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Car Makers, Suppliers Give Widely Differing Timelines for Self-Driving Cars
Carmakers and suppliers gave widely differing timelines for the introduction of self-driving vehicles on Thursday, showing the uncertainties surrounding the technology as well as a split between ...
Nationwide Joins Insurify’s $4.6M Financing; Startup Launches Car Insurance Comparison on Facebook Messenger
Nationwide's venture arm is among the investors behind a new $4.6 million funding round for Insurify, an MIT spinoff with a virtual tool for car insurance shopping. Meanwhile, its service has debuted ...
RMS Debuts Agricultural Risk Models for India, China; Expanded Cover Planned
RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe risk management firm, has added agricultural risk models for India and China to its line of emerging risks models, with plans to expand coverage across ...
Most Insurers Envision at Least One Acquisition in 2017: KPMG Survey
A large majority of insurers plan to pursue acquisitions or divestitures through 2017, according to a new KPMG report, indicating that late-2015 and 2016 deal-making wasn't a fluke. About 84 percent ...
China’s Anbang Insurance Denies Investment in Kushner-Owned Manhattan Office Tower
China's Anbang Insurance Group said it is not investing in a flagship Manhattan office tower owned by the family of Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser. Anbang ...
New El Niño Possible by July; Southeast Asia Could Face Dry Weather
An El Nino may develop by July as forecasters worldwide predict the pattern that can disrupt global weather is set to return this year. Six of eight climate models predict El Nino thresholds may be ...
The Hanover, Amica Top 2017 J.D. Power Homeowner Claims Satisfaction Ranking
Amica Mutual may still lead the pack in terms of overall satisfaction among homeowners who have filed a property claim, but The Hanover and Nationwide are nipping at the insurer's heels, according to ...
Insurers Garner Record-High Satisfaction Grades
Those uppity InsurTech startups might want to take note: About one of every 15 U.S. homeowners insurance policyholders files a claim each year, and these claimants are now giving insurers their ...