Latest Automation Optimization Headlines
All the headlines from our Automation Optimization Topic Page, ordered by recency.
As Road Fatalities Spike, States Get Funds for Safety Enforcement and Speed Cameras
Feb 4 2022 // Drivers, beware: Speed cameras could be on their way to a location near you thanks to President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law. Under new federal guidance issued Wednesday, states can now tap billions of federal...
How Autonomous Car Companies Are Outrunning U.S. Regulators and Lawmakers
Feb 2 2022 // Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc. to General Motors Co.’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology, outrunning efforts by regulators and Congress to write rules of the road for...
People Moves: NFP Cyber Adds Marsh’s Maugé, WTW’s Cavaliere; Dillman to Head Chubb’s Digital Transformation
Jan 28 2022 // NFP Welcomes Cyber Risk Experts Maugé and Cavaliere Insurance broker NFP announced the addition of Courtney Maugé, senior vice president, cyber practice leader, and Rick Cavaliere, senior vice president, senior cyber...
Consumer Reports, Insurance Safety Institute to Rate Vehicle Driver Automation Systems
Jan 21 2022 // Two nonprofit bodies, Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), said separately on Thursday they are reviewing safeguards put in place by automakers for vehicles with partial automation. The...
Lloyd’s, IUA Sign Contract With DXC to Help Build Fully Automated Processing
Jan 12 2022 // Lloyd’s confirmed a contract has been signed with DXC Technology and the International Underwriting Association (IUA) in an agreement that will build the solutions to digitalize, streamline and fully automate...
Why Small MGA Teams Should Automate Compliance
Dec 27 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Small but mighty is the realest of deals. Yet, even (or especially, depending on your view) small teams can benefit from producer licensing automation. We get it when...
OIP Robotics and HyperScience announce partnership to bring data extraction to their automation portfolio
Sep 28 2021 // SCOTTSDALE, AZ, Sept. 28, 2021 — OIP Robotics, an Outsource Insurance Professionals entity, announced its partnership with HyperScience, bringing unmatched data extraction capabilities to their automation...
In COVID Automation Boom, Robots and Apps Find Work at Services Firms
Sep 7 2021 // Ask for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby’s drive-thru east of Los Angeles and you may be talking to Tori — an artificially intelligent voice assistant that will take your order and send it to the line...
Call Center Humans vs. Automation: How to Make Inertia Work for Firms and Customers
Aug 24 2021 // In the digital age, service center operations, including call centers and help desks, are increasingly important to organizations for interacting with their customers. Companies are looking for ways to manage service...
Habitational Market Ripe for Digital Transformation
Aug 16 2021 // While most personal and commercial insurance lines have streamlined or overhauled workflows through digital transformation in the last decade, habitational insurance remains a heavy lift for agents today. The reason...
Lockton Re Partners with Nephila Capital to Launch Automated ILS Placement Solution
Aug 11 2021 // Lockton Re, the global reinsurance business of the world’s largest privately held independent insurance broker, announced a first-of-its-kind, digital capability called “Lockton Re SAGELink Automated Placement...
P/C Insurers Plan to Boost Their Use of Automation: Willis Towers Watson
Jul 15 2021 // Property/casualty insurers plan to accelerate their use of automation for actuarial work, a new Willis Towers Watson survey found. What’s more, COVID-19 has been a major factor in the trend. The sector’s...
Labor Leader Urges U.S. to Require Human Drivers in Automated Vehicles
May 18 2021 // A senior American labor union leader will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the government should require human operators in all self-driving passenger services to take over in the event of an emergency. Greg Regan,...
Digital Transformation Vital to Keeping London Market Competitive: Survey
May 17 2021 // Digital transformation is imperative to remaining competitive in the London market, according to the results of a new survey published by the International Underwriting Association (IUA). Companies identified simplifying...
Overtime, Flexibility, Automation Among Challenges in Pandemic Labor Reshuffle
May 11 2021 // If the coronavirus pandemic produced its own brand of anxiety for American workers trying to stay healthy while balancing job and family demands, the coming return to “normal” will pose a new set of...
Automakers Support Guidelines for Advertising Partially Automated Vehicles
Apr 29 2021 // DETROIT —The trade association representing most major automakers is offering guidelines for manufacturers to advertise partially automated driving systems and to make sure drivers are paying attention while using...
Insurers Warn that Drivers May Not Understand Limits of ‘Automated’ Car Technology
Apr 21 2021 // LONDON – Britain’s goal to be a leader in adopting self-driving cars could backfire unless automakers and government regulators spell out the current limitations of the technology, insurance companies...
Banks See Rise Rise in ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Thefts from Automated Teller Machines
Feb 8 2021 // Convicted bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked why he robbed banks, famously said, “because that’s where the money is.” In today’s socially-distanced world, criminals increasingly are turning their...
BTIS to Automate Distribution with IVANS
Jan 27 2021 // Commercial lines insurer to automate appetite communications and market products directly in agencies’ daily workflows TAMPA, Fla. – January 27, 2021 – IVANS®, a division of Applied Systems®, today announced...
U.S. Automated Vehicles Testing Program Expands to 52 Participants
Jan 13 2021 // The federal government’s program working with states and developers of automated vehicles has grown from a pilot operation to one with 52 participants. Participants in the National Highway Traffic Safety...