A hurricane seen from space approaching the East Coast of the United States

Back-to-back disasters challenge insurance industry and consumers

With Caribbean waters much warmer than normal for this time of year, NOAA upgraded its forecast to warn the end of the 2023 hurricane season could be busier than usual.
That’s bad news for coastal residents and insurers reeling from back-to-back years of record losses.

Plain Packaging

Faculty research: When less is more

Although brands often use intricately designed packaging to connect with consumers, new research from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business found people are willing to spend more for products in simple, even plain-seeming, packages.

Person on stage at TedX

Terry management professor offers advice for startups at TEDxATL

Susan Cohen, assistant professor of management at the Terry College of Business, studies startup companies and entrepreneurship, but she’s actually in the business of studying advice — whom to ask for advice, how to separate good advice from bad advice, and how to create meaningful advice.