Technology/Science
Man and Machine: The Future of Insurance Work and Workforce
Early this year, news of a large Japanese insurance company replacing 34 of their employees with artificial intelligence (AI) sent shockwaves throughout the industry. While automation is nothing new ...
Willis Towers Watson Partnering With Roost to Form Home Telematics Testing Consortium
Global insurance consultant Willis Towers Watson is partnering with technology firm Roost to establish a claims data sharing consortium to help insurers test the effectiveness of water and fire smart ...
Group Linked to NSA Leaks Plans to Release More Data in July
A group that published hacking tools that security experts believe were stolen from the U.S. National Security Agency said on Tuesday it plans to sell a new batch of stolen code in July to customers ...
A Brave New World: First Reinsurance Product Heads to the Blockchain
There has been a lot of press—and perhaps hype—about blockchain and its potential to revolutionize the industry's processes and ultimately improve the customer experience. However, the efforts of ...
Chipotle Hackers Hit Most Restaurants, Stole Customer Payment Info
Hackers used malware to steal customer payment data from most of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.'s restaurants over a span of three weeks, the company said on Friday, adding to woes at the chain whose ...
What Happens If United States Quits Climate Deal
Earth is likely to reach more dangerous levels of warming even sooner if the U.S. retreats from its pledge to cut carbon dioxide pollution, scientists said. That's because America contributes so much ...
A Reassuring Message About the Transition to Driverless Cars
The advance of driverless cars and the prospect that they will disrupt property/casualty insurance and change the way autos are insured has created plenty of industry anxiety. Even before that point, ...
What Is Blockchain and How Does It Work?
While everyone talks about blockchain, also known as mutual distributed ledger technology, just a few people actually know what this technology can do and how it could someday revolutionize the ...