Technology & Analytics
Berkshire Hathaway’s Gen Re Helps Launch Innovation/Technology Collaborative in Germany
Berkshire Hathaway's Gen Re is among insurers who recently helped found InsurLab Germany, a collaborative designed to foster new technologies and innovation in the industry. The initiative formally ...
Inside Carrier Management’s 2Q Magazine: The Rise of AI and EI in Insurance
As part of its "Watson at Work" campaign, IBM in early April released a series of videos showing cognitive systems helping people do their jobs. One video shows Watson, IBM's cognitive computing ...
Man and Machine: The Future of Insurance Work and Workforce
Early this year, news of a large Japanese insurance company replacing 34 of their employees with artificial intelligence (AI) sent shockwaves throughout the industry. While automation is nothing new ...
Willis Towers Watson Partnering With Roost to Form Home Telematics Testing Consortium
Global insurance consultant Willis Towers Watson is partnering with technology firm Roost to establish a claims data sharing consortium to help insurers test the effectiveness of water and fire smart ...
Group Linked to NSA Leaks Plans to Release More Data in July
A group that published hacking tools that security experts believe were stolen from the U.S. National Security Agency said on Tuesday it plans to sell a new batch of stolen code in July to customers ...
A Brave New World: First Reinsurance Product Heads to the Blockchain
There has been a lot of press—and perhaps hype—about blockchain and its potential to revolutionize the industry's processes and ultimately improve the customer experience. However, the efforts of ...
Munich Re, Aviva Ventures Invest in UK Connected Home InsurTech Neos
Neos, a UK connected home insurer, announced last week that it has secured a £5 million (roughly $6.4 million) series A investment led by Aviva Ventures together with strategic partner Munich Re. ...
A Reassuring Message About the Transition to Driverless Cars
The advance of driverless cars and the prospect that they will disrupt property/casualty insurance and change the way autos are insured has created plenty of industry anxiety. Even before that point, ...