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American Family Beefs Up Data/Analytics Capabilities With Networked Insights Acquisition
American Family Insurance has purchased a data and analytics software company in a move it said will help accelerate its digital transformation. Financial terms were not disclosed for American ...
Cyber Attack Sponsored by Nation-State Halts Plant Operations
Hackers likely working for a nation-state recently invaded the safety system of a critical infrastructure facility in a watershed attack that halted plant operations, according to cyber investigators ...
La Nina Will Likely Be Here Through Entire Winter
Looks like a potentially market-roiling La Nina will last through the new year, threatening to bring a colder, snowier winter to the northern U.S., drought to Latin America's soybean-growing regions ...
Executives On The Move at CNA, Hamilton Underwriting, AGCS and More
A former AIG executive will help CNA grow its operations in the metro-Boston region. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty is making some leadership changes in North America. Selective Insurance ...
Uber Investor Sues Over Company’s $680M Acquisition of Self-Driving Car Firm
Uber Technologies Inc. directors were accused of failing to properly review the ride-sharing company's $680 million acquisition of a self-driving technology firm that wound up being accused of ...
Digital Insurer Lemonade: License Not Needed by Those Who Adopt Its API Sales Platform
Digital insurer Lemonade says companies that integrate its insurance sales platform, or API, into their own apps and web sites "generally speaking do not have to be licensed as insurance agents or ...
Quantemplate, a Machine Learning Data/Analytics Startup, Pulls in $3.3M Funding Round
Quantemplate, an InsurTech firm specializing in machine learning data transformation and analytics, raised $3.3 million in new funding to fuel its expansion plans in the UK, US. and European markets. ...
The Latest Launches From Octo Telematics, BOLT and Lockton
Octo Telematics is expanding how auto insurance customers can buy its telematics tech. BOLT Solutions, Inc. teamed up with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to simplify how insurance can be purchased. ...