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Automakers Jointly Fund AI Research in Race to Catch Google on Self-Driving Cars
Automakers didn't build the self-driving car: Google did. That's a big problem for them. Hoping to catch up, Ford, Toyota, and Volkswagen are betting on academics. Along with Nvidia, Samsung, ...
Insurance Discounts Ahead as U.S. Automakers Promise Crash-Avoidance Braking by 2022
The chief U.S. auto safety regulator defended a voluntary agreement with carmakers to add automatic braking systems, saying that making the change mandatory would take too much time. Under the terms ...
Two Instech Startups Target Small Business Insurance Market
Small business insurance providers will soon have two new competitors from the technology world. Next Insurance, an online shopper for small businesses, announced a $13 million seed investment led by ...
Tech Firms Warn of Growing Cyber Risks, From Medical Devices to Sex Toys
It's not just computers and mobile phones that are vulnerable to cyber attack, according to software firm Trend Micro. As more devices are hooked up to the Internet, it could be anything from medical ...
Florida’s Citizens Pushes Policy Changes to Address Rising Water-Loss Claims
Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s board of governors has approved a slate of recommendations aimed at reducing the impact of what it calls skyrocketing water-loss claims that could reverse progress ...
Munich Re Expects Profit Drop in 2016 on Soft Market, Low Interest Rates
Munich Re, the world's second-biggest reinsurer, expects profit to decline this year as falling prices for its products and low interest rates weigh on investment earnings. The company plans to ...
The Hartford Acquiring E&S Player Maxum Specialty
The Hartford has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Northern Homelands Company, the holding company of excess and surplus lines insurer Maxum Specialty Insurance Group, for $170 million in ...
Munich Re Plans New $1.1B Share Buyback; Profit Expected to Plunge
Munich Re, the world's second-biggest reinsurer, expects profit to decline this year as falling prices for its products and low interest rates weigh on investment earnings. The company plans to ...