Technology/Science
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Boosts Stake in Apple, Buys Teva Shares
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday disclosed a new stake in generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and said it bought more shares of Apple Inc, which surpassed Wells ...
Insurers May Not Be Able to Avoid Blockchain, Virtual Currencies ‘Sweeping Through Industry’
Insurers need to be thinking about blockchain technology and virtual currencies like bitcoin and how to approach these areas of emerging risk as they become harder to ignore, according to panelists ...
The Latest Launches From QBE, GuideOne/Roost and Zurich/CoverWallet
QBE North America has teamed up with a company to expand access to some of its professional liability coverage. GuideOne Insurance has started offering Roost Smart Water Leak and Freeze Detectors in ...
Weather Analytics Company Understory Wins Patent for Proprietary Sensor Tech
Understory secured a patent for sensor technology used as part of its private network to collect real-time weather data on the ground in great detail. Alex Kubicek, CEO of the Wisconsin-based weather ...
Where Is the InsurTech Capital of the World?
There was a time not so long ago when Hartford, Conn., was widely known as the "Insurance Capital of the World." These days, Hartford has work to do to reclaim that title. But with insurance ...
Tech Innovation Moves From Coalition/HackerOne and Munich Re/StarMind
Coalition will partner with HackerOne to offer its cyber insurance small business clients programs to reduce hacking risks. Munich Re will start using artificial intelligence technology from Starmind ...
EU Regulators Warn of Cryptocurrency Pricing Bubble
Virtual currencies such as bitcoin have shown clear signs of a pricing bubble and consumers could lose all their money, the European Union's banking, securities and insurance watchdogs said on ...
Argo Group CEO Watson Touts Early Tech Adoption, Eagerness to Adapt as Smart Moves
In an age of big data and machine learning, some carriers are still assessing what technological investments they'll need to adapt and compete. Mark Watson, the long-time CEO of Argo Group, insists ...