Latest Data Driven Headlines
All the headlines from our Data Driven Topic Page, ordered by recency.
There’s Still Work to Do Addressing Ethics in Autonomous Vehicles
Jul 9 2020 // There’s a fairly large flaw in the way that programmers are currently addressing ethical concerns related to artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous vehicles (AVs). Namely, existing approaches don’t account...
Minnesota Issues Riot Claims Data Call to Property/Casualty Insurers
Jul 8 2020 // Minnesota’s insurance regulators issued a data call in late June, requesting information from property/casualty insurers in the state about claims filed in the wake of the riots/civil commotion following the killing...
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Birrane Sees State as Leader in Tech Innovation
Jul 2 2020 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Birrane has been in her new role for nearly two months, and she already has big plans for the state to establish itself as a leader in the tech space. “I’d like to see...
Texas Insurance Department Asked to Conduct Auto Insurance Data Call
Jun 30 2020 // The Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC) has asked the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) to conduct a special data call of the top 10 auto insurance groups in the state to gather information about personal...
AI-Powered Supply Chain Software in Demand Amid Coronavirus Disruption
Jun 19 2020 // For the past seven years, a Munich-based firm called riskmethods has tried to interest companies in buying software that allows them to track all their suppliers in a way that minimizes risks in operating globally spread...
Google Urges EU to Use Current Laws, Not New Ones, to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
May 29 2020 // Google has called on the European Union to use current EU laws to govern the use of artificial intelligence rather than draft new ones and cautioned against a one size fits all regulatory framework because of AI’s...
Cyber Underwriting Firm Envelop Risk Raises $6 Million in Funding
May 15 2020 // Envelop Risk, the UK cyber underwriting and risk analytics business, announced a Series A investment of approximately $6 million. The funding round was led by artificial intelligence specialist investor Alpha Intelligence...
Texas’ Paramount GA Launches Online Platform for Transportation Risks
May 12 2020 // Tyler, Texas-based Paramount General Agency, a licensed program administrator with a focus on the long-haul trucking industry, has launched an online platform offering a multi-line suite of insurance products for its...
Tokio Marine Uses Tractable’s Artificial Intelligence Solution for Auto Claims in Japan
May 11 2020 // Tokio Marine, the Tokyo-based property and casualty insurer, will use an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to process auto damage across its insurance operations in Japan, accelerating claims processing for...
AI Specialist omni:us Partners with Insurtech Rokk3r to Enter Latin American Market
May 4 2020 // omni:us, the insurance-focused artificial intelligence (AI) solution business, has announced a partnership with Rokk3r, a global innovation technology and consulting company, to enable the AI company to enter the Latin...
Massachusetts’ EverQuote Hires Bossio as Executive VP of Insurance Data Services
May 1 2020 // EverQuote Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based online insurance marketplace, has hired Lee Bossio as executive vice president of Insurance Data Services. In this role, Bossio will focus on improving consumer experience by...
Employers Hope to Limit Liability by Catching Social Distancing Scofflaws on Video
Apr 28 2020 // Stores and workplaces eager to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus are equipping existing security cameras with artificial intelligence software that can track compliance with health guidelines including social...
Cyber Criminals Increasingly Will Target Top Executives in Ransomware Attacks: Report
Apr 14 2020 // Senior executives increasingly will be targeted by cyber criminals looking for ways to steal money from large corporations, according to a report from cyber analytics provider CyberCube. Organized criminals and hackers are...
Why Artificial Intelligence Is Not the Answer for All Businesses
Apr 3 2020 // The temptation for businesses to use artificial intelligence and other technology to improve performance, drive down labor costs, and better the bottom line is understandable. But before they pursue automation that could...
Insurer Ageas Uses AI to Create End-to-End Car Damage Assessments in UK
Mar 26 2020 // Ageas is using artificial intelligence (AI) to create end-to-end assessments and estimates of vehicle damage, which it says is a first for a UK insurance company. Ageas is using an AI solution, developed by technology...
4 Things Insurance Firms Can Do to Improve Efficiency, Data Use
Mar 23 2020 // Digital transformation is making it possible for the insurance industry to engage customers with personalized interactions that lead to products and services tailored to their individual insurance needs. Unfortunately, the...
Swiss Re Launches Digital Market Center Supported by Microsoft Data Analytics, AI Tools
Mar 12 2020 // Swiss Re has formed a strategic alliance with Microsoft Corp., which is providing digital tools to support Swiss Re’s new Digital Market Center. The Digital Market Center is designed to help develop next-generation,...
Lemonade Starts Fund to Encourage Socially Positive Use of AI, Data and Technology
Mar 5 2020 // Digital insurer Lemonade has established a nonprofit foundation designed to promote the use of AI, data and software to build socially positive products and programs globally. Dubbed The Lemonade Foundation, the...
4 Things Insurance Firms Can Do to Improve Efficiency, Data Use
Feb 24 2020 // Digital transformation is making it possible for the insurance industry to engage customers with personalized interactions that lead to products and services tailored to their individual insurance needs. Unfortunately, the...
Viewpoint: 4 Things Insurance Firms Can Do to Improve Efficiency, Data Use
Feb 20 2020 // Digital transformation is making it possible for the insurance industry to engage customers with personalized interactions that lead to products and services tailored to their individual insurance needs. Unfortunately, the...
