File photo. Remembering some of the notable people who died in 2024. Rob Atwood A hole was ripped into the peninsula’s music scene with the sudden death of Rob Atwood at just 53 years old on Aug. 15. Atwood was one of the county’s most relentless musicians, putting all of his voice into shows big … Read more
Swiss Re AG, Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and AXA SA are among providers of $3 billion in credit-risk insurance for the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, as it seeks to expand its lending in emerging economies. The policy provides payment protection for a portion of loans that the International … Read more
Auto and home insurers’ investments in mobile app features and refinements have led to a significant rise in customer satisfaction scores, according to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Claims Digital Experience Study. The study revealed that overall satisfaction with the auto and home insurance digital insurance claims process is 871 (on a 1,000-point scale), up … Read more
From its halo-like orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is seeing farther than human eyes have ever seen. In May, astronomers announced that Webb detected the most distant galaxy found so far, a fuzzy blob of red light that we see as it existed just 290 million years after … Read more
Should the EU protect European firms by restricting imports of solar technology from China? Drawing on new research, Pia Andres finds that Chinese competition has resulted in many European firms going out of business, but some of those that have survived have adapted by innovating more intensely. Renewable energy is key to enabling the transition … Read more
