Technology/Science
Driverless Cars May Go Nowhere Unless Congress Passes Nationwide Rules
A patchwork of state laws governing the operation of self-driving cars threatens to stall their development, supporters told lawmakers as U.S. senators began consideration of a national standard for ...
Apple/U.S. Legal Battle Poised to Escalate Over ‘Source Code’
The latest filing in the legal war between the planet's most powerful government and its most valuable company gave one indication of how the high-stakes confrontation could escalate even further. In ...
In the Latest Edition of Carrier Management Magazine: State of Flux
The Q1 2016 edition of Carrier Management focuses on two broad themes: the state of the industry and talent management. But anyone glancing at our feature titles might think our main focus is ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, Aon Benfield, Travelers and More
Chubb will start selling construction industry-related insurance to midsize firms for the first time. Aon Benfield debuts charter flight cancellation coverage. Travelers is now offering a homeowners ...
Data Quality and the Commercial Property Insurance Marketplace
Although big data and disruption have become hot topics in the language of market watchers and business leaders, in commercial property insurance, the quality of data is a paramount consideration of ...
Apple Ransomware Attack Contained; More Mac Attacks Likely
The first known ransomware attack on Apple Inc.'s Mac computers, which was discovered over the weekend, was downloaded more than 6,000 times before the threat was contained, according to a developer ...
QBE Inks Analytics Outsourcing and Insurance Agent Specialty Coverage Deals
QBE Insurance forged two separate deals that will allow it to outsource analytics work as well as launch specialty coverage for insurance agents and brokers. As far as the analytics arrangement, ...
Beazley Reports 60 Percent Surge in Data Breach Cases for 2015
For those tracking the continued surge of data breaches and other cyber crimes, a report by specialty insurer Beazley offers a stark example of how serious the problem has become. Beazley, a major ...