All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 14 2016 // U.S. automobile regulators want passenger cars and light trucks to wirelessly stream data about their movements and monitor other vehicles so they don’t crash into each other.All new light-duty vehicles would be...
Dec 7 2016 // Insurance crime investigators recently went on a crime spree, breaking into vehicles and stealing them.It was all part of an effort to draw attention to technology that the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) says is...
Dec 6 2016 // A major online provider of commercial insurance for small businesses in the United States keeps track of its growth milestones with hockey pucks. OK, that might be a bit of a stretch but Chicago-based Insureon definitely...
Dec 5 2016 // Lemonade, the home and renters insurance company run by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, announced a $34 million B round of funding.The latest round was led by General Catalyst with participation from GV...
Nov 30 2016 // The nation’s three busiest commuter railroads – which together serve nearly 1 million riders in the New York City area each day – continue to lag behind their smaller West Coast counterparts in installing...
Nov 30 2016 // RSA announced it has appointed David Germain to the role of group chief technology officer.Based in London and reporting to Darren Price, group chief information officer, Germain will be responsible for implementing...
Nov 29 2016 // Insurtech has a complementary place in the traditional insurance world, despite remaining uncertainty in the industry about how it will function on a wide scale, Standard & Poor’s said in a new report.“We...
Nov 28 2016 // The Allstate Corp. agreed to acquire SquareTrade, a consumer electronics and appliance protection plan provider that distributes through many of America’s major retailers. Allstate said it will acquire the...
Nov 28 2016 // U.S. highway safety officials called on smartphone makers to add features that would keep motorists from using functions linked to a surge in deaths due to distracted driving, a proposal that drew immediate opposition from...
Nov 28 2016 // XL Catlin announced the appointment of Vincent Branch as Chief Executive for Accelerate, its new expert team focused on innovation and insurtech.Accelerate is led by XL Catlin’s former chief underwriting officer for...
Nov 28 2016 // Listening to Andrew Rear talk about insurers, you wouldn’t think he works for one that’s been around for 136 years.The 46-year-old head of Munich Re’s Digital Partners unit has said the industry is...
Nov 23 2016 // The on-demand economy, which uses smartphone technology to immediately fill consumer needs, has changed the way people order food, a car, or a place to stay. Now, technology startups are targeting the next business...
Nov 22 2016 // Insurtech company Wrisk Ltd., which was founded earlier this year, has entered into an agreement with Munich Re’s Digital Partners business unit.Under the agreement, Munich Re companies become the exclusive carrier...
Nov 21 2016 // With “smart” building becoming the gold standard in today’s commercial construction world, builders, building owners, workers and insurers are dealing with new technologies and risks. These smart...
Nov 21 2016 // Technology innovation will provide the biggest growth opportunities for reinsurers in the year ahead, according to a survey by Guy Carpenter & Co. The survey polled executives from insurance and reinsurance companies,...
Nov 21 2016 // Property/casualty independent insurance agents are more optimistic this year than they were in 2015. Nearly half (49 percent) of agencies responding to an industry survey say they are “very optimistic” about...
Nov 21 2016 // As residents of coastal Louisiana, New York and New Jersey have discovered, a house with a sea view can carry a serious and soggy downside. In terms of storms and their severity, a building’s location has never...
Nov 18 2016 // China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. rallied behind Beijing’s recently imposed cyber security law on Thursday, following criticism of it from overseas technology rivals.The...
Nov 15 2016 // Computerized sensors that warn drivers they’re about to rear-end another vehicle or prevent other types of accidents are available on models made by every major auto manufacturer.The problem, according to a U.S....
Nov 10 2016 // Technology innovation will provide the biggest growth opportunities for reinsurers in the year ahead, according to a survey by Guy Carpenter & Co.The annual survey polled executives from insurance and reinsurance...