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U.S. Senate Trio Plan to Introduce Self-Driving Car Legislation
A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators said on Tuesday they planned to introduce legislation to remove regulatory roadblocks to the introduction of self-driving cars, including sorting out conflicts ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, CNA, Allianz Global Assistance and More
Chubb boosted its insurance capacity for terrorism, political violence and war risks. CNA launched a new Affinity Programs unit within its specialty arm. Allianz Global Assistance will team with ...
Notion, an Internet of Things Home Security Startup, Raises $10M
XL Catlin's venture capital arm is among firms helping to back a $10 million financing for Notion, an Internet of Things-related startup focused on a smart home sensor that enables lower-cost home ...
Autonomous Cargo Ships May Be Coming. What Are the Risks?
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest mining company, is studying the introduction of giant, automated cargo ships to carry everything from iron ore to coal as part of a strategic shift that may ...
French Blockchain Startup Stratumn Raises $7.9M
U.S. exchange group Nasdaq Inc has joined a 7 million-euro ($7.9 million) investment round in Stratumn, which helps companies develop applications using blockchain technology, the Paris-based startup ...
Tips for CEOs Leading a Digital Transformation
Digital transformation requires new ways of working, not just new technology. CEOs must be able to learn from digital natives, improvise, be agile and enable autonomy, says a new article from Boston ...
CEO Sees Google-like Player Taking Excess D&O to Nontraditional Capital Pools
Dinos Iordanou, the chief executive officer of Arch Capital, may not be working in the insurance industry when it happens, but disruption is coming for excess directors and officers liability and ...
biBERK’s COO on the Small Business Insurance Benefits of Predictive Analytics
The insurance technology space has emerged as one of the largest innovation ecosystems globally, with $4.74 billion invested in the space since 2011. InsurTech's use of big data, paired with ...