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AAA Cautions: Not All Automatic Braking Systems Are Alike
Aug 25 2016 // While most American believe that automatic braking systems are designed to work without human intervention, not all work that way. The hi-tech braking systems vary in design and performance, according to the automobile...
Hylant Names Timmel as VP for Cyber, Technology Risk Practice
Aug 25 2016 // Ohio-based insurance brokerage firm, Hylant, named Spencer Timmel to the newly created position of vice president, Cyber & Technology Risk Practice leader. Spencer speaks regularly on network security and privacy...
Venture Capital, Traditional Insurer Interest in Insurtech Remains High
Aug 24 2016 // Even though venture capital investments in venture capital-backed financial technology (fintech) companies fell more than 50 percent globally during the second quarter of 2016, interest in insurance technology startups...
Many Railroads Slow to Adopt Safety Technology Even After Deadline Extension
Aug 23 2016 // Many commuter and freight railroads have made little progress installing safety technology designed to prevent deadly collisions and derailments despite a mandate from Congress, according to a government report...
Protecting Vehicles from Cyberattacks Focus of U. of Arkansas Project
Aug 22 2016 // In 2015, two researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee being driven by a reporter who documented how the researchers controlled everything from the car’s radio and media console to its brakes and steering. For Dr....
101 Sales, Marketing, and Agency Management Ideas
Aug 22 2016 // Emotional Connections.Great brands avoid selling products. Great salespeople cultivate emotional connections with customers. —Harvard Business Review, August 2016 How to Increase Sales.Discuss all coverages applicable...
The Top 10 Things Sharp Brokers Should Consider When Placing Cyber Liability
Aug 22 2016 // The insurance marketplace for cyber liability is constantly evolving. Technology is always improving, the level of data security and awareness is escalating and the tools used by the criminals and the bad actors are...
Interview: Public Affairs ‘Ironman’ Kevelighan Takes Helm at I.I.I.
Aug 16 2016 // Committing to a few extreme physical fitness events every year keeps Sean Kevelighan honest. “That, for me, is the incentive to insure that I keep my training going. It’s really good for your health, obviously,...
New Audi Cars to Tell Drivers in U.S. When Traffic Lights Will Change
Aug 15 2016 // German carmaker Audi is rolling out technology that will allow its vehicles in the United States to communicate with traffic signals, allowing for a more stress-free ride in what it says is the car industry’s first...
‘Self-Driving’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Hands-Free’ – Lessons of Tesla Autopilot Crash in China
Aug 15 2016 // Tesla said last week that one of its cars had crashed in Beijing while in ‘autopilot’ mode, with the driver contending sales staff sold the function as ‘self-driving’, overplaying its actual...
Delta System Failure Highlights Need for Airline Technology Upgrade
Aug 10 2016 // The failure of Delta Air Lines Inc.’s worldwide computer network this week spotlights the vulnerability of the information systems sustaining the biggest U.S. carriers, each of which has contended with major...
What to Know About Liability and Legal Costs for Apps
Jul 25 2016 // The purchase and use of smartphones, tablets, wearable computers and other mobile computing devices (MCDs) connected to the internet have experienced staggering growth in the past several years. Soon after the Apple App...
SoftBank & Honda Aim to Develop Talking Cars that Read a Driver’s Emotions
Jul 21 2016 // On the heels of its $32 billion takeover of chip designer ARM Holdings, SoftBank Corp. founder Masayoshi Son is embarking on another “crazy idea”: talking cars that can read a driver’s emotions. The...
Internet of Things Is Industry Disruptor that Could Benefit Innovators: Efma Report
Jul 20 2016 // The steady advance of the internet of things (IoT) presents a huge number of opportunities for insurers – as well as threats, according to a digest published by Efma*. The rise in connected homes, connected cars and the...
Autopilot Warning May Not Help Tesla in Crash Defense
Jul 18 2016 // Telling Tesla drivers its Autopilot feature doesn’t mean their cars can drive themselves may not be enough to keep Elon Musk off the hot seat if the technology comes up short. This month, two Teslas equipped with...
Chubb Enhances Cover for Tech Companies in UK and Ireland
Jul 15 2016 // Chubb announced that has enhanced MasterPackage for Technology Companies, its comprehensive single contract insurance solution for technology businesses in the UK, as it continues to expand its offering in this key sector...
Jaguar Land Rover to Test Fleet of Autonomous Cars in England by 2020
Jul 13 2016 // Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said it will create a fleet of more than 100 research vehicles over the next four years to test autonomous and connected technology, with the first models to hit the...
Italy Car Insurance Tech Firm, Octo Telematics, Weighs Sale or IPO: Sources
Jul 11 2016 // Octo Telematics SpA, the Italian car insurance-technology company, is pursuing an outright sale alongside preparations for an initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Octo, owned by...
Tech Talk: Digital Dinosaurs and Insurance Competency
Jul 11 2016 // I have had agents tell me they have lost clients because of their “digital deficiencies,” which can include outdated websites and email systems and the lack of mobile capabilities. The exact mix of factors...
Technology-Based Insurance Provider, Embroker, Opens Chicago Office
Jul 8 2016 // Embroker, a technology-based provider of business insurance, has opened an office in downtown Chicago. The San Francisco-based firm was founded in 2015 and says its mission is to deliver “a technology-driven...
