Teaching Robot Drivers to Think Like Humans
It’s not easy, even for neuroscientists.
Insurance Can Advance Consumer Trust in Automated Driving
Consumers trust industry on safety matters.
- Google Invests in Insurance Agency Software Firm Applied Systems
- Market Changes Not Expected From Hurricane Michael; Florida Insurers ‘Heavily’ Reinsured
- Softbank Plans Big Push into Insurance Investments
- Relax, Uber’s Not Interested in Entering Insurance Business
- AXA XL Launches Standalone Insurance for Workboat Risks
- Travelers Teams with Amazon to Offer Smart Home Products, Insurance Quotes
- Firefighters Say Natural Gas Explosion at Virginia Home Injures Nine
- Calls for New Regulation Mount as New York Limo Crash Victims Mourned
- The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ DBR Group
- SASCO Insurance Services Merges with New Jersey’s Otterstedt Insurance Agency
- Opioid Overdoses in Maryland Increase in First Six Months of 2018
- New York Contractor Pleads Guilty to $800K Business Fraud Scheme
- Oregon Study Shows California Workers’ Comp Rates Falling, but Still High
- ShakeOut an Opportunity to Sell Earthquake Policies in California and Beyond
- Lead-Paint Makers Rejected by Top Court in $400M Case in California
- California Train Agency Fined $650K in 2 Worker Deaths
- Kurata Named Hawaii’s Captive Insurance Administrator
- California Utility Cuts Power to Dampen Wildfire Threat
- Weaker Building Codes in Florida Panhandle Scrutinized After Michael
- Florida Red Tide Not Diminished by Hurricane Michael
- North Carolina Approves $400M in Florence Recovery Funds
- Florida Orders Insurers to Halt Rate Hikes; Sets Up Hurricane Michael Claims Village
- Mississippi Furniture Company Damaged Again by Fire
- 4 Alabama Counties to Receive Federal Disaster Funds for Michael Damage
- Texas Pilot Who Crashed Plane for Insurance Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme
- Kimberly Fobbs, Candidate for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
- Hub Acquires Oklahoma Retirement Plan Consulting, Financial Services Firm
- Study: Houston Needs $2B More in Federal Funds to Fix Harvey Housing Damage
- West Texas Pipeline to Resume on Schedule After Spill, Company Says
- Binion Joins RPS in Dallas
- Lockton Names Gibson Sr. VP, Director of Marketing, Communications, External Affairs
- Chicago Restaurant Chain to Settle Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Suit for $160K
- American Financial Group to Acquire ABA Insurance Services
- Jackson Appointed Chief Innovation Officer at Apex Benefits
- Central Insurance Elects Purmort as CMO, Hurless as COO
- Minneapolis Landlords to Pay $18.5M to Settle Tenants’ Class-Action Suit
National News
- Google Invests in Insurance Agency Software Firm Applied Systems
- Latest Storms May Finally Shift Focus to Disaster Mitigation by Local Communities
- Lax Cyber Security Could Be Federal Law Violation, SEC Warns
- Facebook Facing Another Lawsuit Over Allegedly Misleading Advertising Claims
- AXA XL Launches Standalone Insurance for Workboat Risks
- P/C Insurers Double Net Income in First Half of Year
- Colleges Handling Surge in Claims of Past Sexual Harassment
- Hurricanes Behind Cuts in Earnings Estimates for AIG, Chubb, Other S&P 500
- Travelers Teams with Amazon to Offer Smart Home Products, Insurance Quotes
East News
- Firefighters Say Natural Gas Explosion at Virginia Home Injures Nine
- Calls for New Regulation Mount as New York Limo Crash Victims Mourned
- The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ DBR Group
- SASCO Insurance Services Merges with New Jersey’s Otterstedt Insurance Agency
- Opioid Overdoses in Maryland Increase in First Six Months of 2018
- New York Contractor Pleads Guilty to $800K Business Fraud Scheme
Midwest News
- Lockton Names Gibson Sr. VP, Director of Marketing, Communications, External Affairs
- Chicago Restaurant Chain to Settle Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Suit for $160K
- American Financial Group to Acquire ABA Insurance Services
- Jackson Appointed Chief Innovation Officer at Apex Benefits
- Central Insurance Elects Purmort as CMO, Hurless as COO
- Minneapolis Landlords to Pay $18.5M to Settle Tenants’ Class-Action Suit
Brexit Talks Reach Stalemate
U.K., EU waiting for the other to play first hand.
Texas / South Central News
- Texas Pilot Who Crashed Plane for Insurance Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme
- Kimberly Fobbs, Candidate for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
- Hub Acquires Oklahoma Retirement Plan Consulting, Financial Services Firm
- Study: Houston Needs $2B More in Federal Funds to Fix Harvey Housing Damage
- West Texas Pipeline to Resume on Schedule After Spill, Company Says
- Binion Joins RPS in Dallas
Southeast News
- Weaker Building Codes in Florida Panhandle Scrutinized After Michael
- Florida Red Tide Not Diminished by Hurricane Michael
- North Carolina Approves $400M in Florence Recovery Funds
- Florida Orders Insurers to Halt Rate Hikes; Sets Up Hurricane Michael Claims Village
- Mississippi Furniture Company Damaged Again by Fire
- 4 Alabama Counties to Receive Federal Disaster Funds for Michael Damage
California Heads into Peak Fire Season
On track to set record of amount of earth scorched by wildfires.
West News
- Oregon Study Shows California Workers’ Comp Rates Falling, but Still High
- ShakeOut an Opportunity to Sell Earthquake Policies in California and Beyond
- Lead-Paint Makers Rejected by Top Court in $400M Case in California
- California Train Agency Fined $650K in 2 Worker Deaths
- Kurata Named Hawaii’s Captive Insurance Administrator
- California Utility Cuts Power to Dampen Wildfire Threat
International News
- UK Cyber Security Center Blames Most Attacks on Hostile States
- Softbank Plans Big Push into Insurance Investments
- UK Needs to Get ‘Good and Scared’ About No-Deal Brexit: Opinion
- Singapore’s Temasek Has Held Talks to Buy Stake in China’s Anbang: Sources
- Canada Gets Ready for Legalized Recreational Marijuana on Oct. 17
- Flash Floods Tear Through Towns in SW France, Killing at Least 7 People
- Brokerslink Names Fonseca, MDS Group’s CEO, as Chairman, Replacing Allard
Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns
- How Much Coverage Do They Really Need?
- Laying the Bike Down. Where Insurance and Motorcycles Meet
- The New DUI
- Guest Post: Post-Disaster Readiness: The Psychology of Downed Trees
- Did You Just Ask That?
