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Big Commercial Rate Hikes Continue at Chubb; Investment Portfolio Takes Hit
Chubb's 2021 first quarter landed with massive net income. The company alsi benefited from double-digit commercial premium rate hikes and a healthy P/C combined ratio. COVID-19 continued to adversely ...
Insurance Fraud Bureau, Shift Technology to Develop AI-Based Fraud Detection System
The Insurance Fraud Bureau and Shift Technology will partner on developing a new fraud detection system for the UK insurance sector. Expectations are that the new platform will be in play by early ...
American Family Spinout Arturo Raises $25M to Expand AI-Driven Predictive Analytics Platform
American Family Insurance spinout Arturo pulled in $25 million in venture financing – a big boost to the company's AI-driven, property-centric predictive analytics platform. "A deeper property ...
Three Senators Want to Create Mandatory Driver Monitoring Systems
Three Democratic U.S. senators on Monday said they are introducing legislation that would require U.S. regulators to mandate installation of driver-monitoring systems to ensure motorists pay ...
Europe’s Digital Health Pass Plans Confront Data Security and Fraud Risks
As Europe races to set up a digital health pass scheme to save the holiday season from the pandemic, technical and political obstacles are showing just how big a challenge the world faces in building ...
Auto Insurance MGA Focused on Underserved Populations Raises Seed Funding
A startup managing general agency designed to give underserved populations affordable access to auto insurance has raised seed funding to help it launch an initial product. Sigo pulled in $1.5 ...
The Latest Launches From Duck Creek/Mindtree and Travelers
Duck Creek Technologies and Mindtree are developing improved customer experience processes for UPC Insurance. Travelers released a revamped mobile app for personal insurance customers.
GEICO Must Pay $2.7M to Settle Claim After Rejecting $30,000 Payout
GEICO Indemnity Co.'s refusal to settle a bodily injury claim for $30,000 will cost it more than $2.7 million, under a ruling Monday by the Georgia Supreme Court. The high court's 7-0 decision ...
Facial Recognition Tech Should Be Banned: EU Privacy Watchdog
Facial recognition should be banned in Europe because of its "deep and non-democratic intrusion" into people's private lives, EU privacy watchdog the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) said ...