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#1 Is Trampoline Job Landscape Work? AI Says Yes. 11th Circuit Says It’s Not Covered

May 30 2024 // Is the installation of an in-ground trampoline considered landscaping work, covered by a landscaper’s liability insurance policy?Artificial intelligence programs suggest that it is. But human judges with the 11th...

#2 Berkshire’s ‘Most Important’ Biz Drives Q1 Results; GEICO Still Behind on Tech

May 6 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway continued to deliver eye-popping results for its insurance and reinsurance operations during the first quarter of 2024, with underwriting profits for personal auto insurer GEICO and reinsurance...

#3 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...

#4 US Intelligence Agencies’ Embrace of Generative AI Is Wary and Urgent

May 28 2024 // Long before generative AI’s boom, a Silicon Valley firm contracted to collect and analyze non-classified data on illicit Chinese fentanyl trafficking made a compelling case for its embrace by U.S. intelligence...

#5 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...

#6 Trump Names David Sacks as White House AI and Crypto Czar

Dec 6 2024 // Donald Trump says he is selecting venture capitalist David Sacks of Craft Ventures LLC to serve as his artificial intelligence and crypto czar, a newly created position that underscores the president-elect’s intent...

#7 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...

#8 Kansas Schools Turn to AI to Spot Guns

May 14 2024 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to approve...

#9 Why Near-Miss Cyberattack Put US Officials and Tech Industry on Edge

Apr 8 2024 // German software developer Andres Freund was running some detailed performance tests last month when he noticed odd behavior in a little-known program. What he found when he investigated has sent shudders across the...

#10 Mission Possible: Top 3 Carrier Innovations in P&C to Restabilize Homeowners Insurance

Apr 16 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.As the property and casualty market struggles to find its equilibrium, carriers and reinsurers are retooling their approach to risk and the market. As a Floridian...

#11 Lithium Startups Bet on High Demand in Battery-Powered Future

Aug 30 2024 // As the world leans into electrification, it will need more lithium. A key ingredient in the batteries that power everything from electric vehicles to cell phones, demand is projected to accelerate over the next decade.To...

#12 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...

#13 CEO Viewpoint: Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI in Insurance

Apr 24 2024 // Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a lot of interest from insurers and reinsurers because of its potential to revolutionize innovation, cut costs and improve the customer experience.Generative AI (or...

#14 AI and APIs: Essential Tools for Zurich Insurance Group’s Digital Leap

Jul 2 2024 // Executive Summary: For a multinational insurance company like Zurich Insurance Group, which can find itself delivering large, complex policies in multiple languages to a single international customer, there’s a...

#15 Police: Athletic Director Used AI to Frame Principal With Racist Remarks in Fake Audio

May 2 2024 // A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said.Authorities...

#16 Underwriters’ Dilemma: Is AI a Cyber or Tech E&O Risk?

Mar 19 2024 // When it comes to artificial intelligence, more questions than answers keep underwriters from venturing into the space and lead to a lack of clarity, according to panelists at The Professional Liability Underwriting...

#17 A New Approach: Florida Agents Association Makes Big Investment in Startup Insurer

Apr 4 2024 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the largest agent group in the state, has taken the unprecedented step of investing in a startup insurance carrier, a move designed to help keep agents in the game and bring...

#18 Viewpoint: Why Insurers Should Have Confidence in Machine Learning Capability

Jun 12 2024 // Executive Summary: While insurance leaders plan to use machine learning capability in their pricing and underwriting processes, only a small proportion actually have embraced the technology. They need to take the next step...

#19 Class Action Lawsuit on AI-Related Discrimination Reaches Final Settlement

Nov 25 2024 // Mary Louis’ excitement to move into an apartment in Massachusetts in the spring of 2021 turned to dismay when Louis, a Black woman, received an email saying that a “third-party service” had denied her...

#20 Nationwide’s Kandhari Talks Building a Bionic Workforce With AI

May 31 2024 // Nationwide’s Chetan Kandhari said the company is working to build a bionic workforce.Maybe that brings to mind robots, futuristic technology and sci-fi imagery, but Kandhari said no one should fear robots replacing...