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Marsh Develops Blockchain Solution for Clients in Sharing Economy

Marsh announced that it is developing the first blockchain-based verification solution for clients in the fast-growing sharing and gig economies. Working in collaboration with Evident, a data security platform that allows businesses to run comprehensive, accurate verifications without handling sensitive …

Marsh Makes Blockchain Proof of Insurance Accessible Through Salesforce

Insurance broker Marsh is expanding its collaboration with IBM to provide clients with access to the industry’s first commercial blockchain product for proof of insurance through the Salesforce customer management platform. Blockchain technology promises to automate and streamline the proof …

Vermont Has No Amusement Park Ride Safety Oversight

Vermont has no direct safety oversight of the rides at the fairs, carnivals and field days held across the state every summer and fall, and efforts to require such oversight have gone nowhere, officials said. The state does require amusement …

Hawaii Governor Signs Smartphone Proof of Insurance Bill

Hawaii Gov. David Ige approved a bill allowing Hawaii drivers to show proof of insurance with their cellphone in a traffic stop. The decision to sign the bill met with the approval of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. …

Michigan Panel: Special Authority Needed to Target Car Insurance Fraud

Michigan should create a special authority devoted to targeting auto insurance fraud and require insurers to more frequently send electronic verification of drivers’ insurance to the state, a task force recommended. The panel, created a year ago by Secretary of …

Louisiana Town Approves Use of Golf Carts on Streets

Golf carts will soon be puttering around on town streets under a new ordinance approved by the Kinder, La., Town Council. The American Press reported the council voted unanimously to allow people to drive electric-powered golf carts and other slow-speed …

Judge Strikes Down LAPD Car Impound Policy

A judge has struck down an Los Angeles Police Department policy that makes it easier for unlicensed drivers to keep their cars instead of having them impounded after police stops. Deputy District Attorney Gerald Sato said Monday that Los Angeles …

Alaska Bill On Proof Of Insurance Via Cell Phone Advances

If a bill passes out of the Alaska Legislature, you might be handing an officer your phone instead of paper. HB146, by Rep. Pete Higgins, would allow drivers to display proof of automobile insurance on a “personal mobile electronic device,” …

Colorado Could be Next to Allow Phones To Prove Car Insurance

License, registration and proof of insurance. The officer’s request could soon be met in part using a smartphone in Colorado. The Colorado Senate voted unanimously Tuesday for an update to the state’s car insurance requirement. The change would allow drivers …

Officials in Iowa Town OK Golf Carts on Streets

Officials in southern Iowa are giving residents the green light to drive golf carts on city streets. The Ottumwa Courier reports the Eddyville City Council approved an ordinance this week that will allow residents to drive golf carts on city …