Technology/Science
InsurTech Wefox Part of European Efforts to Ready Smartphone Tech Tracing Coronavirus Exposures
A group of European experts said on Wednesday they would soon launch technology for smartphones to help trace people who had come into contact with those infected with coronavirus, helping the health ...
Lemonade Enters the Netherlands Insurance Marketplace
Lemonade is now doing business in the Netherlands, its second European country after debuting in Germany nine months ago. The New York-based InsurTech said that Dutch customers can purchase contents ...
CEO Viewpoint: How COVID-19 May Impact P/C Insurance—Now And Going Forward
The spread of COVID-19 across the globe and the associated economic fallout are evolving extremely rapidly, creating one of the most defining challenges of our time. In the past days, I have spoken ...
Ageas Goes AI for Claims Process Via Tractable Partnership
UK insurer Ageas will start using artificial intelligence to create end-to-end assessments and estimates of vehicle damage during a claims process. The move comes thanks to a partnership with ...
Pandemic Response Sparks Product Liability, Other Concerns: Risk Alerts
Efforts by automakers to help manufacture medical equipment raise product liability and intellectual property concerns. An app that tracks where you have been and who you have crossed paths with ...
Ransomware Attacks More Than Doubled in 2019: Beazley
A new report from Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services reveals that the number of ransomware attack notifications against clients increased by 131 percent in 2019, as sums demanded by surged along ...
Hey Google: Stop Listening to My Client’s Info
Hey Alexa, stop listening to my client's information. As law firms urge attorneys to work from home during the global pandemic, their employees' confidential phone calls with clients run the risk of ...
Robots Rising: Coronavirus Fuels Non-Human Labor Demand
A shortage of workers and restrictions on human contact because of the coronavirus pandemic is driving up demand for service robots in China, potentially boosting a sector that has struggled to scale ...