Latest Data Driven Headlines
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AI Is Already Showing Signs of Slashing UK Job Openings
Jul 15 2025 // UK businesses are dialing back hiring for jobs that are likely to be affected by the rollout of artificial intelligence, a study found, suggesting the new technology is accentuating a slowdown in the nation’s labor...
Markets/Coverages: Aon Launches Insurance Facility for Full Lifecycle of Data Centers
Jul 11 2025 // Insurance broker Aon plc announced the launch of its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP), a proprietary multi-line insurance facility designed to help clients manage risk across every stage of data center...
AI-Driven MGA ‘Augmented UW’ Launches to Serve Smart-Follow Insurance Market
Jul 10 2025 // Augmented UW Ltd., the AI-driven managing general agent, has launched in London to serve the smart-follow insurance market. The MGA was founded by Chief Executive Officer Daniel Prince, a leading executive in the London...
Insurtech Inshur Raises $35 Million From Trinity Capital for US Expansion, AI Tech
Jul 9 2025 // Inshur said it as received a $35 million capital raise from alternative asset manager Trinity Capital to invest in research and development of artificial intelligence technology to support its embedded auto insurance...
Impostor Uses AI to Impersonate Rubio, Contact Foreign and US Officials
Jul 8 2025 // The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence, according to two senior officials...
Erie Insurance Restores All Operations After Month Outage; Says No Data Breached
Jul 7 2025 // Erie Insurance reports that it has restored full business operations that have been affected by a month long network outage. The company also said there is “no evidence” of a breach of any sensitive personal...
Insurance Industry Rejects Proposed Moratorium on State Artificial Intelligence Regulation
Jul 7 2025 // A proposed decade-long moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence has gained the attention of many, including those within the insurance industry. The 10-year prohibition of AI regulation is contained within...
Data Call: South Carolina DOI Sets August Deadline for Liability Insurance Info
Jul 3 2025 // In keeping with state law, the South Carolina Department of Insurance is again asking carriers to submit extensive data on commercial liability and liquor liability coverage in the state. The data should be submitted by...
Insurers Race to the Starting Line in the Dawn of the AI Decision Era
Jul 3 2025 // Embracing artificial intelligence in insurance is a race, but one that experts describe as a race to the starting rather than the finish line. “I think this is sort of a race to the starting line,” said Indico...
Washington Commissioner Convenes Advisory Board to Eye Insurer AI Use
Jul 2 2025 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer convened her first Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board meeting in Seattle this week to look at the insurance industry’s use of AI and to get recommendations on...
Senate Strikes AI Regulation Ban From Trump Megabill
Jul 1 2025 // The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending...
Senate Debates Whether to Adopt Revised State AI Regulation Ban
Jun 30 2025 // Two key U.S. Republican senators agreed to a revised federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence to five years and allow states to adopt rules on child online safety and protecting artists’...
PwC’s AI Chief Says Firm Has Cut Prices as Tech Saves Staff Time
Jun 30 2025 // PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, one of the world’s largest professional advisory firms, has cut prices for some services as clients raised the fact that the consultancy is using artificial intelligence to complete its...
Meta Fends Off Authors’ Copyright Lawsuit Over AI
Jun 26 2025 // A federal judge ruled on Wednesday for Meta Platforms against a group of authors who had argued that its use of their books without permission to train its artificial intelligence system infringed their copyrights. U.S....
Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
Jun 26 2025 // Microsoft has been hit with a lawsuit by a group of authors who claim the company used their books without permission to train its Megatron artificial intelligence model. Kai Bird, Jia Tolentino, Daniel Okrent and several...
Anthropic Wins Key Ruling on AI Training in Authors’ Copyright Lawsuit
Jun 25 2025 // A federal judge in San Francisco ruled late on Monday that Anthropic’s use of books without permission to train its artificial intelligence system was legal under U.S. copyright law. Siding with tech companies on a...
AI-Focused COVU Acquires Maine’s 100-Year Old Ford Agency
Jun 24 2025 // San Francisco-based COVU, Inc. announced it has acquired Ford Insurance Agency, a 100+ year-old, family-owned business based in Eliot, Maine. Operated by the Lonsinger family, Ford Insurance Agency provides commercial and...
Aon Launches AI-Powered Aon Broker Copilot for Commercial Insurance
Jun 23 2025 // Aon plc today announced the launch of Aon Broker Copilot, a platform that uses artificial intelligence, large-language models and predictive analytics in the commercial insurance placement process. “Aon Broker...
Kaya AI Launches to Transform ISO Class Code Classification for Insurance Brokers
Jun 23 2025 // Monrovia, CA., June 18, 2025 — Greenwood General Insurance today announced the official launch of Kaya AI, an artificial intelligence solution designed to streamline ISO class code classification for insurance...
Insurer Aflac Investigating Possible Data Breach
Jun 20 2025 // Health and life insurer Aflac on Friday said it is investigating a breach on its U.S. network that may have exposed customers’ personal information, making it the latest insurance provider to be targeted in a...
