Technology/Science
Toyota Teams With Amazon, Pizza Hut, Uber on Driverless Delivery Car Concept
Toyota Motor Corp., trying to transform itself into a leader of the new driverless economy, unveiled both the concept vehicle and the big-name partners to make it a reality. Amazon.com Inc. has ...
5 Auto Insurance Trends to Watch in 2018
Auto insurance is experiencing its most seismic shift since it began over 100 years ago. If 2017 shook up the industry with an increasing number of carriers adopting mobile telematics programs for ...
The Institutes Completes Blockchain Proof-of-Auto-Insurance Product; Nationwide to Test
The Institutes' work with insurers in the blockchain space has led to a debut product – a tool designed to establish proof of auto insurance. Nationwide is the first carrier to bring it to ...
Lemonade Secures $120M in New Financing to Fuel Global Expansion
Digital insurer Lemonade Inc. announced a $120 million Series C funding round it will use to help accelerate a global expansion in 2018. SoftBank Group led the round, joined by existing investors ...
The Latest Launches From XL Catlin, Starr Companies and NIIT Technologies
XL Catlin's North America marine insurance business now offers insurance for marine contractors in the U.S. Starr Companies will start selling commercial drone insurance to members of the Academy of ...
American Family Beefs Up Data/Analytics Capabilities With Networked Insights Acquisition
American Family Insurance has purchased a data and analytics software company in a move it said will help accelerate its digital transformation. Financial terms were not disclosed for American ...
InsurTech Acceleration Program in Hartford Chooses Startups for Inaugural Effort
Hartford InsurTech Hub, an initiative established in 2017 by Hartford, Conn.-based insurance companies, the city of Hartford and CTNext, has selected the 2018 group of 11 startups that will ...
Cyber Attack Sponsored by Nation-State Halts Plant Operations
Hackers likely working for a nation-state recently invaded the safety system of a critical infrastructure facility in a watershed attack that halted plant operations, according to cyber investigators ...