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Unrecalled Takata Inflators Monitored After Another Bursts, Injuring Driver
U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that ...
Tech Bytes: New Partnerships at Verisk, INSTANDA, bolttech
Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider, has expanded its collaboration with the National Fire Protection Association to provide wildfire risk and mitigation data from its Firewise ...
Florida Commish, NAMIC Push Back on Federal Climate Change Data Call
Florida's insurance commissioner and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies are pushing back against a plan by the U.S. Treasury to collect data from insurers on risks from climate ...
Insurity Reports AI Resolves 75% of Policyholder Needs
Cloud software provider for insurance carriers, brokers and MGAs, Insurity reported it's AI resolves 75 percent of policyholder needs, effectively reducing live agent interactions during times of ...
U.S. Retail Lobbying Group Retracts ‘Organized’ Crime Statistic
The main lobbying group for U.S. retailers retracted its claim that "organized retail crime" accounted for nearly half of all inventory losses in 2021 after finding that incorrect data was used for ...
GM’s Robotaxi Service May Be Fined for California Crash Severity Coverup
California regulators are alleging a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up the severity of an accident involving one of its driverless cars, raising the specter they may ...
Nearmap Announces Agreement to Acquire Betterview
Nearmap, a location intelligence and aerial imagery solutions provider, has signed an agreement to acquire Betterview, a property intelligence and risk management platform in the insurance industry. ...
As Homeowners Face Mounting Disasters, Reality TV Wants to Help
Television networks are tapping into a mounting challenge affecting many U.S. homeowners: rebuilding after disasters.
Rachael Ray — the ...
Insurers Heavily Exposed to Impact of Climate Change: Global Watchdog
Insurers are heavily exposed to the impact of climate change and also face risk from their alternative investments in reinsurance, the International Association of ...