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Intelligent Claims Outsourcing: 3 Skill Sets Required
In 2013, a cluster of tornadoes struck Moore, Okla., in the most damaging lineup since Joplin, Mo., two years prior. Meanwhile, in Cincinnati, a 1905 Tiffany Studios Daffodil lampshade fetched a ...
Online Sites From N.Y. to L.A. Crashed Friday in Hacker Web-Host Siege
Millions of internet users temporarily lost access to some of the world's most popular websites Friday, as hackers hammered servers along the U.S. East Coast with phony traffic until they crashed, ...
Typhoon Haima Hits China; Earthquake Strikes Eastern Japan
AIR Worldwide issued two new weather event updates, covering Typhoon Haima in the Philippines and China and an earthquake in Japan. After wreaking havoc with heavy rains in northern Luzon and ...
RMS Hurricane Matthew Insured Loss Estimate: $5B in U.S., $3B for Caribbean
Hurricane Matthew-related insured losses are still being tallied, but RMS said that the number will reach as high as $5 billion in the U.S. and $3 billon in the Caribbean. The catastrophe modeling ...
Western Insurers Slowly Rebuild Iran Business Ties
Western insurers are slowly reaching deals with Iran as they seek to re-enter a multi-billion dollar market although the pace of business is hampered by banking restrictions ten months on from the ...
Allstate Drones Continue Assessing Hurricane Matthew Claims in Ga., S.C.
Allstate will continue using drones in parts of Georgia and South Carolina to assess Hurricane Matthew-related roof and home damage claims. The drones will be used in Savannah, Ga., and several South ...
Wells Fargo Account Scandal Draws Calif. Criminal Probe
The California Attorney General's Office has launched a criminal investigation into Wells Fargo over allegations it opened millions of unauthorized customer accounts and credit cards, according to a ...
Reporter’s Notebook: 10 Takeaways From InsureTechConnect
You've probably heard there is tremendous investor interest right now in technology-first insurance startups, or InsurTech firms. The first InsureTech Connect Conference in Las Vegas in early October ...