Latest Automation Optimization Headlines

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Why Insurance Industry Should Embrace, Not Fear, Artificial Intelligence

May 22 2018 // Artificial intelligence isn’t the cold, job killing disruptor many fear it to be – at least it won’t be for many years to come, says Jeff Somers, president of Insureon.Insureon, a bit of a disruptor itself,...

Insurers Urge Focus on Safety and Data Sharing in Autonomous Vehicles

May 18 2018 // While automated driving systems hold great promise to save lives and reduce crashes, the focus must remain on validating the safety of the technology every step of the way, according to the National Association of Mutual...

Hartford Insurtech Hub Gives 10 Startups Shots at Partnerships with Insurers

May 7 2018 // Emerging from a 10-week accelerator program, 10 technology-powered insurance startups presented ideas for enhanced customer engagement, cyber security, digital health, smart home products and supply chain management at the...

Hartford Insurtech Hub Gives 10 Startups Shots at Partnerships with Insurers

Apr 23 2018 // Emerging from a 10-week accelerator program, 10 technology-powered insurance startups presented their ideas for enhanced customer engagement, cyber security, digital health, smart home products and supply chain management...

Car Makers Urged to Relay Limitations, Downplay Hype in Marketing Autonomous Systems

Apr 16 2018 // Deadly crashes involving Tesla Inc. and Uber Technologies vehicles operating entirely or in part under automated systems have made a once-abstract problem very real for auto industry lawyers gathered at a recent...

Safety Experts Weigh In on Autonomous Car Standards After Uber, Tesla Fatal Crashes

Apr 4 2018 // Autonomous cars should be required to meet standards on their ability to detect potential hazards and better ways are needed to keep their human drivers ready to assume control, U.S. auto safety and technology experts said...

Startup California Construction Company Working on Robotic Vehicles

Mar 20 2018 // As a teenager working for his dad’s construction business, Noah Ready-Campbell dreamed that robots could take over the dirty, tedious parts of his job, such as digging and leveling soil for building projects.Now the...

Analytics and Automation Reshaping the HR Process

Mar 19 2018 // Advancements in technology are driving continued evolution throughout the insurance industry. From insurtech and telematics to artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization, the industry continues to face increased...

Romanian Firm UiPath Ascends as Leader in Automating Business Tasks Such as Claims

Mar 7 2018 // Romanian firm emerges as leader in automating business tasksRomanian software firm UiPath has raised $153 million in new venture financing, marking both the company’s rapid ascent as a leader in automating routine...

In a Switch, Live Operator Answers Phones at Oklahoma Work Comp Commission

Mar 6 2018 // The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) has replaced its automated answering service with a live operator during normal hours of operations.Announcing the switch, Commissioner Mark Liotta stated he finds...

Nebraska Lawmakers Eye State as Test Site for Self-Driving Cars

Feb 13 2018 // Nebraska lawmakers could open the door to self-driving cars and trucks this year with new legislation designed to attract the industry while maintaining public safety.A legislative committee is considering two measures...

Women More Likely Than Men to Lose U.S. Jobs by Automation: WEF Report

Jan 22 2018 // Women are more likely than men to be knocked out of their U.S. jobs by automation in the next eight years, and they’ll find half as many opportunities to land new positions unless there’s a new effort to...

The Road to Automated Vehicles Could Be Bumpy, Slow

Jan 22 2018 // Driving automation promises to greatly improve the safety of human mobility not only for occupants of motor vehicles but for pedestrians, cyclists and other road users. Current headlines, however, likely overestimate the...

Fancher Named Digital Transformation Officer at American Family Insurance

Dec 28 2017 // Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance has named Todd Fancher as its first digital transformation officer.Fancher will oversee American Family group’s strategic investment in technology and practices that...

Self-Driving Technology Being Developed to Enable Driving on Snowy Roads

Dec 27 2017 // Self-driving cars may be the future, but relinquishing control of the wheel certainly takes some getting used to. It’s one thing to go (slowly) with the flow on well-marked city streets, for which many self-driving...

Four Reasons to Explore Underwriting Automation

Nov 28 2017 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.If you’re reading this blog, then you are likely interested in learning more about how you can make your company’s property underwriting process more...

Recent Hurricanes Highlight the Need for Digital Transformation in Insurance

Nov 20 2017 // The claims for Hurricane Irma are starting to pour in and they’ll be big, $25 billion to $35 billion, forecaster AIR Worldwide says.The scenes of flooding, displaced people, wrecked homes and disrupted communities...

Getting Highly Automated Vehicles on the Road

Oct 16 2017 // A number of current vehicle safety standards are blocking the development of the more sophisticated self-driving cars and trucks.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration promulgates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety...

Trump Regulation Approach Likely to Stall Connected Vehicles

Sep 26 2017 // The technology that gives cars superpowers to see around corners and through walls won’t be on the first self-driving rides hitting the road in the next few years.Vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems, known as...

Audi Goes Full Speed on Automated Driving, While Competitors Wary of Liability, Regulation

Sep 18 2017 // German carmaker Audi is taking a lead in bringing more automated driving to roads, but rivals seem in no rush to follow while legal and regulatory uncertainties still cloud the technology.At the Frankfurt car show, Audi...