Study Questions Safety Claims About Tesla Autopilot’s Steering Feature February 14, 2019 By Ryan Beene An analysis of government data disputes a finding by safety regulators and promoted by Tesla Inc. that crash rates of...
Expect Direct Online to Gain in Small Commercial Insurance Market Share: Novarica February 14, 2019 Changes in small business owners’ online habits and new market entrants are driving market demand for online purchasing of insurance,...
J&J Talc Supplier Files for Bankruptcy Over Lawsuits February 14, 2019 By Tina Bellon and Tom Hals A key supplier of talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday in...
AIG Reports Q4 Loss on Catastrophes, Lower Investment Returns February 13, 2019 By Suzanne Barlyn American International Group Inc. on Wednesday reported a quarterly loss as the insurer was hit with catastrophe losses and made...
FEMA Chief Long to Leave Agency February 13, 2019 By Jennifer Jacobs and Christopher Flavelle Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long is leaving the agency he led through a record period of natural disasters...
Whew! Human Beats IBM’s AI Machine in Debate February 13, 2019 By Olivia Carville and Jeremy Kahn International Business Machines Corp. fell short in its latest attempt to prove machines can triumph over man. But it came...
Allstate Buys Smartphone Repairer iCracked, Expanding Its Consumer Services February 13, 2019 The Allstate Corp. said it has acquired iCracked, a provider of on-site, on-demand repair services for smartphones and tablets in...
Traffic Fatalities Again Top 40,000; Few Cars on Roads Have Latest Technology February 13, 2019 By Ryan Beene Traffic fatalities on U.S. roads reached an estimated 40,000 in 2018, the third year in a row in which at...
InsurTechs Take Note: Chubb’s Digital Marketplace Serves 1,000 Agents a Day February 13, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Giant global insurer Chubb is on a mission to transform itself into a digital enterprise. The company is making substantial...
Nationwide Invests in Core Systems Insurtech Start-Up Socotra February 13, 2019 Nationwide’s latest venture capital investment is in a core technology start-up that promises to help insurers create new insurance products...