Insurers Increasingly Embrace Robots over Humans for Customer Service April 19, 2017 By Oliver Suess Frustrated with automated answering machines before you finally get to speak with a customer service representative? When it comes to...
Hiscox Group Names Barclay’s Penny as Chief Information Officer April 19, 2017 Specialist global insurer Hiscox announced the appointment of Ian Penny as chief information officer (CIO) for the Hiscox Group. An...
Sen. Grassley Raises Concerns About Conduct at Hospital Operator UHS April 19, 2017 A Republican senator said on Tuesday he had written to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) raising...
China’s Baidu Plans July Launch of Self-Driving Car Technology April 19, 2017 Baidu Inc. said on Tuesday it would launch its self-driving car technology for restricted environment in July before gradually introducing...
Uber Sees EU Growth Despite Impending EU Court Ruling, Denmark Setback April 19, 2017 By Nikolaj Skydsgaard Uber Technologies sees opportunities to expand in the Europe Union, despite withdrawing its ride-hailing service from Denmark and facing the...
Big ‘I’ Advantage Promotes Pierson to Assistant Vice President April 19, 2017 The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) Advantage unit has promoted Virginia “Ginny” Blake Pierson to assistant...
Tennessee to Replace Guardrails Involved in Fatal Crashes April 19, 2017 Tennessee is preparing to replace numerous guardrail parts after the state determined that a certain model of end piece didn’t...
Florida Wildfires Burn More Than 126K Acres So Far in 2017 April 19, 2017 At least 126,000 acres have burned in wildfires across Florida since January, surpassing the five-year average of acreage burned in...
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by Florida Floating Home Owner April 19, 2017 By Curt Anderson The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Florida man’s latest appeal in a landmark case involving the seizure and...
North Carolina Investigating 250K Gallon Sewage Spill April 19, 2017 North Carolina officials are investigating after a sewage spill of about 250,000 gallons in Johnston County. The county said in...