Innovation
Insurance Regulators Brace For Technology-Related Issues
Should auto insurers be able to monitor the sleep patterns of their policyholders? The question is not as far-fetched as it seems in a world where carrier creativity and technology advances ...
Progressive, USAA Enter License Agreement for Usage-Based Insurance
Progressive Insurance announced Friday that it is entering into a licensing agreement with United Services Automobile Association for intellectual property related to usage-based car insurance ...XL Launches Wage & Hour Liability Insurance Coverage
XL Group's Bermuda Professional Lines Unit has launched a new insurance product to specifically address the needs of Fortune 500 companies and other large employers potentially exposed to employee ...
As Sharing-Economy Cos. Go Mainstream, Cities, Insurers Grapple With New Issues
A few years ago, renting out a spare room via the lodging website Airbnb bordered on daring. Now, in thousands of cities around the world, it seems almost conventional. But as the founders of the ...
Are Traditional Insurers Ready For P2P Car-Sharing Challenges, Opportunities?
The emerging trend in sharing personal assets—sometimes referred to as "collaborative consumption" or "the sharing economy"—presents challenges and opportunities to property/casualty insurance ...
Executives See Cloud Collaboration Aiding Execution, Innovation
Corporate executives increasingly look at cloud collaboration as a way to increase productivity, speed up business results and improve collaboration across functions. Sixty-four percent of more than ...
The New Age Of Technology: 3-D Printing
Earlier this year, scientists from Cornell University successfully created an artificial human ear by printing it on a 3-D printer. Created by squirting living cells into an injection mold, the ears ...
GM’s Internet Connected Car: Brought to You By Allstate?
Dan Akerson is pushing General Motors Co. to build cars that the U.S. automaker's top executive hopes will attract a target demographic: his grandkids. "I have grandchildren that have only grown up ...