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US Appeals Court Takes Aim at Big Tech Liability Shield

Aug 29 2024 // A US appeals court has struck down a long-standing argument from social media platforms: that a federal law grants them blanket immunity from being held accountable for user harms – even the wrongful death of children.In...

Insurtech Root, Goosehead Partner on Tech Integration for Independent Agents

Aug 27 2024 // Root, Inc., parent company of Root Insurance Company, has partnered with personal lines insurance agency Goosehead Insurance, Inc. on a technology integration partnership they said will speed up Goosehead agents’...

How Can You Create a World-Class Producer Experience? It Starts with Tech, Transparency, and Trust

Aug 27 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.One could argue the entire insurance industry is a web of interdependent players, ranging from the carriers that create products to the agencies that distribute them, to...

People Moves: Miraglia and Rusas Join Alliant M&A from WTW; Embroker’s Maletsky Joins Hiscox’s Tech E&O

Aug 23 2024 // Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, hired Peter Miraglia as executive vice president, Alliant Specialty, within the company’s mergers & acquisitions vertical.Miraglia brings over...

Insurance Technology: Aon Tool Analyzes and Quantifies Potential D&O Losses

Aug 22 2024 // Corporate risk managers looking to gauge the likelihood that their directors and officers will be sued and how much that might cost have a new digital tool to help them.Global insurance broker Aon has launched its...

Big Tech Wants AI to Be Regulated. Why Do They Oppose a California AI Bill?

Aug 22 2024 // California legislators are set to vote on a bill as soon as this week that would broadly regulate how artificial intelligence is developed and deployed in California even as a number of tech giants have voiced broad...

Update: Severe Typhoon Skims Japan, Disrupting Flight, Train Services

Aug 15 2024 // Typhoon Ampil grazed Japan’s main island of Honshu on Friday, prompting cancellations of flights and trains in the middle of the country’s peak summer holiday season.Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways...

Markets/Coverages: Liberty Mutual Re, Insurtech Sprout Offer Parametric Cover for Kenyan Coffee Farmers Facing Climate Risk

Aug 14 2024 // Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has partnered with insurtech firm Sprout Inc. and the Kenyan insurer Britam to launch a parametric insurance product, which aims to protect Kenyan...

Tech Update: Hiscox Launches GenAI-Powered Lead Underwriting Platform

Aug 13 2024 // Hiscox, the global specialist insurer, has launched the London insurance market’s first lead underwriting platform enhanced by generative AI, aiming to provide sabotage and terrorism insurance quotes to customers...

City of Columbus, Ohio Says Foreign Cyber Threat Attempted to Disrupt IT System

Aug 6 2024 // The City of Columbus said an investigation into a July 18 cybersecurity incident has found that a foreign cyber threat actor attempted to disrupt the city’s IT infrastructure, in a possible effort to deploy...

Technology’s Grip on Modern Life Pushing Us Down a Path of Digital Land Mines

Aug 2 2024 // “Move fast and break things,” a high-tech mantra popularized 20 years ago by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, was supposed to be a rallying cry for game-changing innovation. It now seems more like an elegy for...

6 Unique, Tech-Forward Tools to Aid in Loss Prevention in the Event of a Natural Disaster

Jul 30 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.As catastrophic natural disasters continue to wreak havoc on the property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector, loss prevention remains a high priority for insurers...

Employers Turn to New Technology to Safeguard Workers From Extreme Heat

Jul 26 2024 // McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — At the start of every work day, construction worker Charles Smith puts on the essentials: hard hat. Safety glasses. A reflective vest. And a small, watch-like band for his wrist.But rather than...

WR Berkley CEO: Losses From Tech Outage Expected to Be ‘Manageable’

Jul 24 2024 // W.R. Berkley CEO W. Robert Berkley, Jr. said the company does not see last week’s global network systems outage “being a material loss to the organization.”“I would be surprised if we didn’t...

Trigger Warning: Cyber Policy Wordings to Impact Coverage for Tech Outage

Jul 22 2024 // Industry stakeholders continue to try to get a grasp of the implications from last week’s massive technology outage affecting motley industries around the world, but the theme of policy language is reoccurring for a...

Insurers Face Business Interruption Claims After Global Tech Outage

Jul 22 2024 // Insurers could face a raft of business interruption claims after a worldwide tech outage crippled industries from travel to finance on Friday, insurance industry experts said.A software update by global cybersecurity firm...

What Disruptions Have Been Reported After the Global Tech Outage?

Jul 19 2024 // A global tech outage that appeared to be related to issues at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and Microsoft on Friday affected operations in sectors including airports, airlines, media and banks.Below is a list of...

Global Tech Outage Disrupts Industries, Highlights Online Risks

Jul 19 2024 // A worldwide tech outage crippled industries from travel to finance on Friday before services started coming back online after hours of disruption, highlighting the risks of a global shift towards digital, interconnected...

Tech Update: WTW Offers Next Generation Investment Management Insurance Solution

Jul 9 2024 // WTW, the advisory, broking, and solutions company, has introduced “IMI Plus,” an enhanced investment management insurance solution designed to meet the needs of all kinds of asset managers, including wealth...

German Insurtech Wefox to Replace CEO After Board Rejects Mubadala Sales Plan

Jun 27 2024 // Wefox Holding AG is replacing Chief Executive Officer Mark Hartigan after the German insurance tech startup’s board rejected a proposal by its largest stakeholder, Mubadala Investment Co., that he backed to sell the...