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The Big Dog Is Off the Tech Porch: State Farm as ‘Next Gen Good Neighbor’
You'd have to roll back the calendar a few decades to find a time when competitive moves by the nation's biggest auto and home insurer were described with the phrase, "The big dog is off the porch." ...
Growth Going to be Hard: Abel Talks GEICO, Berkshire Tech Transformation
"It's not going to be easy to just restart the growth engine." Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel was referring to a challenge ahead of auto insurer GEICO during the annual meeting ...
NYC Begins 10 Days of Flying Taxis With Manhattan-JFK Flights
Joby Aviation Inc. is planning to fly electric air taxis between John F. Kennedy International Airport and Manhattan this week to show off its quieter, zero-emission aircraft in a city weary of noise ...
Executive View: AI Strategy in Insurance Requires Plug-and-Play Operating Model
The insurance industry is entering a phase of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption where the primary constraint is no longer capability. Most core use cases, including submission intake, ...
How Insurers Are Using AI to Manage Rising Catastrophic and Accumulation Risk
The insurance and reinsurance industry is facing a sustained increase in catastrophic and location‑based risks from extreme weather and natural catastrophes to ...
How Leaders Can Maintain Humanity in the Modern Insurance Era
As artificial intelligence and automation become faster and more precise, insurance industry leaders are finding that the differentiator isn't just better technology but ...
Ex-CEO, Ex-CFO of Bankrupt AI Company Charged With Fraud
The former chief executive and chief financial officer of iLearningEngines, which provided AI-driven business automation technology, were indicted on charges they defrauded ...
Alert Fatigue Drags Down IT Production Environments, Leads to Costly Outages
A new survey on IT production environments sheds light on the growing problem of alert fatigue. Analysis found that engineers spend 40% of their time putting out fires while customers discover ...