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Many Insurance Execs View Regulation as a Barrier Toward Adopting Digital Tech
Many insurance industry executives see complex regulatory requirements as the biggest barrier toward adopting digital technology, according to a recent Willis Towers Watson survey finding that 42 ...
Tesla Autopilot Function Cleared in Probe of Fatal 2016 Crash
The push to bring self-driving cars to American roads got a significant boost on Thursday when the nation's chief auto safety regulator essentially cleared Tesla Motors Inc.'s Autopilot system of ...
Nationwide, Sure Partner to Offer Renters Insurance via App
Nationwide is joining forces with Sure, developer of an on-demand insurance mobile app, to offer consumers the ability to purchase renters insurance on their smartphones as they shop for an apartment ...
Higher Catastrophe Losses Push Private U.S. P/C Insurers Into the Red
For private U.S. property/casualty insurers, the first nine months of 2016 were markedly worse than the same period in 2015, due to higher catastrophe losses and less favorable reserve development. ...
Credit Suisse Will Pay $5.3B to Settle U.S. Mortgage Case
Credit Suisse has formally agreed to pay $5.3 billion to settle with U.S. authorities over claims it misled investors in residential mortgage-backed securities it sold in the run-up to the 2008 ...
OneBeacon Is Reportedly Soliciting Offers From Rival Insurers
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., the specialty insurer controlled by White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., is exploring a sale, people familiar with the matter said. The Bermuda-based company recently ...
State Auto, Munich Re America CEOs Sound Off at P/C Insurance Joint Industry Forum
President-elect Donald Trump was just one of many things on the minds of property/casualty insurers at this year's Insurance Information Institute Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum, ...
Airbus CEO Sees ‘Flying Car’ Prototype by End of Year
Airbus Group plans to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a way of avoiding gridlock on city roads by the end of the year, the aerospace group's chief executive said on Monday. Airbus ...