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Self-Driving Car Legislation Passes U.S. Senate Commerce Committee
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to speed self-driving cars to market without human controls and bar states from imposing regulatory road blocks. The bill ...
Consumers Worry Autonomous Vehicles Will be Vulnerable to Cyber Breaches: AIG Study
As property/casualty insurers contemplate how to insurer autonomous vehicles, a new AIG study reveals consumers worry these cars and trucks of the future are particularly vulnerable to cyber ...
Trump Reportedly Seeking $29B National Flood Insurance/Disaster Aid Funding
The Trump administration will ask Congress to provide $29 billion in disaster aid and national flood insurance for hurricane-recovery efforts, a Republican lawmaker said Tuesday. Of that amount, $16 ...
InsureTech Connect Conference Highlights: Does Anyone Need a Toothbrush?
Insurance company employees wondering where all their bosses are this week should not be worried. It's a good bet the executives are safe in Las Vegas at the second annual InsureTech Connect ...
Executives On The Move at Everest Re, Chubb and Willis Towers Watson
Everest Re Group Ltd. picked an executive to lead its newly-created Dublin subsidiary, established for Europe's post-Brexit financial climate. Chubb made some new property/casualty appointments. ...
Boshoven Retiring as Farmers Specialty Lines/Foremost Leader; Cok Set to Replace Him
Steve Boshoven is retiring from Farmers Group after an insurance industry career spanning more than 30 years. Boshoven is currently president of Farmers Specialty and head of the Foremost Brand, an ...
Pie Insurance Debuts, With Small Business WC as a Target
Pie Insurance, an InsurTech startup focused on the small business workers compensation market, recently closed a $4.3 million seed financing round and the company is debuting this week with an online ...
Concerned About Natural Disaster Exposure, A.M. Best Hits Nationwide With Negative Outlook
Nationwide's size and market presence may count against it in the short term, according to A.M. Best. The insurer has been saddled with a negative outlook issued by the ratings agency, in part, over ...