Technology/Science
Hiscox, American Family-Backed Startup Unveils Small Business Digital Insurance Marketplace
Bunker, a Hiscox and American Family-backed startup billing itself as the first contract-related insurance marketplace, has officially left stealth mode and unveiled its first product. The target ...
Cyber Firm Asserts Yahoo Hack Was Work of Eastern European Criminal Gang
A cyber security company on Wednesday asserted that the hack of 500 million account credentials from Yahoo was the work of an Eastern European criminal gang, adding another layer of intrigue to a ...
IT, Big Data Experts Among 1,300 Employees Progressive Will Add by Year-End
The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies said it plans to hire more than 1,300 people by the end of 2016, focusing in part on beefing up its IT and big data capabilities. Information technology ...
Hamilton CEO Duperreault: SME Joint Venture With AIG, Two Sigma Launches in Q4
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., American International Group, Inc. and Two Sigma Investments plan in the fourth quarter to start rolling out a technology-enabled, customer-centric insurance platform ...
Universal Property & Casualty’s Direct-to-Consumer Homeowners Site Hits Three More States
Universal Direct, a direct-to-consumer online platform for Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. homeowners insurance, is now available in Florida, Hawaii and North Carolina. With these ...
Cyber Crime Worries Rise Among Small, Medium-Sized Businesses: Zurich
While the number remains low, there's been a robust rate of increase in the number of small and medium-sized businesses tuned in to the cyber attack risks they face, Zurich Insurance Group said in a ...
Firms Race to Gather Data Proving Drone Deliveries Are Safe
United Parcel Service Inc's launch this week of drone test flights simulating emergency medical-supply deliveries highlights a race for data to prove such deliveries can be performed safely. UPS's ...
UPS Tests Drones to Deliver Urgent Medical Deliveries
United Parcel Service Inc said it began testing the use of drones for emergency deliveries of medical supplies this week with a flight in rural Massachusetts, which the company hopes will eventually ...