Technology/Science
Google Spying, Requiring Illegal Confidentiality Agreements From Employees, Suit Says
A Google Inc. product manager has sued the company, accusing it of unlawfully prohibiting employees from sharing concerns with coworkers, shareholders or the press, and maintaining a "spying program" ...
2017 Predictions Part IV: Hong Kong, China Face Tech-Related Insurance Industry Disruption
The twin forces of regulation and technology will see the emergence of new distribution models in 2017. This sounds like a commonly heard disrupter scenario for the U.S. and European markets, but ...
Early AI initiatives in personal auto have largely focused on improving efficiency within individual functions, from claims and customer service...
Uber Halts Autonomous Car Program in Calif. After Vehicle Registrations Revoked
Uber Technologies Inc. pulled its self-driving cars from San Francisco's streets after the state of California revoked registrations for the vehicles. The move impacted 16 Uber automobiles, the ...
P2P Startup Lemonade Seeks 46-State Expansion
Lemonade is eyeing a national expansion after filing for a license to operate in 46 states and the District of Columbia. The peer-to-peer insurance startup focused on renters and homeowners insurance ...
U.S. Investigation Blames Facebook’s Big Drone Crash on Autopilot
The wing on Facebook Inc.'s experimental high-altitude drone broke last summer in Arizona after the massive aircraft hit an updraft and its autopilot overcompensated seconds before touchdown on its ...2017 Predictions Part II: InsurTech, Australia D&O and India Cyber Insurance
InsurTech was an insurance buzzword in 2016, and that's likely to continue next year when it will permeate almost every aspect of U.S. industry, according to a prediction from international law firm ...
Advancing a Digital Agenda: Policy Administration Transformation Is Step 1 for Carriers
Most carriers are looking at investment in a policy administration transformation as the first step in advancing their digital agenda. As shown in earlier parts of this article, fewer survey ...
Guidewire Grabbing ISCS for $160M, With an Eye on the Cloud
Guidewire, a software company focused on the P/C industry, will buy a tech outfit specializing in cloud computing for about $160 million in cash. The acquisition also helps it access the small ...