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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...

Aviation Sector Sees No Quick Tech Solution to GPS ‘Spoofing’ Interference Problem

Jan 30 2024 // Global regulators, aviation security specialists and manufacturers failed to reach an agreement on a quick technical fix to the problem of GPS spoofing near war zones at a meeting on Thursday [Jan. 25], instead calling for...

Markets/Coverages: Insurtech BOXX Partners With AXA to Offer Cyber Risk Mitigation for Small Businesses

Jan 30 2024 // BOXX Insurance, the Toronto-based cyber insurtech and managing general agent, has announced the launch of a cyber risk mitigation solution in collaboration with AXA, aimed at providing crucial support to small...

Insurtech Resilience Expands Cyber Risk Management to Clients of $10B in Revenue

Jan 30 2024 // San Francisco, California-based Resilience expanded its underwriting authority to serve large global companies with up to $10 billion in annual revenues. The company reported that its expanded authorities come after a...

White House AI Council Meets as Legislative Action Stalls

Jan 29 2024 // The White House artificial intelligence council is meeting Monday, three months after President Joe Biden signed an executive order that aims to reduce the risks AI poses.White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed, who...

Startup AiDash Raises $50M for Tech Using AI, Satellites to Spot Wildfire Risk

Jan 26 2024 // A California startup using artificial intelligence (AI) and satellites to spot fire and weather risks on power lines, AiDash, reported it had raised $50 million in new funding, reflecting Silicon Valley efforts to create...

Google Settles AI-Related Chip Patent Lawsuit That Sought $1.67B

Jan 26 2024 // Google on Wednesday reached a settlement in a patent infringement lawsuit over chips that power the company’s artificial-intelligence technology, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court.The settlement...

Erie Strategic Ventures Backs Wagmo, Roots Automation, Trust & Will

Jan 22 2024 // Erie Strategic Ventures, the venture capital arm of Erie Insurance, has announced investments in three new portfolio companies: Wagmo, Roots Automation and Trust & Will.The three investments support startups operating...

New York Proposes Guidance Governing Insurers’ Use of AI

Jan 17 2024 // New York State is proposing guidance for insurance carriers to prevent unfair discrimination in their use of artificial intelligence and external data sources in underwriting and pricing.A circular letter from...

Insurtech Foxquilt Announces Capacity Partnership With Markel

Jan 17 2024 // Foxquilt, a digital managing general agent specializing in embedded small business insurance technology, announced a strategic and long-term capacity relationship with global specialty insurance provider, Markel.Foxquilt...

Tennessee Launches Effort to Protect Songwriters and Singers from AI Mimickry

Jan 12 2024 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday unveiled new legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial...

Andreessen Horowitz Backs British Insurance Startup in $73M Funding Round

Jan 11 2024 // U.S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has backed London-based insurance startup Hyperexponential in a $73 million funding round, the insurance software company said on Thursday.Founded in 2017, Hyperexponential...

At the Intersection of Tech and Insurance: Exploring MGA Funding Then and Now

Jan 11 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Just a few years ago, Managing General Agencies (MGAs) were an attractive investment option in the insurtech space. But market turmoil and emerging industry challenges...

Maryland Governor Signs Order on AI Use, Creates Cybersecurity Task Force

Jan 10 2024 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday announced a starting point for addressing the use of artificial intelligence in state government, as well as efforts to bolster cybersecurity.The governor signed an executive order that he...

Microsoft, OpenAI Hit With New Lawsuit by Authors Over AI Training

Jan 8 2024 // OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft were sued on Friday in Manhattan federal court by a pair of nonfiction authors who say the companies misused their work to train the artificial-intelligence models behind the...

Questions on AI, Budget Deficit, Gun Owners Liability Await California Lawmakers

Jan 4 2024 // California lawmakers returned to work this week for the start of an election-year legislative session dominated by decisions on artificial intelligence and the state`s struggling budget.The budget is a big issue every year...

FTC Streamlines Probes Related to Artificial Intelligence

Dec 22 2023 // Investigations of cases where artificial intelligence (AI) is used to break the law will be streamlined under a new process approved by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the agency said on Tuesday.The move, along with...

Rite Aid Banned From AI Facial Recognition by FTC After Misuse

Dec 21 2023 // Rite Aid Corp. must stop using facial recognition for the next five years as part of a privacy settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission, which said the pharmacy chain misused the technology to mistakenly tag...