Latest Data Driven Headlines
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AI Data Center Boom Risks Roiling Global Carmaker Supply Chains
Jan 23 2026 // The auto sector is bracing for yet another potential supply chain disturbance, this time spurred by the rush to build data centers that train and develop artificial intelligence models. A shortage of memory chips caused by...
20,000 AI Users at Travelers Prep for Innovation 2.0; Claims Call Centers Cut
Jan 23 2026 // Days after announcing a deal to equip 10,000 engineers and data scientists at Travelers with AI assistants, the insurance company’s leader detailed “differentiating domain expertise” around data and...
Key Perks of Insurance Data Analytics for Operational Efficiency
Jan 22 2026 // The world has become increasingly data-driven: Social media algorithms track engagement to personalize your experience, retail loyalty cards use purchase data to offer relevant promotions – and the list goes on. So, it...
AI Company Eightfold Sued for Helping Companies Secretly Score Job Seekers
Jan 22 2026 // Eightfold AI, a venture capital-backed artificial intelligence hiring platform used by Microsoft, PayPal and many other Fortune 500 companies, is being sued for allegedly compiling reports used to screen job applicants...
Insurtech Lemonade Starts Autonomous Car Product With Tesla’s Data
Jan 21 2026 // Insurtech Lemonade said it has launched Lemonade Autonomous Car insurance, and will begin with a technical collaboration with Tesla that gives the insurer access to vehicle data. For starters, Lemonade said the new...
Michigan Bulletin Provides Guidance for AI Use in Financial Services
Jan 20 2026 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services issued a bulletin to provide guidance to financial service providers on the use of artificial intelligence. The bulletin says that financial service providers...
10,000 Travelers Employees Get AI Assistants Via Anthropic Partnership
Jan 20 2026 // Nearly 10,000 engineers, data scientists, analysts and product owners at Travelers are being empowered with personalized AI assistants, Travelers announced in mid-January. In a joint announcement with Anthropic, the two...
Britain Needs ‘AI Stress Tests’ for Financial Services, Lawmakers Say
Jan 20 2026 // Britain’s financial watchdogs are not doing enough to stop AI from harming consumers or destabilizing markets, a group of lawmakers said on Tuesday, urging regulators to move away from a “wait and see”...
Publishers Seek to Join Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Training
Jan 16 2026 // Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material...
DeSantis Amplifies Warning on ‘Real Perils’ of AI, Data Centers and Pushes Regulation
Jan 15 2026 // Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is ratcheting up a campaign against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence and data centers, resisting President Donald Trump’s effort to block states from meddling with Big...
AI Is the Biggest Mover on Allianz Risk Barometer; Cyber Takes Top Spot for Fifth Year
Jan 15 2026 // Cyber once again ranked as the top global risk in 2026, according to the latest Allianz Risk Barometer, coming in No. 1 in every region and across all company sizes. Artificial intelligence took the No. 2 spot, up from...
What’s New at the Risk & Insurance Education Alliance in 2026: Innovation, Education, and AI Integration
Jan 15 2026 // As we enter 2026, the Risk & Insurance Education Alliance continues its mission to deliver insurance education, risk management training, and innovative learning tools for professionals. In a recent discussion with...
Oracle Sued by Bondholders Over Losses Tied to AI Buildout
Jan 15 2026 // Oracle was sued on Wednesday by bondholders who say they suffered losses because the company chaired by billionaire Larry Ellison concealed its need to sell significant additional debt to build out its artificial...
Expense Ratio Analysis: AI, Remote Work Drive Better P/C Insurer Results
Jan 14 2026 // In separate reports last week, AM Best and Morgan Stanley analyzed P/C insurance industry expense ratios, with one reporting a 2.4-point drop over the past decade and the other projecting another potential 2.0-point...
Markets/Coverages: Aon Expands Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program to $2.5B
Jan 14 2026 // Aon said it has expanded the capacity available in it Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program from $1 billion to $2.5 billion. The expansion responds to accelerating global investment in cloud computing, artificial...
EPA Aims to Speed Permitting for Energy, AI Infrastructure With Rule Change
Jan 14 2026 // The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed a rule revising Biden-era pollution protections for waterways, a move the Environmental Protection Agency said would speed permitting of energy and artificial intelligence...
Markets/Coverages: ATA Launches $750M Insurance Facility for AI Infrastructure Boom
Jan 13 2026 // Advanced Technology Assurance Ltd. (ATA), the London-based managing general underwriter, has launched a $750 million insurance facility to underwrite the projected $7 trillion global AI infrastructure boom. The ATA Global...
Factbox: Elon Musk’s Grok Faces Global Scrutiny for Sexualized AI Deepfakes
Jan 13 2026 // Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia are cracking down on sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok on X, launching probes, imposing bans and demanding safeguards, in a growing...
Experian: AI Agents Could Overtake Human Error as Major Cause of Data Breaches
Jan 13 2026 // Artificial intelligence continues to be at the center of Experian’s annual breach forecast for 2026, with the scope, frequency and cost of cyber incidents heavily influenced by the technology. AI makes its way into...
Google, AI Firm Settle Florida Mother’s Lawsuit Over Son’s Suicide
Jan 8 2026 // Alphabet’s Google and artificial-intelligence startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a lawsuit from a Florida woman who alleged a Character chatbot led to the suicide of her 14-year-old son, according to a Jan. 7...
