Technology/Science
More Insurer CFOs See Big Data as Helping Them With Growth Goals
Nearly 70 percent of insurer CFOs see pursuit of new growth, market expansion or an M&A deal as a significant priority, making it their top business driver, according to a 2016 EY survey of ...
Verisk Analytics Acquires UK-Based Emergent Network Intelligence
Verisk Analytics has expanded its claims products in the United Kingdom with the acquisition of Emergent Network Intelligence (ENI), which provides insurers in the UK with technological innovations ...
Racing With Machines: Technology Is Not Destiny
The fact is that June, my great-grandmother, was a computer. The fear is that my son is not. Ours is not a cyborg-mutation story, although that fate may await my great-grandchildren. In 1924, ...
Nissan First EU Tests of Self-Driving Car Begin in London
Guided by cameras and radars, and negotiating traffic and roundabouts, a self-driving Nissan car took to the streets of London on Monday for the Japanese company's first European tests of an ...
How Technology Is Changing Workers Comp
New technologies are improving workers compensation programs in everything from communications and training to health care delivery and claims, according to experts. Tom Ryan, market research leader ...
InsurTech Investments Expected to ‘Keep Booming’ in 2017: KPMG Report
Investor interest in InsurTech is expected "to remain hot across all regions of the world" during 2017, following strong growth in 2016, according to a report published by KPMG. In the coming year, ...
Chubb Will Consolidate, Integrate IT Infrastructure on IBM Cloud
Chubb has sealed a new deal with IBM that represents a major investment in cloud computing in order to modernize its information technology operations. The Chubb/IBM announcement involves is a ...
UPS Tests Delivery With Octocopter Drone
United Parcel Service Inc. sees a day when your latest purchase may be dropped off not by a brown-clad delivery driver, but by an octocopter drone. The world's largest courier took a step closer to ...