’t know where you have a risk, then how can you properly be protected? Continue reading
A court ruling in favor of an insurer in one case and coverage litigation in another — both involving cyber insurance policies — may mark the beginning of a new stage in the coverage as a growing number of firms obtain these policies. Continue reading
The site includes guidance on ways to protect cognitive abilities, from common-sense advice such as not smoking and wearing a helmet to the less-defined goals of building your brain reserve, having a purpose in life and staying positive. Continue reading
