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Silicon Valley At Front Line Of Global Cyber War
Jun 5 2013 // Chinese President Xi Jinping and American counterpart Barack Obama will talk cyber-security this week in California, but experts say the state’s Silicon Valley and its signature high-tech firms should provide the...
Big Brother or Big Helper?
Jun 3 2013 // A new technology that allows users to track a driver’s mobile phone usage could give fleet managers another tool in the battle against distracted driving. Cellcontrol, the maker of technology to stop distracted...
Federal Safety Officials Look to Accelerate Self-Driving Cars, Vehicle Technologies
May 30 2013 // Self-driving cars being developed by Google Inc. and some automakers are getting a lift from U.S. auto-safety regulators eager to accelerate automation that they predict could prevent many crashes. Transportation...
AER, Hartford Steam Boiler To Develop Tech Tool for Forecasting Blackouts
May 30 2013 // Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) and The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB) have formed a strategic alliance that will provide a technology and services product to understand and assess...
Indiana Tech Sues Hospital She Says Denied Medical Leave
May 30 2013 // A southern Indiana woman asserts in a federal lawsuit that the hospital where she worked fired her after she requested medical leave in order to take care of her disabled son. Katherine Harner of Shoals sued Daviess...
Fearon Joins Miller for Prof. Indemnity, Tech and Cyber Risks
May 28 2013 // Nick Fearon has joined UK-based Miller Insurance Services as a senior producer and broker to develop a book of business that includes professional indemnity, technology and cyber risks. “Nick has strong,...
Vermont Sues Patent Owner Under Its Consumer Protection Act
May 23 2013 // Vermont sued a patent owner over claims it violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act, saying it’s the first state to file such a complaint against a company whose business is suing for patent...
DriveID Can Block or Track Driver’s Mobile Use
May 21 2013 // Fleet managers and parents of teenager drivers were given another weapon in their battle against distracted driving on Tuesday. That’s according to Cellcontrol, the maker of technology to stop distracted driving. The...
CEA’s First CIO Reflects C-Suite Trend
May 20 2013 // Technology veteran Todd Coombes’ approach to his new job as the first chief information officer for the California Earthquake Authority is to keep an enterprising yet cautious eye on the risks and rewards that...
Selective Insurance Appoints Chief Information Officer in New Jersey
May 8 2013 // Branchville, N.J.-based Selective Insurance Group announced the appointment of Gordon Gaudet as executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO). Gaudet will assume responsibility for all information technology...
The New Age of Technology: 3D Printing
May 6 2013 // Earlier this year, scientists from Cornell University successfully created an artificial human ear by printing it on a 3D printer. Created by squirting living cells into an injection mold, the ears could replace those of...
Applied Systems Acquires IVANS P/C Business
May 1 2013 // Insurance software vendor Applied Systems said it has completed its acquisition of the property/casualty business of IVANS, which has been providing products for insurance data exchange and integration between insurance...
Ebix Europe to Provide Tech Services for Ropner Insurance Services
May 1 2013 // Ebix Europe, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Ebix, Inc., which provides global insurance trading platforms and messaging products, has been appointed by marine broker Ropner Insurance Services to provide its London market...
Recruit Better Producers with One Tactic – Technology
Apr 25 2013 // This post is part of a series on insurance marketing and training sponsored by Astonish. No matter what role you have at your agency, you should understand and appreciate the value of effective producers. A producer is an...
Driver Fatigue Causes 20% of Auto Crashes: Study
Apr 15 2013 // A 100-car “naturalistic” driving study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute says that fatigue is a cause of 20 percent of car crashes, rather than the two or three percent previously...
U.S. Business Groups Concerned by Cyber Security Law Aimed at China
Apr 10 2013 // The U.S.-China Business Council on Monday criticized a new U.S. law aimed at thwarting cyber attacks by discouraging the Justice Department and several other government agencies from buying information technology systems...
The Next Generation
Apr 8 2013 // Workers 45 and over account for 48 percent of the insurance industry’s workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics This means nearly half of the workforce will be retired or on the verge of retirement in...
Travelers Adds Endorsements to MedFirst Policy for Medical Technology Industry
Apr 3 2013 // To fill in the potential coverage gaps not covered by a traditional general liability policy, Travelers has introduced MedFirst Plus, four new coverage endorsements to its MedFirst policy for the medical technology and...
High-Tech Personal Lines: Technology Changing the Way Agents Do Business
Apr 3 2013 // Many believe there is still opportunity for independent insurance agents and their carriers to grab personal lines market share. But to do so they must find a way to compete against the giant direct response and captive...
Governments Getting Into Patent Buying Business: Reuters
Mar 20 2013 // Patent competition in the United States is usually a fierce arena for private companies, but now the South Korean and French governments are suiting up. Both countries have launched patent-acquisition companies, with the...
