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What Is Blockchain and How Does It Work?
While everyone talks about blockchain, also known as mutual distributed ledger technology, just a few people actually know what this technology can do and how it could someday revolutionize the ...
U.S. P/C Q1 2017 Net Underwriting Losses Surpassed $841M
The U.S. property/casualty industry posted a first-quarter 2017 net underwriting loss of $841.5 million, according to preliminary financial results, continuing the industry's underwriting loss trend ...
OneBeacon Pilots Uber Driver Injury Protection Coverage in 8 States
An arm of OneBeacon Insurance Group is piloting usage-based driver injury protection insurance for Uber rideshare drivers. The new policy, from OneBeacon Accident and Health, has an initial rollout ...
Toyota, MIT Media Lab Blockchain Partnership Could Help Set Insurance Prices
Toyota Research Institute, a wholly owned unit of Toyota Motor North America, said on Monday it has teamed up with MIT Media Lab and five other companies to explore blockchain technology for the ...
Clients Increasingly Savvy About Cyber Insurance Coverage
Cyber remains an evolving risk and insurers are still figuring out how to master it as demand morphs and soars. With that in mind, there is some good news: clients are increasingly better informed ...
Ageas Now Relies on Artificial Intelligence to Manage Motor Claims
Ageas has begun to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help manage its motor claims, thanks to a new partnership with AI specialist Tractable. In what it describes as a first for the UK ...
Autonomous Vehicles Will Provide Significant Short-Term Gains for U.S. Auto Insurers
U.S. property/casualty insurance carriers could see significant short-term financial gains from insuring autonomous vehicles before likely long-term personal auto premium declines after the ...
Travelers Is Training Dozens of Its Claims Professionals to Operate Drones
Travelers' Claim University, founded in 2007, is working to change the way its claims professionals do business through the use of drones to assist in property inspection and claims analysis. The ...