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Italy’s Data Watchdog Probes Open AI Tool That Turns Text Into Video

Mar 11 2024 // Italy’s data protection agency said on Friday it had opened an investigation into a service developed by Microsoft-backed Open AI that can generate videos based on text prompts.The regulator, known as Garante, asked...

States Scramble to Catch Up on Oversight as AI Pervades Everyday Life

Mar 11 2024 // While artificial intelligence made headlines with ChatGPT, behind the scenes, the technology has quietly pervaded everyday life — screening job resumes, rental apartment applications, and even determining medical care in...

The National Alliance Launches Allibot: A NEW Artificial Intelligence Learning Tool for HS Students Earning the CISR Designation

Mar 11 2024 // AUSTIN, TX., March 11, 2024 — The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, a leader in risk management and insurance education, announces the release of Allibot, an advanced Artificial Intelligence...

US Treasury Drops Plan to Collect Insurer Data on Climate Risks

Mar 8 2024 // The US government is stepping away from its effort to collect data on home insurance prices and availability at the Zip code level as premiums soar and climate risks to property intensify. Instead, it will join in a...

AI Firms Face Growing List of Lawsuits. Here’s What to Watch

Mar 4 2024 // Artificial intelligence firms are facing increasing pressure from some of the world’s most formidable names in technology and media, as new tools spark fresh questions over the risks posed by chatbots that threaten...

Kansas’ Conrade Insurance Group Discloses Data Breach

Mar 1 2024 // Conrade Insurance Group this week reported a data breach upon identifying unusual activity in its email system. The Newton, Kansas-based insurance agency posted a Notice of data Event on its website stating an...

3 Emerging Risks: AI-Driven Civil Unrest, Heavy EVs, Solar Panel Safety

Feb 23 2024 // Technology is poised to take over traditional markets and is rapidly creating new ones. For example, this trend is evidenced by the adoption of electric vehicles, demand for solar energy, and the blistering pace of...

Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau Working on 2024 NAIC Terrorism Risk Insurance Data Call

Feb 23 2024 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau plans to submit to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) insurer-specific California workers’ comp terrorism exposure data, including...

‘AI Godfather’, Others Urge More Deepfake Regulation in Open Letter

Feb 21 2024 // Artificial intelligence experts and industry executives, including one of the technology’s trailblazers Yoshua Bengio, have signed an open letter calling for more regulation around the creation of deepfakes, citing...

Despite Deepfake and Bias Risks, AI Is Still Useful in Finance, Firms Told

Feb 15 2024 // A bank uses biased artificial intelligence outputs in a mortgage lending decision. An insurance firm’s AI produces racially homogeneous advertising images. Users of an AI system complain about a bad experience.These...

Microsoft Says it Caught Hackers From China, Russia and Iran Using its AI Tools

Feb 15 2024 // State-backed hackers from Russia, China, and Iran have been using tools from Microsoft-backed OpenAI to hone their skills and trick their targets, according to a report published on Wednesday.Microsoft said in its report...

Nearly 75% of Employers Don’t Have AI Protocols for Internal Communications: Study

Feb 13 2024 // Despite organizations’ increased adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), 71% don’t provide internal guidance on when, where or how to use the technology, according to Gallagher’s 2023/24 State of the...

EU Lawmakers Ratify Provisional Deal on Artificial Intelligence Rules

Feb 13 2024 // Two key groups of lawmakers at the European Parliament on Tuesday ratified a provisional agreement on landmark artificial intelligence rules ahead of a vote by the legislative assembly in April that will pave the way for...

What’s to Come in 2024: AI Expansion, More Catastrophes, Network Consolidation

Feb 13 2024 // No one can predict the future, but insurance professionals are likely the best qualified when it comes to predicting risk. For this special report, Insurance Journal magazine asked industry thought leaders their...

People Moves: Burnham Benefits Names Foderaro Managing Director; Mercury Insurance Names Zhang Chief Data Analytics Officer

Feb 13 2024 // Burnham Benefits Names Foderaro Managing DirectorBurnham Benefits Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, named William Foderaro as managing director. Foderaro has more than 20 years of experience in the...

Top AI Companies Join Government Effort to Set Safety Standards

Feb 9 2024 // The top US artificial intelligence companies will participate in a government-led effort intended to craft federal standards on the technology to ensure that it’s deployed safely and responsibly, the Commerce...

Report: Top AI Trends for Insurers in 2024 Include Claims, Other Insurance Processes

Feb 5 2024 // Insurers are prepared for artificial intelligence to move beyond task automation and machine learning to advanced uses in 2024, a new report examining the industry and how it’s using AI shows.The report from...

What’s to Come in 2024: Hard Market, AI Expansion, More Catastrophes, Network Consolidation

Feb 5 2024 // No one can predict the future, but insurance professionals are likely the best qualified when it comes to predicting risk. For this special report, Insurance Journal asked industry thought leaders their predictions for the...

France Now Backing EU AI Rules Ahead of Bloc Endorsement

Feb 2 2024 // France is now backing landmark European Union rules governing artificial intelligence subject to strict conditions, an EU diplomatic source said on Friday, after sources had previously said it was the last holdout in the...

AI-Driven Insurance Platform Indemn Raises $1.9 Million

Feb 1 2024 // New York-based Insurtech platform Indemn announced it has closed a $1.9 million pre-seed funding round.The round was led by venture capital firm Markd, with participation from Afterwork Ventures, Everywhere Ventures, and a...