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Carriers Can Learn From Uber Driverless Vehicle Fatality as They Shape Coverage Standards
Uber's driverless sport utility vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona during a test run isn't spooking carriers from developing coverage for the technology. The industry is proceeding ...
Sensor-Maker Defends Tech Used in Uber Self-Driving Car Fatality
A top executive for the maker of sensors used on the self-driving car that stuck and killed a woman in Arizona this week said she's "baffled" as to why the tech-outfitted vehicle failed to recognize ...
Insurers, Banks to Get Brexit Update From Bank of England
The Bank of England said it would update banks and insurers next week on its approach to Brexit given that Britain and the European Union have now adopted a transition deal. "The Bank of England ...
Attritional and Catastrophe Losses Hammered Lloyd’s 2017 Results
The Lloyd's market's pre-tax loss of $2.8 billion in 2017 was partly due to hurricanes and wildfires in the third and fourth quarters. But these losses were exacerbated by the continued deterioration ...
Data Breach Notification Gaps Remain Despite Improved Alerts: Munich Re’s Hartford Steam Boiler
Carriers face ongoing challenges in developing effective strategies to insure against data breaches. A new consumer survey from Munich Re's Hartford Steam Boiler underscores the work left to be done ...
RMS, Symantec, HP Vets Launch New Cyber Risk Modeling Startup
A new cyber risk analytics firm has made its public debut. CyberCube Analytics relies on technology developed by Symantec Corp. plus investment from Trident Capital Cyber Security, a $300 million ...
Daughter of Woman Killed by Uber Self-Driving Vehicle Retains Attorney
The daughter of the woman killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona has retained a personal injury lawyer, underlying the potential high stakes of the first fatality caused by an autonomous ...
Lemonade Expands Again, Into D.C. and Pennsylvania
Lemonade, an insurance startup that relies on artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, has launched in both Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. It announced the expansion on social media. These ...