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Safe Driving Algorithm Project Begins Involving Sompo Japan, Accenture and a Japanese Cab Company
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance, Accenture and a Japanese cab company will work jointly to develop a deep learning algorithm designed to help better understand driving behavior and improve safety in ...
The Latest Launches From Ironshore and Beazley
Ironshore now has a team devoted to managing cyber claims across all of its product lines. Beazley debuted expanded protection meant to address schemes such as the kind where employees are illegally ...
Introducing the QBE, Arrowhead Partnership for Small Commercial
When it was announced in June that San Diego, Calif.-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. was selected as the program administrator for QBE North America's small commercial insurance ...
Telematics Startup Roost Raises $10.4M From Three International Insurance Companies
Roost, a developer of home telematics for property insurance carriers, raised $10.4 million from three international insurance industry companies. Aviva Ventures led the Series B financing; ...
Verisk Analytics Commits $322.7M to Buy UK Software Firm Sequel
Verisk Analytics plans to acquire Sequel for $322.7 million, a deal that will give it a UK-based software firm focused on complex commercial and specialty insurance. Sequel is currently owned by ...
Going Agile Requires Business Leaders to ‘Put Skin in the Game’
Leaving digitization solely in the hands of the IT department is a recipe for failure, says a recent article from McKinsey & Co., noting that going agile requires business leaders and IT to take ...
Why Should RPA Matter to Insurers? Kryon CEO Tayeb Explains
Kryon Systems CEO Harel Tayeb operates in a technology space that he asserts is increasingly important to insurers. His Israel-and New Jersey-based company develops and sells robotic process ...
Shining a Light on Dark Data
Eighty-five percent of the matter in the universe is invisible to us, and little is known about it. Scientists call it "dark matter." Dark matter interacts with the rest of the universe—in fact, ...