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InsurTech Profile: Kordinator Adds Empathy to Automated Customer Service
Automated customer service is a fact of life. In fact, many people are more comfortable sharing personal details with a machine than with a human. But automation must appreciate that not every ...
The Latest Launches From AXA XL, Munich Re America and Marsh
AXA XL's primary cyber and technology insurance clients can now get complimentary proactive services meant to help promote resiliency before cyber attacks. Munich Re America has begun marketing a ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg: New Lloyd’s Leader Neal Has His Work Cut Out for Him
Chubb President and CEO Evan Greenberg offered positive words about new Lloyd's of London CEO John Neal, though he cautioned that the venerable insurance marketplace has a long way to go to address ...
Reinsurance Backed by ‘Alternative’ Capital Is Now Mainstream: Willis Towers Watson
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is here to stay, said a new survey from Willis Towers Watson. End investors, ILS funds, and buyers – the three groups active in ILS – have ...
New York Accuses Exxon Mobil of Deceiving Investors on Climate Costs
Lawyers for Exxon Mobil Corp. stood before a New York judge in August and told the state's attorney general to "put up or shut up" after spending three years investigating the company's public ...
U.S. Govt. Official Wants Self-Driving Car Industry to Develop Better Safety Metrics
Autonomous vehicle manufacturers need a better yardstick to show that their products are safe, said Derek Kan, under secretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation. The metrics that ...
Cyber Attack on AXA Prompts Mexico Central Bank Alert
Mexico's central bank said on Tuesday it had raised the security alert level in its payment system after a non-banking financial user reported "inconsistencies" in the cash payment matching system. ...
Relax, Uber’s Not Interested in Entering Insurance Business
While it is weighing providing benefits and insurance to its independent contractor drivers, ridesharing giant Uber is not interested in getting into the insurance business itself. Rather, the global ...