Technology/Science
Berkshire Hathaway’s Gen Re Helps Launch Innovation/Technology Collaborative in Germany
Berkshire Hathaway's Gen Re is among insurers who recently helped found InsurLab Germany, a collaborative designed to foster new technologies and innovation in the industry. The initiative formally ...
Inside Carrier Management’s 2Q Magazine: The Rise of AI and EI in Insurance
As part of its "Watson at Work" campaign, IBM in early April released a series of videos showing cognitive systems helping people do their jobs. One video shows Watson, IBM's cognitive computing ...
AI Will Transform Insurance Industry, Execs Say: Accenture Report
Three-quarters of insurance executives believe that artificial intelligence will transform the overall industry within three years, although a slightly lower percentage foresee significant changes ...
Man and Machine: The Future of Insurance Work and Workforce
Early this year, news of a large Japanese insurance company replacing 34 of their employees with artificial intelligence (AI) sent shockwaves throughout the industry. While automation is nothing new ...
Willis Towers Watson Partnering With Roost to Form Home Telematics Testing Consortium
Global insurance consultant Willis Towers Watson is partnering with technology firm Roost to establish a claims data sharing consortium to help insurers test the effectiveness of water and fire smart ...
Group Linked to NSA Leaks Plans to Release More Data in July
A group that published hacking tools that security experts believe were stolen from the U.S. National Security Agency said on Tuesday it plans to sell a new batch of stolen code in July to customers ...
A Brave New World: First Reinsurance Product Heads to the Blockchain
There has been a lot of press—and perhaps hype—about blockchain and its potential to revolutionize the industry's processes and ultimately improve the customer experience. However, the efforts of ...
Chipotle Hackers Hit Most Restaurants, Stole Customer Payment Info
Hackers used malware to steal customer payment data from most of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.'s restaurants over a span of three weeks, the company said on Friday, adding to woes at the chain whose ...