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Idaho Techs Behind Infrastructure Protection Digital Library
Sep 30 2014 // Emergency planners say a digital library developed by Idaho researchers has become a critical tool in preparing for major disasters. The Infrastructure Protection Digital Library is a searchable database that gathers and...
2017 Cadillacs to Feature Hands-Free Driving, V2V Technology
Sep 8 2014 // General Motors Co., the largest U.S. automaker, will introduce a Cadillac model in two years that can travel on the highway without the driver holding the steering wheel or putting a foot on a pedal. The 2017 Cadillac...
No Such Thing As Free Lunch? IRS Eyes High-Tech Perk
Sep 5 2014 // Be careful when you grab that office bagel. The Internal Revenue Service may be watching. The U.S. tax agency is taking a closer look at a popular tax-exempt perk offered by companies such as Google Inc.: free...
Citing Lives Saved, Regulators Prepare to Mandate Talking Car Technology
Aug 18 2014 // The U.S. Transportation Department moved forward on writing rules that may mandate automakers’ use of talking-car technology, saying more than a thousand lives a year might be saved on the nation’s...
Young Agents Rate Flexibility, Career Growth Over Technology: Vertafore Survey
Aug 14 2014 // Technology is not an incentive when it comes to attracting and retaining millennials to the insurance industry but it can provide overall job satisfaction in terms of flexibility and career growth opportunities, according...
HealthCare.Gov Better But Tech Glitches Still a Concern
Aug 1 2014 // Year two of Obamacare “won’t be perfect,” a top Obama administration official said as the government’s website to sell health insurance plans continues to be developed. Andy Slavitt, the principal...
Aon Names Bruno as Executive VP – Enterprise Innovation and CIO
Jul 31 2014 // Aon plc announced the appointment of John G. Bruno as Executive Vice President of Enterprise Innovation and Chief Information Officer for Aon, effective September first. He will also become a member of the Executive...
Powell to Lead Personal Lines Division at Risk Innovations in Atlanta
Jul 18 2014 // Kathryn Powell has joined wholesale insurance broker, Risk Innovations, to lead its personal lines division. She is based in Atlanta. Powell formerly was with Chubb Insurance in its personal lines enterprise and American...
Majer Joins Risk Innovations as Illinois Territory Manager
Jul 15 2014 // Ginny Majer has joined insurance wholesaler Risk Innovations as territory manager for Illinois. Based in Chicago, Majer will develop workers’ compensation and personal lines business with retail agents in...
‘Share’ Economy to Bring Sweeping Changes to Pittsburgh
Jul 10 2014 // Jonathan Danial is a concierge, making sure guests have bottled water, crisp linens and the signature house banana bread — in his home. David Pavel has been a classic limo driver, chatting up his passengers as he...
Aon Launches Entrepreneurs Program for Women-Led Businesses
Jul 10 2014 // A bulletin from Aon’s London headquarters notes that as “part of its global strategy to empower human and economic possibility for clients, colleagues and communities,” it is launching its...
Getting a Grip on Ridesharing Coverage
Jul 7 2014 // Ridesharing services are becoming increasingly popular among consumers looking for a more convenient alternative to taxis or other forms of public transportation, and startup ridesharing companies have been cropping up...
Tech Troubles Remain at Minnesota’s Health Insurance Exchange
Jun 23 2014 // Consultants told the board that governs Minnesota’s health insurance exchange that a lot of work is needed to get the troubled system ready for open enrollment in November. MNsure hired Deloitte Consulting LLP for $5...
Willis Names Tech, Media, Telecom Leaders – Srail for No. Am. Motzfeldt for Europe
Jun 10 2014 // Willis Group Holdings announced that it has reinforced its position as a risk adviser and insurance broker for the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector with the appointment of new regional leaders for...
Jury Awards Nevada High-Tech Firm $10.7M in Patent Case
Jun 9 2014 // A Nevada company that makes equipment to manage power supplies for computer data centers has won a $10.7 million judgment in a 7-year-old patent infringement case. A federal jury awarded the money to Reno-based Server...
Actuaries Grapple with Insurance Questions on Self-Driving Cars
Jun 2 2014 // The car of the future is pictured in an imagined scene in a 1950s science magazine. The illustration depicts a family sitting in a big convertible, a tail-finned monster. Mom, Dad and their kids are in a circle, playing a...
North Carolina Start-Up’s Software Tracks Fraud in Packaging, Documents
May 29 2014 // By snapping a picture with his mobile phone, Hersh Tapadia demonstrated how an app developed by the Durham-based anti-counterfeiting technology company CertiRx Corp. could find fraudulent changes on a prescription drug...
New Tech Millionaires Trust Technology Over Traditional Financial Advisers
May 23 2014 // When the nine-person start-up he co-founded was bought by Facebook for a reported $15 million in January, Cemre Gungor, 27, was inundated with phone calls and emails from wealth advisers. Yet he spurned them all, opting...
America’s Businesses Vexed by Medical, Legal, Tech Risks: Survey
May 21 2014 // Regardless of size, American businesses say medical cost inflation, legal liabilities and technology risks are among their top concerns, according to an annual Business Risk Index from Travelers. The survey polled more...
10 Challenges Ahead for Workers’ Compensation
May 5 2014 // Today’s challenges are also tomorrow’s opportunities depending on the viewpoint. Those same opportunities could also remain tomorrow’s challenges. This special report highlights 10 current workers’...
