Technology/Science
Unlike Some Automakers, Ford Is Fully Committed to Developing Totally Autonomous Cars
As Ford Motor Co. has been developing self-driving cars, the U.S. automaker has started noticing a problem during test drives: Engineers monitoring the robot rides are dozing off. Company researchers ...
Verisk Analytics, Capgemini Make Insurance Industry-Focused Acquisitions
Verisk Analytics has snatched up Healix Risk Rating, a company focused on automated medical risk assessment for the travel insurance ratings. Financial terms were not disclosed, although the deal is ...
IVANS Digital Distribution Tool Will Help Carriers Grow—With Agents
With no intention of disintermediating anybody, IVANS is rolling out new commercial lines "digital distribution capabilities," which the firm promises will give carriers a "data-driven method" to ...
Insurance Software M&A: Sapiens to Grab StoneRiver for $102M
Sapiens International Corp. has agreed to snatch up StoneRiver Inc. for $102 million in cash – one of the larger recent acquisitions in the insurance software and services space. Plans call for ...
Insurance CEOs Worry More About Disrupters Than Execs in Other Industries: PwC
Insurance CEOs are more concerned than leaders in other industries about combined disruptive threats to their revenue growth prospects, according to findings from the 20th annual "PwC Global CEO ...
Pending New York Cybersecurity Regs Risk Raising Loss Potential: Fitch Ratings
New cybersecurity regulations in New York could raise loss potential for insurers, even as they fuel premium growth for both the cybersecurity and directors and officers sectors, Fitch Ratings said ...
Trends in Smart Homes: What’s Next?
The smart home industry is beginning to take hold, and safety and security are going to play a key role. Consumers will be spending $130 billion annually on smart home systems by 2020, according to ...
InsurTech Startup Hippo and Elafris Partner on Virtual Agent Chatbot
InsurTech startup Hippo, an online provider of home insurance founded in 2015, and Elafris Inc., the developer of an artificial intelligence messaging platform specifically tailored for the banking ...