New Fitness Band Analyzes Your Emotional State and Body: Risk Alerts
Amazon's new Halo Band can analyze your emotional state while it tracks your fitness. Colorado and Massachusetts are now offering weed vending machines.
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U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices Continued Robust Climb in Q2 as Uncertainty Mushroomed
U.S. commercial insurance prices continued their robust climb in the 2020 second quarter, rising by close to 10 percent overall compared to the same period a year ago, according to Willis Towers ...
U.S. Insurers Slammed by Natural Disasters Catch Partial Break on Pandemic
As insurers brace for an expensive natural-disaster season because of storms and wildfires ravaging parts of the United States, the novel coronavirus is giving them an odd financial break. Many ...
Employee Safety, Fraud and Facility Shutdown Among Top Concerns of Midsize Businesses: Report
Not surprisingly, pandemic risks are among the top concerns for midsize businesses in 2020, tying for the No. 3 spot and beating out reputational risks, regulatory issues and risks related to climate ...
InsurTech NY Is Sponsoring Virtual Industry Job Fair on Oct. 29
InsurTech NY will be holding what it is billing as the first dedicated virtual job fair and networking event for InsurTech startups and the insurance industry. Scheduled for Oct. 29, 2020, the event ...
Cowbell Cyber Expands Into Texas and More
Cowbell Cyber, which uses artificial intelligence to sell cyber cover for small to mid-sized businesses, has expanded into Texas, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. The company said its Cowbell Prime ...
Insurance Shortfalls Emerge for Covering Demolition of Buildings Destroyed by Riots
Some commercial property owners whose businesses were torched by rioters are learning that they don't have enough insurance to clear away the debris. The StarTribune newspaper reported Monday that ...
Executives On The Move at Erie and GEICO
Erie Insurance appointed a new chief information security officer. GEICO's board elected a new officer and promoted two others.***
Erie Insurance has appointed ...