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A.M. BestTV interviews Bob Reville, CEO – Chemicals in Plastics Pose Alarming Latency Risks
A.M. BestTV interviews Bob Reville, CEO – Chemicals in Plastics Pose Alarming Latency Risks 903 504 Praedicat

Yvette Essen, A.M. BestTV interviews Bob Reville, CEO at Praedicat, from Les Rendez-Vous de Septembre. In this interview, Bob Reville, offers insights on emerging risks and how insurers can use…

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Praedicat Announces the Appointment of New Board Members Mary Merkel and John Hendrickson
Praedicat Announces the Appointment of New Board Members Mary Merkel and John Hendrickson 1036 435 Praedicat

September 5, 2018, Los Angeles, CA. Praedicat, Inc., a market-leading risk analytics software company for property and casualty insurers and global industrial companies, today announced the appointment of Ms. Mary…

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Modelling the Next Asbestos
Modelling the Next Asbestos 150 150 Praedicat

Recent advances in modelling technology suggest that $87bn of liability risk – equivalent to another asbestos – is locked in legacy books of business. This creates new challenges, but also…

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Extracting value from product stewardship’s big data
Extracting value from product stewardship’s big data 150 150 Richard Fontaine

The term big data seems to be everywhere these days. A few examples of use cases for big data are fraud and crime detection, patient history in the healthcare industry, and…

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Jury sees scary risk in glyphosate where scientists see murky hazard
Jury sees scary risk in glyphosate where scientists see murky hazard 700 350 David Loughran

In the first decision of its kind, a California jury last Friday determined that the agricultural chemicals company Monsanto is liable for causing a man’s Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL). The jury…

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Is climate change another factor in bee deaths?
Is climate change another factor in bee deaths? 150 150 Adam Grossman

“Changes in climate and weather affect food and forage for bees,” [said Geoffrey Williams, an assistant professor at Auburn in Alabama]. “It’s pretty obvious that if you have bees already…

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Looking around the corner with ChemMeta
Looking around the corner with ChemMeta 700 350 David Loughran

As many of you who follow us may know, Praedicat was incubated within the RAND Corporation prior to its launch in 2012. RAND is the world’s largest non-profit think tank…

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Praedicat Releases ChemMeta®, Science-Based Business Intelligence Software for Product Stewardship
Praedicat Releases ChemMeta®, Science-Based Business Intelligence Software for Product Stewardship 150 150 Praedicat

July 24, 2018, Los Angeles, CA. Praedicat, a science-based risk analytics firm and the principal source of chemical risk information for the insurance industry, has announced the release of its…

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Diesel, opioids, and the conservation of regulatory and litigious energy
Diesel, opioids, and the conservation of regulatory and litigious energy 700 350 David Loughran

Regulatory and litigious energy is created when a large number of individuals are harmed or perceived to be harmed. Once created, that energy is typically conserved following a path of…

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Sunscreen is a summer necessity, so what exactly is in it?
Sunscreen is a summer necessity, so what exactly is in it? 700 350 Sheryll Mangahas

Summer is almost upon us with its long sunny days. As humans, we require sunlight to produce Vitamin D. However, excessive sun exposure results in sunburn and may instigate skin…

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Cannabis: coming to drinks and medicines near you
Cannabis: coming to drinks and medicines near you 150 150 Adam Grossman

Cannabis is turning out to be a huge new business opportunity.  Over the last several years its recreational use has been legalized in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, California, Alaska, Maine, Masachussetts, and…

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Loud noise is not the only hazard to consider in hearing loss
Loud noise is not the only hazard to consider in hearing loss 150 150 Sheryll Mangahas

Ototoxic is a word not seen or read very often unless one works at Praedicat. The latter part is familiar-toxic, so what is “oto”? It is a medical term used…

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