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Florida Regulators Demand Data From Weiss Ratings After Recent Reports on Insurers

Nov 22 2024 // Weiss Ratings, a Palm Beach Gardens financial ratings firm, sparked some outrage from the Florida insurance industry in recent weeks after it released reports contending that some of Florida’s largest property...

Bank of Japan Governor Warns AI Could Bring New Financial Stability Risks

Nov 21 2024 // Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday central banks must be mindful that technological advances, such as in the area of artificial intelligence (AI), could bring new risks to financial stability. “As...

Cybersecurity in Insurance: Why Your Data and Compliance Can’t Afford to Slip

Nov 20 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Data is at the core of the insurance industry. From the smallest independent agencies to the largest legacy carriers, insurance organizations of all sizes house data....

AI Weather Models Have Shown Promise This Hurricane Season

Nov 19 2024 // When Hurricane Beryl was rushing across the Atlantic basin in July, the weather forecasting tool made by Google Deepmind, the tech company’s artificial intelligence unit, saw something other models missed....

AI Revolution in Insurance: Opportunities and Legal Pitfalls

Nov 18 2024 // The insurance industry is in the midst of a digital revolution, with artificial intelligence (AI) at the heart of it. From streamlining claims processing to creating personalized policies, AI has quickly become a vital...

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Issues Bulletin on Use of AI

Nov 15 2024 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready issued a bulletin providing insurers with regulatory guidance on the use of artificial intelligence.The bulletin, which was adopted by the National Association of Insurance...

FTC’s Holyoak Concerned AI Collecting Children’s Data

Nov 15 2024 // U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said on Thursday the agency should look into how artificial-intelligence products use the data they gather from younger users, amid privacy and safety concerns.Holyoak, one...

AI Thermostats Pitched for Texas Homes to Relieve Stressed Grid

Nov 8 2024 // Three of the biggest names in US home energy automation are coming together to offer some relief to the beleaguered Texas electrical grid.Power supplier NRG Energy Inc. is partnering with Renew Home LLC to distribute about...

Viewpoint: Are You Covered for AI Risks?

Nov 8 2024 // You can’t go anywhere without hearing about the impact of generative artificial intelligence on … well, everything. The insurance industry is not immune from these impacts; it has been affected by AI in countless...

AI Weapons Scanners in NYC Subway Found Zero Guns in Month Test

Oct 30 2024 // A pilot program testing AI-powered weapons scanners inside some New York City subway stations this summer did not detect any passengers with firearms — but falsely alerted more than 100 times, according to newly released...

Program Uses AI to Send Cash Payments to 1,000 Households Hit by Hurricanes

Oct 29 2024 // Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will benefit this week from a new disaster aid program that employs a model not commonly used by philanthropy in the United States: Giving people...

AI Chatbot Pushed Florida Teen to Suicide, Lawsuit Against Its Creator Alleges

Oct 29 2024 // In the final moments before he took his own life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and messaged the chatbot that had become his closest friend.For months, Sewell had become increasingly isolated from his...

Parents of Student Disciplined for Using AI Sue School

Oct 25 2024 // The parents of a high school senior in Massachusetts argued in federal court in Boston on Tuesday that their son was unfairly punished for using artificial intelligence while researching a history project, harming his...

AI Push Sees Italy’s Intesa Axing 9,000 Jobs in ‘Generational’ Shift

Oct 24 2024 // Intesa Sanpaolo SpA is replacing thousands of staff with younger hires to set the firm up for the use of artificial intelligence, demonstrating how much the technology is impacting workers across the financial industry.The...

SEC to Increase Scrutiny of AI Tools Used by Financial Brokers, Advisers

Oct 22 2024 // The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s examiners will step up scrutiny of financial firms’ use of artificial intelligence next year, the latest sign of regulators’ growing concerns about the emerging...

Murdoch Firms Dow Jones and New York Post Sue Perplexity AI

Oct 21 2024 // Media baron Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and New York Post filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI on Monday, claiming the AI startup engages in a “massive amount of illegal copying” of their copyrighted...

90% of Insurers Have GenAI Budgets; 10% Can Fully Comply With AI Regs

Oct 21 2024 // Data and technology leaders at insurance organizations are gung ho about using GenAI to increase customers satisfaction, reduce operating costs and improve risk management, but few are fully ready to comply with...

Insurance Execs See Gen AI Necessary To Compete; Customers Wary

Oct 18 2024 // Insurance industry investments in generative AI are expected to surge by over 300 percent from 2023 to 2025 as organizations move from pilots in one or two areas to implementations in multiple functions across business...

Revolutionizing Submission Automation for MGAs and Wholesalers with AI-Powered Technology: From Email Intake to Quoting in Minutes

Oct 17 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys.In the fast-paced insurance industry, MGAs and wholesalers are constantly challenged with managing large volumes of submissions from agents. Typically, gatekeepers spend...

New York Updates Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation to Address AI Risks

Oct 17 2024 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued new guidance to assist the more than 3,000 financial firms including insurers it regulates in addressing cybersecurity risks arising from artificial...