Competition in Artificial Intelligence Is Like New Space Race: Viewpoint January 2, 2019 By Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg Opinion It’s been another year of relentless artificial-intelligence hype and incremental AI achievement. Machines still beat humans only in carefully constructed...
Carlyle Group Completes Acquisition of Majority Ownership in Sedgwick January 2, 2019 The Carlyle Group Global is now the majority owner of claims and technology services firm Sedgwick. Funds managed by Carlyle...
Judge Dismisses Privacy Suit Against Google Over Facial Recognition Technology December 31, 2018 By Matthew Boesler A lawsuit filed against Google by users who said the world’s largest search engine violated their privacy by using facial...
China Re Completes Purchase of Chaucer Holdings from Hanover Insurance December 31, 2018 China Reinsurance (Group) Corp. announced it has completed the 100 percent equity acquisition of Chaucer Holdings Ltd. — the major...
Chamber’s List of 2018’s ‘Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits’ December 31, 2018 A lawsuit targeting California coffee houses for not including warning labels on their products tops the U.S. Chamber Institute for...
Trial Lawyers Cite ‘Worst Corporate Conduct’ of 2018 December 31, 2018 Not surprisingly, the American Association for Justice—representing the country’s trial lawyers– takes a very different view of the civil justice...
Insurance Journal Top National Stories of 2018 December 30, 2018 Insurance Journal readers showed the most interest in stories relating to industry consolidation in 2018, with nine of the most...
Major Newspapers Hit by Cyber Attack December 30, 2018 By Jim Finkle A cyberattack caused major printing and delivery disruptions on Saturday at the Los Angeles Times and other major U.S. newspapers,...
In Reversal, Flood Insurance Program Resumes Normal Operations During Shutdown December 28, 2018 Last Friday evening, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will resume the...
‘Barista Wrist’ Among Restaurant Industry’s Highest Lost Time Injuries December 28, 2018 Restaurant workers miss about a month from work from a variety of injuries, on average, but for coffee shop workers,...