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Insurance and Regulation Remain Obstacles to Amazon Drones
For Amazon's recently announced drone delivery system to get off the ground, the company will have to solve numerous difficult technological challenges. Chief among them will be increasing battery ...
Fitzpatrick Stepping Down at Geneva Association
The Geneva Association announced Monday that its Secretary General, John H. Fitzpatrick, has informed the board of association that he will not stand for reelection at its next General Assembly in ...
Early AI initiatives in personal auto have largely focused on improving efficiency within individual functions, from claims and customer service...
Cultural Change Emerging at QBE NA, Duclos Says
During a Monday conference call on which QBE executives described details of an expected bottom-line loss of $250 million for 2013, the CEO of the North American operations said cultural changes are ...
Becker to Become QBE Chairman
QBE announced on Monday that Marty Becker will succeed Belinda Hutchinson as chairman when she retires from the QBE board in March 2014. Hutchinson had previously advised the board at the start of ...
Study Forecasts Growth for Professional Liability Insurance Market Across Europe
The market for professional indemnity insurance across 10 European countries - Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK - will be worth around ...
ING Wins Deal to Sell Annuities to Allstate Auto, Home Customers
ING U.S. Inc. will begin selling fixed annuities through Allstate Corp. agencies as the largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer ceases to offer its own brand of the retirement products. ...
Group Health Plans Pick Up Tab for ‘Zero Cost’ Workers’ Compensation Claims: Study
Workers' compensation claims that result in no payment lead to millions of dollars in increased costs for employee group insurance plans, new research shows. Nationwide, so-called "zero-cost" ...