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Washington Board to Eye Insurer AI Use
Jul 21 2025 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer convened her first Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board meeting in Seattle to look at the insurance industry’s use of AI and to get recommendations on policy...
AI Models With Systemic Risks Given Pointers on How to Comply With EU AI Rules
Jul 18 2025 // The European Commission set out guidelines on Friday to help AI models it has determined have systemic risks and face tougher obligations to mitigate potential threats comply with European Union artificial intelligence...
Google to Offer Free AI Certification Courses to Virginia Job Seekers
Jul 18 2025 // Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Tuesday that Google will partner with his administration to provide free and low-cost artificial intelligence certification courses to Virginians as part of his office’s...
Cybersecurity Bosses Grow Increasingly Worried About AI Attacks and Misuse
Jul 17 2025 // Nearly a quarter of cybersecurity bosses said their companies have experienced an attack powered by artificial intelligence in the past year, according to a new survey in which AI risk emerged as the defining...
Florida County Leads With High-Tech 911 Emergency Response System
Jul 16 2025 // NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — When an emergency happens in Collier County, Florida, the 911 calls go to one of the most high-tech communications centers in the U.S., where callers can send text and video from the scene to...
Pennsylvania Digital Forgery Law Targets AI Scams and Financial Exploitation
Jul 16 2025 // A new Pennsylvania law intended to crack down on AI-powered fraud and financial crimes makes it a felony to use artificial intelligence to produce non-consensual “forged digital likenesses” like deepfakes or...
Trump Set to Outline AI Priorities in Speech Asserting US Edge
Jul 15 2025 // President Donald Trump plans to deliver a major address on artificial intelligence next week to outline his vision for ensuring American dominance in AI, marking his biggest statement on an emerging technology at the heart...
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...
Old Republic Surety Goes High-Tech with Pittsburgh Pirates Video Project
Jul 14 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. A major league ballpark can be a feast for the senses, from colorful fan gear to a tasty barbecue sandwich. There’s always plenty of action down on the...
Andreessen Horowitz Leaves Delaware for Nevada, Tells Startups to Follow
Jul 11 2025 // The Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is reincorporating its business from Delaware to Nevada and calling for its portfolio companies to do the same — citing concerns over bias in the state...
US Sanctions Target North Korean Fake-Tech-Worker Scheme
Jul 10 2025 // The US slapped sanctions on individuals and companies linked to a scheme that involves recruiting North Koreans to pose as American tech workers and help fund Kim Jong Un’s regime. The Treasury Department’s...
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...
Covenir Continues Innovation Spree to Better Serve Insurer Needs Amidst Industry Headwinds
Jul 9 2025 // New IntelliClaims Advantage Solution Helps Insurers Close Claims Faster, Improve Customer Satisfaction and Reduce Costs by up to 60% BOSTON, MA, July 9, 2025 — CovenirBPO, the leading provider of onshore business process...
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...
Business Moves: Insurtech Wefox Raises €151M to Build New MGA Focus, Core Markets
Jul 7 2025 // Insurtech wefox has secured funding of €151 million ($177.8 million), which will enable the company to build its core market positions in Austria, the Netherlands, and Switzerland as well as its asset-light managing...
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...
Wildfire Experience Inspires New Contents Claims Insurtech
Jul 7 2025 // When Michael Balarezo emerged from the basement office of his Boulder, Colorado, home in December 2021, smoke plumes from the nearby Marshall Fire were visible from his driveway. Balarezo, his wife, and daughter swiftly...
Building Tech-Ready Teams: How agencies are seeking out new skill sets to embrace technology
Jul 7 2025 // Insurance professionals across the country know how to adapt. From rising catastrophic weather events to shifting carrier appetites and increased regulatory and legal complexity, today’s market is putting more...
Cyberattack on Brazil Tech Provider Hits Reserve Accounts of Some Financial Institutions
Jul 3 2025 // Brazil’s central bank said on Wednesday that technology services provider C&M Software, which serves financial institutions lacking connectivity infrastructure, had reported a cyberattack on its systems. The bank...
