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IIHS Tests Highlight Risks Behind Semi-Autonomous Driving Systems
Cars and trucks with electronic driver assist systems may not see stopped vehicles and could even steer you into a crash if you're not paying attention, an insurance industry group warns. The ...
Hacking Programs Driven by Artificial Intelligence Feared as Next Big Cyber Problem
The nightmare scenario for computer security - artificial intelligence programs that can learn how to evade even the best defenses - may already have arrived. That warning from security researchers ...
Zurich’s P/C Unit Gives Insurer a Boost
Zurich Insurance Group AG got a boost from its property & casualty business, putting the company on track to meet Chief Executive Officer Mario Greco's three-year restructuring goals. The Swiss ...
AIG Chooses Aspen Re’s Lillelund to Run Post-Brexit EU Subsidiary
The Aspen Re chief executive officer will lead American International Group's new European subsidiary in Luxembourg. Thomas Lillelund has been hired on as CEO of the division known formally as AIG ...
Tokio Marine, a Metromile Investor, Licenses Its AI Claims Platform Tech
Tokio Marine Holdings, the Japanese insurance giant, is the first carrier to license Metromile's artificial intelligence-driven automated claims processing platform. The deal, announced Aug. 7, comes ...
Historic California Wildfires at Serious Risk of Spreading Further
Dry, hot and windy conditions are threatening to expand California's largest wildfires, which so far are burning in largely rural areas. The fires, which have killed 12 people and burned an area ...
Chipmaker for iPhones Briefly Shut Several Plants After WannaCry Variant Attack
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. blamed a variant of the 2017 WannaCry ransomware for the unprecedented shutdown of several plants, as it ramps up chipmaking for Apple Inc.'s next iPhones. Full ...
Brexit Negotiations at Delicate Stage for the UK’s Financial Services Industry
Britain must avoid tying Brussels up in red tape or antagonizing its soon to be former European Union partners and the United States if it is to maintain access to the bloc's financial services ...