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IBM Proposes Revamp of Law Shielding Internet Companies From User Content Liability
International Business Machines Corp proposed changes to a 1996 law that protects internet companies from liabilities related to what users post on their platforms. In a blog post on Wednesday, IBM ...
Hippo Partners With American Family AI Spinout Arturo to Boost Digital Underwriting Processes
Hippo Insurance hopes to boost its digital underwriting and customer service processes through a new partnership with Arturo, a deep-learning property analytics company spun out from American Family ...
Kemper Signs Marketing Agreement With Hagerty for Classic Collectors Vehicle Biz
Kemper Corp. said it will move its Classic Collectors auto business to Hagerty, a Michigan agency specializing in the coverage. The change is happening by way of a marketing agreement, where ...
Volvo Makes Viable Limited Use of Commercial Autonomous Trucks
Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo's first commercial autonomous truck deal shows how it is bundling services to generate revenue from a technology that is years away from wide deployment. Driverless ...
Marriott’s Massive Privacy Breach Could Lead to a $124M UK Fine
The massive hacking of Marriott International Inc. reservation databases could lead to a 99 million-pound ($124 million) fine as the U.K. cracked down on privacy breaches with its second major ...
Expertise and Investment: What Munich Re Digital Partners Brings to InsurTech Partnerships
Three years may not be a long time, but the head of Munich Re Digitial Partners in North America says his operation has made the most of it. David Brune became CEO of Digital Partners' North American ...
Startup Focused on Digital Customer Interactions for Insurers and Others Raises $14.5M
A startup focused on developing a platform guiding digital customer interactions for insurers and other businesses has raised $14.5 million in new financing. Lightico said that Mangrove Capital ...
Dog Collar Liability Ruling Could Harm Amazon’s Broader Business Model
A federal court ruling that Amazon.com Inc. can be held liable for a dog collar sold on its website that partly blinded a woman could complicate the online merchant's business if it is applied ...