All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 23 2014 // Consultants told the board that governs Minnesota’s health insurance exchange that a lot of work is needed to get the troubled system ready for open enrollment in November.MNsure hired Deloitte Consulting LLP for $5...
Jun 18 2014 // To meet the demand for cyber insurance in the U.S. and Canada, XL Group’s Global Professional unit said it has established a North America Cyber & Technology Risk business unit.The new business is being led by...
Jun 10 2014 // Willis Group Holdings announced that it has reinforced its position as a risk adviser and insurance broker for the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector with the appointment of new regional leaders for...
Jun 9 2014 // A Nevada company that makes equipment to manage power supplies for computer data centers has won a $10.7 million judgment in a 7-year-old patent infringement case.A federal jury awarded the money to Reno-based Server...
Jun 3 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against patent holders in two cases, rejecting a legal theory used to sue technology companies and requiring patents to be written with more specific language.The rulings come in a Supreme...
May 29 2014 // By snapping a picture with his mobile phone, Hersh Tapadia demonstrated how an app developed by the Durham-based anti-counterfeiting technology company CertiRx Corp. could find fraudulent changes on a prescription drug...
May 28 2014 // Vertafore, an insurance software provider, has upgraded its entire portfolio of agency systems for small, mid-size and enterprise insurance agencies. The Sagitta 2014, Vertafore Agency Platform 2014 and AMS360 2014 systems...
May 28 2014 // Experts say that advances in technology, particularly social media, are changing how people watch for severe weather and how quickly images of the damage can be shared.John Robinson, the warning coordinator for the...
May 27 2014 // Jacob Rosengarten, Chief Enterprise Risk Officer for XL Group, in a keynote speech at the European Insurance Forum in Dublin, examined how greater connectivity and technology are intensifying global risks and contributing...
May 23 2014 // When the nine-person start-up he co-founded was bought by Facebook for a reported $15 million in January, Cemre Gungor, 27, was inundated with phone calls and emails from wealth advisers. Yet he spurned them all, opting...
May 22 2014 // Sometimes a voice call to 911 just won’t work, such as for deaf people in need of help or in certain domestic violence cases.Now, in a big step toward moving the nation’s emergency dispatch system out of...
May 21 2014 // Regardless of size, American businesses say medical cost inflation, legal liabilities and technology risks are among their top concerns, according to an annual Business Risk Index from Travelers.The survey polled more than...
May 16 2014 // When Ford Motor Co. recalled 600,000 sport-utility vehicles last week, it became the fourth carmaker this year to acknowledge an issue with malfunctioning air bags.So far in 2014, automakers in the U.S. have recalled about...
May 15 2014 // Technology is changing the way insurers and consumers interact and giving insurers access to considerable data so they can better understand their customers, says Swiss Re in its latest sigma study.The study concludes that...
May 15 2014 // ACE Group has launched a new endorsement to help protect technology companies from exposures resulting from products that are sold and distributed to third-parties. The new ACE DigiTech and Product Recall endorsement...
May 5 2014 // The insurance industry is moving to end the clutter of “sticky notes” with passwords on monitors everywhere with a tool that reduces the need for agencies to keep multiple passwords.A non-profit industry...
May 5 2014 // Today’s challenges are also tomorrow’s opportunities depending on the viewpoint. Those same opportunities could also remain tomorrow’s challenges. This special report highlights 10 current workers’...
May 5 2014 // Bruce Cochrane of the Renaissance Alliance says agents have to measure everything to stay competitive, however that does not mean relying on technology alone, according to experts who work with and for agencies.“Many...
Apr 30 2014 // Google says its self-driving cars are motoring along: they can navigate freeways comfortably, albeit with a driver ready to take control. But city driving – with its obstacle course of stray walkers, bicyclists and blind...
Apr 22 2014 // Insurance broker Lockton announced that Shannon Groeber has joined its Philadelphia operation as senior vice president, Global Technology & Privacy Practice. Groeber’s addition expands the practice to the East...