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IBM’s ‘Internet of Things’ Unit to Offer Insurers Online Data Service, Analysis
Apr 3 2015 // IBM is investing $3 billion to build an “Internet of Things” division aimed at harnessing the massive trove of data collected by smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances and using it to help...
Oh Dear, Using Dating Apps on Company Smartphone a Security Risk
Feb 11 2015 // Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes research warning against the use of popular dating apps on corporate smartphones. An analysis conducted by IBM Security found that more than 60 percent of leading Android dating...
IBM, Apple Release 10 Apps for Insurance, Banks, Retail, Other Businesses
Dec 10 2014 // Five months after Apple Inc.’s partnership with International Business Machines Corp. was announced, the companies are unveiling the initial fruits of the deal: 10 applications made for governments and...
How IBM Handles Age Disclosure, Employee Privacy, Job Bias Claims
May 13 2014 // For at least a decade, International Business Machines Corp. gave fired employees information detailing a severance package that asked them to waive age- discrimination claims and also included a page listing the job...
‘Jeopardy’ Champ Watson Getting Own Division at IBM
Jan 10 2014 // International Business Machines Corp. is turning Watson, the technology that triumphed over human “Jeopardy!” contestants, into a separate division to help the computing-services giant return to growth. More...
German Firms Not Liable Under U.S. Alien Tort Statute for Aiding Apartheid
Dec 27 2013 // A U.S. judge on Thursday said Daimler AG and Rheinmetall AG cannot be held liable for allegedly aiding and abetting South Africa’s former apartheid government in race-based attacks and injustices. The plaintiffs in...
Insurers Begin Employing IBM’s Supercomputer Watson
Feb 25 2013 // Dr. Watson is accepting new patients. The Watson supercomputer is being offered commercially to doctors and health insurance companies, IBM said this month. IBM Corp., the health insurer WellPoint Inc. and Memorial...
Insurers Begin Employing IBM’s Supercomputer Watson
Feb 11 2013 // Dr. Watson is accepting new patients. The Watson supercomputer is graduating from its medical residency and is being offered commercially to doctors and health insurance companies, IBM said Friday. IBM Corp., the health...
IBM’s Algorithmics, Insurers Analyze Solvency II Compliance Preparation
Mar 30 2012 // Despite delays and complaints the European Union’s Solvency II regulations, which cover the insurance industry, are slowly but surely moving forward. While most of the industry is primarily concerned with the...
IBM to Acquire Algorithmics
Sep 6 2011 // IBM has agreed to acquire Algorithmics for $387 million. Algorithmics is a risk analytics firm with operations in Toronto, Canada. The company’s risk analytics software and advisory services are used by banks,...
Next for IBM’s Watson: Insurance Jobs in Jeopardy?
Mar 21 2011 // IBM wasted no time in parlaying the winning performance of its artificially intelligent Watson on the TV game show “Jeopardy!” into real business. The company recently announced a deal to commercialize...
Next for IBM’s Watson: Insurance Jobs in Jeopardy?
Mar 21 2011 // IBM wasted no time in parlaying the winning performance of its artificially intelligent Watson on the TV game show “Jeopardy!” into real business. The company recently announced a deal to commercialize...
Next for IBM’s Watson: Insurance Jobs in Jeopardy?
Feb 22 2011 // IBM wasted no time in parlaying the winning performance of its artificially intelligent Watson on the TV game show “Jeopardy!” into real business. Last week, it announced a deal to commercialize Watson’s...
IBM Chosen to Provide Lloyd’s ‘Exchange Pilot’ Communication System
Jan 13 2009 // Lloyd’s announced that it has selected IBM to deliver the Lloyd’s Exchange pilot. “The Exchange will allow market participants to transfer risk information to each other using electronic messaging...
Editor’s Note: Climate change
Sep 3 2007 // While Republicans and Democrats debate whether global warming is a problem, there’s no disputing that the climate is changing — and that includes the insurance climate, too. It’s probably no secret to you...
Climate change
Sep 3 2007 // While Republicans and Democrats debate whether global warming is a problem, there’s no disputing that the climate is changing — and that includes the insurance climate, too. It’s probably no secret to you...
Climate change
Sep 3 2007 // While Republicans and Democrats debate about whether global warming is a problem, there’s no disputing that the climate is changing — and that includes the insurance climate, too. It’s probably no secret...
Editor’s Note: Climate change
Sep 3 2007 // While Republicans and Democrats debate about whether global warming is a problem, there’s no disputing that the climate is changing — and that includes the insurance climate, too. It’s probably no secret...
P/C Insurers Must Diversify Products, Distribution, Says IBM Study
Aug 28 2007 // U.S. consumers want insurance companies to more effectively communicate new products and services available to them, provide tailored policies and services to better meet their needs, and bring their customer experience up...
Survey: 75% of Consumers Satisfied with Insurance Agents; Prefer Personalized Service
May 22 2007 // Three-quarters of consumers are very satisfied with the service provided by their insurance agents and remain committed to working with them in the future, according to a new survey of 1,000 American consumers commissioned...
