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Connected Claims Conference Report: Legacy Carriers Embrace Tech with ‘Human Touch’
The digital transformation of the insurance industry isn't just for InsurTech startups any more. At Allstate, 60 percent of claims are now filed with a cell phone application that allows ...
Why 5G Networks Could Be Bad News for Storm Forecasting
Satellites tracking water vapor in 2012 helped scientists accurately predict Superstorm Sandy's frightening turn toward New York and New Jersey where it killed dozens of people and inflicted billions ...
El Niño Conditions Likely to Continue Through Summer
There is a 66 percent chance that the Northern Hemisphere will see persisting El Niño conditions in the summer of 2019, the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said in its ...
Product Defect Lawsuit Filed Against U.S. Cos. in London’s Grenfell Tower Fire Disaster
Three U.S. companies have been slapped with a wrongful death and products liability lawsuit for manufacturing products linked to London's Grenfell tower fire. The fire, which has been called the ...
Plaintiffs Suing Drug Firms Propose Including All U.S. Municipalities in Opioid Settlement
Lawyers representing county and municipal governments accusing drug manufacturers and distributors of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic proposed a novel plan on Friday that would allow every community ...
How InsurTech Can Improve Catastrophe Response
I have been on the catastrophe front lines. I have worked 12-hour days, seven days a week, for weeks on end estimating and paying for losses to ensure people had money to start repairing their ...
Liberty Mutual Invests in, Partners With Autonomous Vehicle Safety Tech Startup
Liberty Mutual has taken a preemptive step to helping brokers and customers alike better understand emerging autonomous vehicle technologies, partnering with a technology firm focused on the matter. ...
Guy Carpenter Suspends Two Over Email Harassing Incident
A Lloyd's of London insurance broker, Guy Carpenter & Co., suspended an executive for sending a sexually suggestive email about a female colleague. A second employee was suspended for forwarding ...