Latest Data Driven Headlines
All the headlines from our Data Driven Topic Page, ordered by recency.
8 Auto Insurance Providers to Pay $19M Over Data Breaches
Nov 3 2025 // New York State is securing more than $19 million in penalties from eight auto insurance providers for violations of the state’s cybersecurity regulation. Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne...
Insurance Turns to AI as a Critical Enabler to Boost Agility
Nov 3 2025 // Insurance is being shaken by a trio of climate- and economy-driven challenges; severe natural disasters, inflation, and high interest rates have driven withdrawals and nonrenewals–leaving both agents and...
Illinois Sues State Farm for Refusal to Release Homeowners’ Insurance Data
Nov 3 2025 // The State of Illinois is suing State Farm for refusing to provide nationwide homeowners’ insurance data at the request of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI). Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the lawsuit on...
Universal Music Settles Lawsuit With AI Startup Udio
Oct 31 2025 // Universal Music Group NV signed an agreement with artificial intelligence-powered music startup Udio to settle a copyright lawsuit and collaborate on a new commercial music creation and streaming service. Udio will launch...
Texas Backs Permian Gas-Fired Power Plant With $1.1B Loan as AI Demand Soars
Oct 30 2025 // Texas is backing a proposed Permian Basin power plant fueled by natural gas with a $1.1 billion low-interest loan, the largest such project under a state program aimed to shore up supplies after widespread blackouts in...
Federal Judge in Mississippi Admits Staff Used AI to Draft Inaccurate Order
Oct 30 2025 // A federal judge in Mississippi has admitted that his staff used artificial intelligence to draft a flawed court order, after months of speculation and an inquiry from a U.S. senator. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate...
Aviva Ventures Backs Indico Data’s Insurance Operations AI
Oct 29 2025 // Boston-based Indico Data, which offers AI-based automation for insurance operations, has received an investment from Aviva Ventures, the corporate venture capital fund for Aviva, one of the UK’s largest insurers. The...
California Commissioner’s Regulation to Prevent Insurance Crises From Climate Disasters, Cyber Threats, AI
Oct 28 2025 // California Commissioner Ricardo Lara is proposing a regulation aimed at mitigating rising insurance costs and safeguarding the state’s insurance market from catastrophic risks and technological threats. Lara’s...
Applied Acquires Cytora: Supercharging the Digital Roundtrip of Insurance with AI
Oct 24 2025 // Remember in “The Avengers” movie when all the superheroes finally come together, and you just know something EPIC (see what I did there) is about to happen? That’s exactly how I felt when we finalized our...
Conservative Activist Sues Google Over AI-Generated Statements
Oct 24 2025 // Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sued Google on Wednesday, alleging the tech giant’s artificial intelligence systems generated “outrageously false” information about him. Starbuck said in the lawsuit,...
Viewpoint: Insurance and AI – A Double-Edged Sword
Oct 23 2025 // Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the insurance business. Insurers recognize and are already taking advantage of the manifold ways in which AI can significantly improve their routine processes,...
Australia Tells AI Chatbot Companies to Detail Child Protection Steps
Oct 22 2025 // Australia has ordered four artificial-intelligence chatbot companies to explain their measures to protect children from exposure to sexual or self-harm material, as its internet regulator beefs up safety measures on the AI...
Viewpoint: Bringing People and Artificial Intelligence Together to Mitigate Risk
Oct 20 2025 // Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a valuable resource in today’s economy with the potential to reap great rewards in many avenues of business. However, as with any developing technology, it comes with new challenges....
Responsible AI Deployment Linked to Better Business Outcomes: EY
Oct 20 2025 // As broader adoption of AI technologies continues to accelerate, companies that implement more advanced Responsible AI (RAI) measures are pulling ahead while others stall. According to the second Responsible AI Pulse survey...
The Future of the Agency in a World of AI
Oct 20 2025 // Technology is changing the world at a faster pace than ever before with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). And the sky is the limit on what AI can and will do for the future of the independent agency...
UK Spy Chief Warns of AI Danger, Though Not Disaster-Movie Doom
Oct 17 2025 // AI systems acting without human control could one day pose a security threat, the head of Britain’s MI5 spy agency said on Thursday, although he said he was not predicting doom scenarios as depicted in sci-fi...
AI-Powered Home Insurance Startup Expands in Risky Florida Market
Oct 17 2025 // Stand Insurance has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round to expand its artificial intelligence-powered coverage for homeowners. The company targets insurance markets deemed risky, with policies covering...
Illinois Sues State Farm for Refusal to Release Homeowners’ Insurance Data
Oct 15 2025 // The State of Illinois is suing State Farm for refusing to provide nationwide homeowners’ insurance data at the request of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI). Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the lawsuit on...
SIAA Launches New Data Driven AI Tool to Boost Agency, Carrier Growth
Oct 15 2025 // The agency network, SIAA, today announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence optimization platform called SIAA NXT, a platform that combines a suite of solutions and services designed to help members and partners...
8 Auto Insurance Providers to Pay New York $19M Over Data Breaches
Oct 15 2025 // New York State is securing more than $19 million in penalties from eight auto insurance providers for violations of the state’s cybersecurity regulation. Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne...
