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...
Timber Farms in Florida, Georgia Suffering After Hurricane Michael January 2, 2019 By Karl Etters Strewn in gnarled piles from Florida’s Gulf Coast up through South Georgia, the livelihood of timber farmers is on the...
Kentucky Gov Appoints Collins to State Workers’ Comp Funding Commission January 2, 2019 Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed Brenda Collins as a member of the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission. Collins, of...
Warren G. Bender Adds Makis as Personal Lines Account Executive in California December 31, 2018 Warren G. Bender Co. has named Stephen Makis an account executive in its personal lines department. He has more than...
Texas Surplus Lines Industry Sees Rule Changes at Year’s End December 31, 2018 New rules for the Texas surplus lines insurance industry are coming into effect at the end of 2018 and beginning...
Empty Oil Tanker Catches Fire Near Cyprus; Crew Members Treated for Burns December 31, 2018 A Maltese-flagged oil tanker caught fire and ran aground near a fishing village, forcing several crew members to jump overboard,...
Louisiana Adds Jobs for 14 Straight Months December 31, 2018 Over the course of 14 months, Louisiana has added tens of thousands of jobs, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission....
Tropical Storm Usman Becomes Philippines’ 2nd Deadliest Weather Disaster in 2018 December 31, 2018 By Cecilia Yap Tropical Storm Usman, which entered the Philippines on Christmas Day, emerged as the deadliest weather disaster for the country this...
Ohio Records 9 Traffic Fatalities Roads During Christmas Holiday Weekend December 31, 2018 The State Highway Patrol says nine people were killed in traffic crashes around Ohio during the Christmas weekend. The patrol...