Most U.S. households could reduce their electricity costs and endure power outages by installing rooftop solar panels and battery packs, according to a new Stanford University study, though people may need to buy the equipment […]
Espionage cost Australia $12.5 billion in 2023-24, according to a study by ASIO and the Australian Institute of Criminology. The figure includes the direct costs of known espionage incidents, including state-sponsored theft of intellectual property, […]
AXA SA fell the most in almost four months after profit missed estimates and the French insurance group agreed to buy a majority in Italian car insurer Prima Assicurazioni. The stock fell as much as […]
Dr. Jung-Dae Kwon’s research team at the Energy & Environmental Materials Research Division of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has successfully developed an amorphous silicon optoelectronic device with minimal defects, even using a […]
Cars are still the number one mode of transportation in Germany, in spite of their high carbon emissions. To make eco-friendly alternatives more attractive, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image […]
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE and HDI Global. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Hires ERGO’s Peerdeman to Launch Marine Insurance Biz in Netherlands International business insurer […]
Robots excel at many things, but having a good sense of touch is not among them. Whether dropping items or pinching them too tightly, which crushes the object, many robots struggle with these basic skills […]
Maintaining wind turbines and identifying potential vulnerabilities is expensive and time-consuming, especially when they are located offshore. As a result, rotor blades are often simply replaced, a costly process when damage is merely suspected. The […]
The California Department of Insurance completed a review of the KCC US Wildfire Reference Model Version 3.0, making it the state’s second wildfire catastrophe model. The new model for use by insurers in assessing wildfire […]
Specialty Program Group, a specialty insurance brokerage and distribution firm headquartered in Chicago, has acquired Florida-based ANOVA Marine Insurance, a managing general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder. ANOVA, in business since 2011, offers automated coverage and […]
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