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Court Invalidates Maryland Digital Ad Tax for Blocking Tech Firms From Telling About It
Aug 20 2025 // Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising violated the Constitution, a federal appeals court says, because blocking Big Tech from telling customers about the tax violates the companies’ right to...
Aon Accused of Contributing to Collapse of Startup Vesttoo
Aug 15 2025 // Insurance broker Aon Plc was accused in a civil lawsuit of helping cause the collapse of Vesttoo Ltd., an Israeli insurance startup once valued at $1 billion that went bankrupt after disclosing certain documents...
Insurtech Looks to ‘Redefine’ Insurance With Autonomous AI Agents by 2026
Aug 13 2025 // Insurtech Superagent AI issued a press release yesterday to announce its goal of starting the first fully autonomous AI insurance agent by the end of the year. “We’re not just reshaping insurance. We’re...
‘Data-Driven’ Workers’ Compensation Writer Pie Insurance Enters Connecticut
Aug 13 2025 // Pie Insurance announced it is now offering its “data-driven” workers’ compensation insurance in Connecticut, targeting the state’s more than 365,000 small businesses. “Connecticut’s...
Insurtech Investment Hits $60B Milestone But Pales AI Figures
Aug 11 2025 // Artificial intelligence is quickly reshaping the insurance landscape, and Gallagher Re’s global head of insurtech, Andrew Johnston, warned in the company’s latest Global InsurTech Report that this trend...
Insurtech Root Swings to Q2 Profit on Growth in Partnership Channel
Aug 7 2025 // Root Inc. swung to second quarter net income of $22 million versus a loss of $7.8 million a year ago during the same time. Results build off net income of $18.2 million for Q1 2025, reversing a loss of $6.2 million for Q1...
Texas Embraces Second-Life EV Battery Innovation for Grid Stability
Aug 7 2025 // East of San Antonio in Bexar County, 500 electric vehicle batteries at the end of their automotive lives will soon be repurposed to provide energy storage for Texas’ electric grid, a California company, B2U Storage...
Hiscox Agrees to Acquire US Specialist Insurtech
Aug 6 2025 // Global specialist insurer Hiscox announced its agreement to acquire a specialist insurtech business focused on addressing the insurance needs of small businesses operating in sectors such as technology start-ups, life...
AI, Crypto Securities Class Actions on Track for Highs in 2025: Cornerstone
Jul 31 2025 // Overall numbers of securities class actions filed in the first half of 2025 are in line with last year, but artificial intelligence- and cryptocurrency-related filings are on the rise. According to a report by Cornerstone...
Viewpoint: ‘AI Action Plan’ Does Not Address AGI, Superintelligence, or Alternate Intelligence
Jul 31 2025 // On July 23, 2025, the White House released its policy document entitled Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan. The Action Plan provides a thorough analysis of strategies, measures, and potential concerns to...
AI May Be Needed to Fight Back Against Deepfakes Threat
Jul 30 2025 // The phone rings. It’s the secretary of state calling. Or is it? For Washington insiders, seeing and hearing is no longer believing, thanks to a spate of recent incidents involving deepfakes impersonating top...
Applied Underwriters Starts MGA Platform Innovation Risk
Jul 29 2025 // Applied Underwriters said it has launched Innovation Risk, a new managing general agent (MGA) platform that will focus on casualty, accident, and life underwriting. The MGA, while firmly rooted in proven, traditional...
Judge Sanctions Lawyers Defending Alabama’s Prisons For Citing Fake Cases From AI
Jul 28 2025 // A federal judge reprimanded lawyers with a high-priced firm defending Alabama’s prison system for using ChatGPT to write court filings with “completely made up” case citations. U.S. District Judge Anna...
Trump’s AI Plan Urges Lighter Touch by FTC in Win for Microsoft
Jul 25 2025 // Microsoft Corp. stands to gain from new White House AI guidelines that call on the US Federal Trade Commission to show more restraint in probes involving artificial intelligence and stand down on cases that put “AI...
AIUC Emerges From Stealth With $15M Seed to Help Enterprises Deploy AI Safely
Jul 25 2025 // Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) is coming out of stealth mode with a $15 million seed round. The San Francisco-based company said July 23 that it seeks to unlock the “next wave of artificial...
White House Unveils Sweeping AI Action Plan to Boost Development
Jul 23 2025 // The Trump administration called for boosting artificial intelligence development in the US by loosening regulations and expanding energy supply for data centers under new guidelines that also urged the federal government...
AI Should Run on 100% Renewable Energy by 2030, UN Chief Says
Jul 23 2025 // Major tech firms should commit to fully powering data centers with renewable energy by 2030, said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. Big tech also must be responsible in its use of water for cooling,...
People Moves: Novatae Names Arora as VP Data, Business Intelligence & Innovation
Jul 22 2025 // Anju Arora Novatae Risk Group (Novatae), headquartered in Dallas, Texas, named Anju Arora to the newly created role of vice president of data, business intelligence and innovation. Arora will spearhead Novatae’s...
Fashion Startup Founder Charged With $300M Fraud Freed on $1M Bail
Jul 22 2025 // A former chief executive of two clothing technology companies was released on $1 million bail Friday after pleading not guilty to charges alleging she cheated investors of over $300 million over the past six...
Stop the Tech Juggle: Why Insurance Agencies Need a Single System to Thrive
Jul 22 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by EZLynx. You work hard to give your clients a smooth insurance experience — and the way your agency runs behind the scenes should be just as streamlined. Even with the right...
