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Recent Crashes Are Slowing Self-Driving Automobile Development
A series of high-profile accidents involving self-driving cars are slowing the mad rush into the autonomous vehicles business, according to a report issued Wednesday. The accidents, some of them ...
The Latest Launches From RMS and Marsh/Validus Specialty
RMS unveiled a new catastrophe model designed to address earthquake and tsunami risks in Japan. Marsh and Validus Specialty launched a new insurance product designed to manage U.S.-based fintech ...
This Year’s Global Insurance Symposium Innovators Promote Better Use of Existing Industry Products
For all the talk of technology disrupting insurance, most of the innovations unveiled at the 2018 Global Insurance Symposium were focused on helping consumers, agents, brokers and carriers make ...
Allstate’s Net Income Grew in Q1; A Surprise Dip in Auto Accident Frequency Helped
An unexpected decline in auto accident frequency helped The Allstate Corp. soar in its 2018 first quarter, along with lower catastrophe losses. The Illinois-based insurer also credits the Trump tax ...
AIG Continues to Struggle as Catastrophe Costs, Lower Yields Hammer Profit
American International Group Inc reported a 21 percent decline in first-quarter profit on Wednesday, due to higher catastrophe and bad weather claims, as well as weaker investment income. The insurer ...
Oklahoma Wildfires Kill Hundreds of Cattle, Destroy More than 300,000 Acres
Wind-driven wildfires that began in mid-April, fueled by severe drought, have killed hundreds of cattle and destroyed more than 300,000 acres in Oklahoma, authorities said on Monday. Oklahoma has ...
Insurers Are Exploring Whether They Must Use Blockchain to Compete or Collaborate
Blockchain isn't coming to insurance. It's already here. Leading insurance organizations are participating in alliances to adapt blockchain capabilities to insurance transactions, according to ...
Validus, Prepping to Be Acquired by AIG, Lost Money in Q1
Validus Holdings reported it lost money during the 2018 first quarter, due partly to more expenses, an underwriting loss in its insurance segment and a drop in income for the carrier's reinsurance ...