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Singapore Tightens Rules for Sharing Economy that Could Disrupt Asia Ambitions
Feb 27 2017 // Singapore, a keen early adopter of the sharing economy, has fired a warning shot across the bow of Airbnb and Uber with tighter rules that could shake up their business models and growth ambitions in Asia. The rules, some...
What is Lidar and Why Are Autonomous Car Makers Fighting Over It?
Feb 24 2017 // Spacecraft use it to measure distance. Farmers use it to work out which fields need fertilizer. Archaeologists use it to map topography. And, crucially for Uber Technologies Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo,...
Investments in Insurtech Expected to ‘Keep Booming’ in 2017: KPMG Report
Feb 23 2017 // Investor interest in insurtech is expected “to remain hot across all regions of the world” during 2017, following strong growth in 2016, according to a report published by KPMG. In the coming year, most...
How Technology Is Changing Workers’ Compensation
Feb 22 2017 // New technologies are improving workers’ compensation programs in everything from communications and training to health care delivery and claims, according to experts. Tom Ryan, market research leader for...
Beazley Taps Markel’s Tewfik as Underwriter for UK Tech & Data Breach Team
Feb 17 2017 // Beazley, a specialist in cyber and data breach response insurance, has appointed Michael Tewfik as a technology, media and business services underwriter focused on addressing the data breach and cyber security risks of...
Sapiens to Acquire Insurance Tech Firm StoneRiver for $102 Million
Feb 15 2017 // Israel-based insurance software firm Sapiens International Corp. has agreed to acquire privately-held insurance technology firm StoneRiver Inc. for approximately $102 million in cash. Headquartered in Denver,...
Fire Destroys Virginia Tech Research Building, Estimated Damage up to $1.3M
Feb 15 2017 // Officials say a fire destroyed a research building at Virginia Tech. Media outlets report it happened at the Prices Fork Research Station on Sunday night. Bob Schubert, the College of Architecture and Urban Studies’...
Insurance CEOs More Concerned Than Others About Disrupters: PwC
Feb 14 2017 // Insurance CEOs are more concerned than leaders in other industries about combined disruptive threats to their revenue growth prospects, according to findings from the 20th annual “PwC Global CEO Survey.” PwC...
U.K. Tech Startups Weigh Moving HQs to Continent on Brexit Worries
Feb 14 2017 // British technology startups are beginning to stress out over Brexit. Initially confident their industry wouldn’t be harmed by Britain’s break from the European Union, U.K. tech entrepreneurs are now girding for...
New Venture Capital Firm Looking for Insurtech Startups
Feb 8 2017 // The insurance industry has a new venture capital firm looking to make early to growth-stage investments in innovative insurance technologies. David Miles, a 30-year insurance investment veteran and owner of the insurance...
OnDeck’s Hobson Named CEO of Online Small Business Insurance Platform Attune
Feb 7 2017 // Attune, the data-enabled small business platform established by American International Group, Hamilton Insurance Group and affiliates of Two Sigma Investments has named James Hobson, currently chief operating officer of...
Halvorsen Joins HUB International Midwest as Technology Practice Leader
Feb 6 2017 // Robert Halvorsen has Technology Practice Leaders team at HUB International Midwest, a division of HUB International Limited. As a technology practice leader (TPL), Halvorsen will be responsible for helping to provide...
Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative B3i Grows to 15 Members
Feb 6 2017 // The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative B3i, which was launched in October 2016 to explore the potential use of distributed ledger technology, has grown to 15 members from its original five. Members of the B3i...
Report: Self-Driving Prototypes Getting Better at Navigating California Streets
Feb 3 2017 // Self-driving car prototypes appear to be getting better at negotiating California streets and highways without a human backup driver intervening, according to data made public by California transportation regulators. The...
A Look at Smart Buildings and Construction Risks
Feb 3 2017 // With “smart” building becoming the gold standard in today’s commercial construction world, builders, building owners, workers and insurers are dealing with new technologies and risks. These smart...
Re/Insurers Can Help Bridge Protection Gap with Technology: GA Report
Jan 31 2017 // Digital technologies can be harnessed by the re/insurance industry to narrow insurance protection gaps in developing and emerging markets, thereby improving societal resilience after natural disasters, according to a...
Munich Re America Names Mozeika to New Insurtech Post
Jan 30 2017 // Munich Reinsurance America has created a new strategic position in its Reinsurance Division to help clients seize opportunities resulting from the rapidly developing field of insurtech. Robert Mozeika will assume the new...
How State Insurance Regulators May Help Insurers Innovate
Jan 30 2017 // Three days before the inauguration of President Donald Trump last week, a panel of experts on insurance regulation predicted that state and federal regulators of the financial services sector would refocus their efforts in...
Hackers Set Eyes on Cloud Technology, IoT Systems, McAfee Labs Reports
Jan 23 2017 // Hackers are expected to take advantage of vulnerabilities associated with cloud technology and the Internet of Things, according to McAfee Labs 2017 Threat Predictions report, released late last year. Other predictions,...
Majority of Consumers Say They Would Welcome Robotic Agents in the Future
Jan 23 2017 // However, Buyers Want Blended Human-Digital Experience for Complex Issues Seven in 10 consumers around the world would welcome robo-advisory services — computer-generated advice and services that are independent of a...
