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Zurich Will Acquire AlphaChat, an Estonia-Based Conversational AI Company
Zurich Insurance Group agreed to acquire Estonia-based company AlphaChat, which provides conversational artificial intelligence (AI) technology for customer service automation, to further enhance the ...
Biden’s Nominee for Auto Safety Regulator Promises to Confront Jump in Traffic Deaths
President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as the top auto safety regulator will vow to address the massive increase in U.S. road deaths, according to congressional testimony seen by Reuters. Steven ...
Appeals Court Revives COVID-19 Healthcare Worker Mandate in 26 U.S. States
A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived in 26 U.S. states a COVID-19 mandate issued by President Joe Biden's administration requiring millions of healthcare workers to get vaccinated if they ...
Active 2021 Hurricane Season Revealed ‘Unsettling’ Trends: AIR Worldwide
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most active on record and the sixth consecutive year of above-average hurricane activity. Still, the overall season was mostly in line with the ...
Executives On The Move at AIG, Zurich and CLARA Analytics
AIG hired a new Global Head of Strategy and Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG). Zurich North America picked a new Head of Sustainability Underwriting. CLARA Analytics hired a new ...
Generali CEO Counters Investor Opposition With Bold Profit Goals for 2024
Generali said it would stick to bold earnings goals for 2024, hike dividends and launch its first buyback in 15 years as Philippe Donnet's bid to stay on as CEO of Italy's biggest insurer faces ...
Tornado Losses Could Reach $5B But Should Be Manageable for Insurers: Experts
The late-season tornado outbreak that caused destruction across six states last weekend is expected to generate significant economic and insured losses, but it's unlikely to be a capital event for ...
Swiss Re Estimates Global Insured Catastrophe Losses of $112B for 2021
Natural catastrophes caused global insured losses of $105 billion in 2021—the fourth highest since 1970, according to Swiss Re Institute's preliminary sigma estimate. This was up from $90 billion ...