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Tractable’s Next Move: AI Property Claims Assessment Before Damage Photos
Tractable, an InsurTech that revs up auto claims assessment processes using artificial intelligence that's trained on photos of dented cars, is now teaching machines to handle property disaster ...
How AI Estimating Helps Auto Insurers in Inflationary Times
According to Jimmy Spears, head of automotive at InsurTech Tractable, "Speed is everything" in auto claims adjusting. "Nothing gets cheaper over time," he said during a recent interview, addressing a ...
Moderna Sues Pfizer/BioNTech for Patent Infringement Over COVID Vaccine
Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the United States, alleging they copied technology that ...
Gas Producer Santos Faces New Climate Claim in Landmark Greenwashing Case
Activists mounting one of the world's first legal challenges over corporate greenwashing have expanded a case against gas producer Santos Ltd., raising fresh allegations about the company's climate ...
Viewpoint: ‘Take-Home COVID’ Claims May Lead to Future Insurance Disputes
"Take-home COVID" claims are claims brought against an employer by the spouse or child of an employee who caught COVID-19 in the workplace and brought it home, infecting a spouse or child and causing ...
Forged Signatures, Fake Policies? Lawsuits Raise Questions About Captive Plan
The owners of one of the oldest insurance agencies in Texas must have felt pretty surprised when they were named in a federal lawsuit brought by an AIG company, alleging the agency was part of an ...
COVID Impacts Linger in Courtrooms, Often a Disadvantage for Defendants
Courts have reopened and trials have resumed, but the impacts of COVID-19 continue to linger in the judicial system, a panel of claims litigation experts said during the Combined Claims Conference on ...
Sunoco Subsidiary Sues AIG’s National Union Over Climate Change Lawsuit Coverage
Sunoco subsidiary Aloha Petroleum has filed a federal lawsuit in Hawaii against AIG's National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, saying the insurer has breached its duty to defend Aloha ...