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Executive Viewpoint: In the Competition for Top Talent, Innovation Matters
In today's highly competitive job market, attracting the right talent is not just about money. It isn't necessarily about offering flextime or office perks, either. For most would-be employees, ...
EU Will Ban Artificial Intelligence Used for Mass Surveillance, Ranking Social Behavior
The European Union is poised to ban artificial intelligence (AI) systems used for mass surveillance or for ranking social behavior, while companies developing AI could face fines as high as 4% of ...
State Auto Plans Broad Rollout of Agent Platform Developed With Amazon
State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company is planning a national rollout of a platform designed with Amazon to help independent insurance agents better serve the insurer's policyholders. A beta ...
UK Insurer Admiral Group Mulls Sale of Price Comparison Platform
UK car and home insurer Admiral Group Plc is considering a potential sale of its price comparison platform Penguin Portals, according to people familiar with the matter. The FTSE 100 company is ...
Sompo International Forms New Unit Focused on Tech Industry
Sompo International Holdings Ltd. established a new unit focused on the technology industry. The Bermuda-based property/casualty specialty insurer and reinsurer said the unit will work through a ...
Travelers, Adapting to a COVID-19 World, Will Hire Hundreds of Key Tech Experts
Travelers said it is hiring hundreds of people before the end of 2020, a large number of which will be in the technology space to help the insurer conduct business virtually. The Hartford-based ...
Analysts Curious About AIG 200 Transformation Initiative; Details Wanted
Less than two years after Brian Duperreault took the helm at American International Group, his first big accomplishment has become clear: The carrier's P/C business is on track to produce an ...
AI and Bionic Eyes Poised to Be the Latest Wildfire Risk Reduction Tools
On a tower in the Brazilian rain forest, a sentinel scans the horizon for the first signs of fire. Only these eyes aren't human. They don't blink or take breaks, and guided by artificial intelligence ...