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Driverless Car to Make First Coast-to-Coast Highway Trip

Mar 16 2015 // Delphi Automotive Plc, a supplier of car electronics, is undertaking the longest test of a driverless auto, going coast to coast in the U.S. with a specially outfitted Audi Q5 sport-utility vehicle. The SUV will cover...

‘Big Taxi’ Wages War Against Uber to Be More Like Uber

Mar 12 2015 // David Sutton is looking for the worst possible news about Uber Technologies. An accident in San Francisco, an assault in Boston: Such bad tidings for Uber are ammunition for Sutton, a 48-year-old publicist. “Uber is...

ACE Launches PI Insurance Solution for European Technology Firms

Mar 9 2015 // ACE Group announced the launch of ACE Tech Pro, a comprehensive insurance solution for technology companies, as part of its strategy to meet the changing professional liability needs of different industries in Continental...

What’s Driving Nonstandard Auto – Technology, Consolidation, Population Changes, Fuel Specialty, Opportunity

Mar 9 2015 // The nonstandard auto market is characterized by substandard operating performance. Since 2007, carriers writing nonstandard auto policies have reported deteriorating operating performance and many are struggling to...

China Says Tech Firms Have Nothing to Fear From Draft Anti-Terror Law

Mar 4 2015 // China’s proposed anti-terrorism law will not affect the legitimate interests of technology firms, a top Chinese spokeswoman said Wednesday after U.S. President Barack Obama warned of its impact and demanded...

China’s Draft Counter-Terrorism Law Alarms Foreign Technology Firms

Feb 27 2015 // China is weighing a far-reaching counter-terrorism law that would require technology firms to hand over encryption keys and install security “backdoors,” a potential escalation of what some firms view as the...

Reports Show Insurers Lag Behind in Adopting Technology

Feb 17 2015 // At a time when the financial sector is racing to embrace digital technology to boost sales and drive profits, the traditionally staid insurance industry is in danger of falling behind. Some insurers are using developments...

Technology Firm Majesco Completes Acquisition of Consultant Agile

Feb 11 2015 // Insurance technology firm Majesco said it has completed the acquisition of the insurance business of Agile Technologies, a technology consulting firm with revenues of over $9 million. In December 2014, Majesco announced...

Cal U. of Pennsylvania Teaches Tricky Science of Predicting Snow

Feb 10 2015 // Predicting winter weather is a slippery slope. People depend on weather forecasters to tell them when to stock up on milk and bread, but if a predicted blizzard doesn’t materialize, a flurry of complaints surface on...

Tomorrow’s Talent Challenge

Feb 9 2015 // Imagine you are CEO of a company and nearly half the employees that make your company succeed will retire in just 15 years. This is a reality for many insurance industry CEOs. Talent shortage is a major, looming...

E&O Experts: Agents Not Immune to Cyber Segment Exposures

Feb 9 2015 // In today’s digital world of constant communication through methods like email, texting and social media, consumers expect 24/7 access to everyone, including their insurance agent. And while this access can increase...

5 Cornerstones for Advancing the Insurance Industry’s Digital Technology Strategy in 2015

Feb 9 2015 // It is a brand new year, and for many people that means the promise and potential of resolutions, goals and aspirations. This is the time to plan, to dream, to improve. This can be said for individuals looking to shed a few...

CapSpecialty Introduces E&O Insurance for Technology Providers

Feb 4 2015 // CapSpecialty has launched CapSpecialty TechMediaCyber (CapTMC), a new professional liability errors & omissions product issued by Capitol Specialty Insurance Corp. that includes cyber protection and offers data privacy...

Bloomberg: Google Is Developing Competitor to Uber

Feb 2 2015 // Uber faces an ever-growing cast of adversaries that includes dubious regulators, litigious drivers, hostile members of the press, and some well-funded rivals. But the most significant threat to the app-based transportation...

Not All Program Market Competition Is Good

Jan 26 2015 // The program insurance business market has enjoyed years of growth and appears on track to continue its expansion. However, while program business is attracting new interest, some participants are cautioning that not all...

Florida Colleges Rushing to Offer Degrees in Cybersecurity

Jan 26 2015 // The now infamous computer hacks infuriated consumers who had personal information compromised and Hollywood honchos who had embarrassing emails made public. But headline-grabbing computer intrusions are only a fraction of...

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Strengthens Cyber & Technology Team

Jan 23 2015 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has strengthened its Cyber & Technology team with the addition of two new senior executives. Francois Brisson and Richard De Piero have been appointed Global Head and North America Head,...

HSB Introduces Technology Equipment Breakdown Coverage

Jan 22 2015 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich Re, has launched HSB TechAdvantage, an equipment breakdown and technology insurance that covers losses resulting from microelectronic...

Patent Lawsuits Drop But Tech Firms Still Top Target

Jan 13 2015 // Technology companies like Google Inc. and Apple Inc. remain the biggest targets of patent lawsuits even as the overall litigation totals dropped last year, according to a study released by Unified Patents. The number of...

Driverless Cars Are Closer, Bigger Than They Appear

Jan 9 2015 // Vehicles that drive themselves on the freeway or take over in traffic jams may be on the road in large numbers by 2017 and autonomous cars might create a $42 billion market for the technology by 2025, Boston Consulting...