Risk Alerts: Car Thieves Targeting Catalytic Converters; Alexa Concerns
Car thieves are targeting catalytic converters to access the valuable precious metals they contain. Researchers have identified new vulnerabilities in Amazon's Alexa.
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The Future of Underwriting Is ‘Exponential’: Deloitte Study
The underwriters of the future will need to be "exponential," multiplying their value by developing new skills and taking on enhanced responsibilities. This means evolving into new roles, such as ...
QOMPLX Eyes Global Growth After Planned Reverse Merger Deal
QOMPLX, an InsurTech focused on cyber security risk analytics, said it will become a public company in a reverse merger agreement and then acquire two other companies. The Virginia-based outfit ...
Aon and Praedicat Will Jointly Focus on Product Liability Risks
Aon said it would collaborate with analytics company Praedicat on developing a range of specialist liability reinsurance products and services that address product liability risks including ...
Latest Launches From Verisk, CSAA, American Modern
Verisk is offering a new usage-based program for auto insurers. CSAA Insurance Group has started a new network that highlights environmental sustainability. American Modern has launched an augmented ...
AI-Driven Insurance Distribution Platform Wins $11 Million Financing Round
A startup centered around an AI-driven platform for insurance distribution secured $11 million in Series A financing. Zelros plans to use the money, in part to propel its North American expansion, ...
Level of Climate Change Worry Unchanged During Pandemic: UK Study
COVID-19 has not made people any less concerned about climate change—despite the pandemic disrupting and dominating many aspects of their lives, a study suggests. Over a period of 14 ...
Black Founders Face Venture Funding Drought
When Donnel Baird first pitched his idea in 2014 to create a technology platform that could help small apartment buildings and other urban structures become energy efficient, he got the U.S. ...