Insurance
Viewpoint: Artificial Intelligence Is Rewriting the Rules for Commercial Lines
Commercial lines insurance is changing—not with loud announcements or flashy tech demos, but through quiet, meaningful shifts in how work gets done. Much of this progress is driven by teams applying AI tools to everyday tasks. Underwriters are spending less …
Read More Three Top P/C Insurers Account for Most of Insurance AI Patents
Three property/casualty insurers have dominated the industry’s artificial intelligence patent activity since 2014. State Farm, USAA and Allstate account for 77% of all AI patents by insurers in that time, according to tracking data from Evident, an AI benchmarking and …
Read More Injured Pedestrian Strikes Out on PIP Benefit Because Car She Dodged Never Struck Her
Is a pedestrian entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits in Massachusetts after being injured while trying to get out of the way of an oncoming motor vehicle even though she was not hit by the vehicle? The answer is …
Read More Waymos Froze, Blocked Traffic During San Francisco Power Outage
Waymo’s driverless ride services were a high-profile victim of a power outage that affected large swaths of San Francisco, with cars freezing mid-ride across the city and disrupting traffic. After traffic lights went dark at major intersections Saturday, social media …
Read More US Admits Liability in Chopper-Jet Crash Over Potomac River
The US government acknowledged in a federal court filing that it was liable for damages resulting from a deadly collision between an Army helicopter and a regional American Airlines Group Inc. jetliner earlier this year near Washington, one of the …
Read More Cessna Jet Tied to Nascar Driver Greg Biffle Crashes in North Carolina
Former Nascar driver Greg Biffle and his family are believed to have died when their Cessna Citation corporate jet crashed just minutes after taking off from a regional airport in North Carolina. “Although the post-crash fire prevents us from releasing …
Read More Son of Ponzi-Accused Georgia Building & Loan Founder Now an Insurance Agent
The former co-leader of a collapsed Georgia savings and loan, a lending firm that is now the subject of state and federal Ponzi scheme investigations, has been granted an insurance producer’s license in the state. Edwin Brant Frost V, who …
Read More People Moves: Marsh McLennan Appoints Mathews Digital Infrastructure Leader; Loop Hired to Lead AXA XL Media Liability
Marsh McLennan, headquartered in New York City, appointed Mike Mathews as global digital infrastructure leader. Based in Boston, Mathews brings over 25 years of specialized industry experience to this newly created position, having worked with companies and investors across key …
Read More High Winds Battered Water-Logged Northwest, Cutting Power to Half-A-Million
High winds toppled trees and power lines across parts of Washington state and Idaho this week, killing one adult and critically injuring two children, knocking out power to thousands and compounding the damage already wrought by heavy rains and flooding. …
Read More 11 Firefighters and 2 Others Injured After NC House Explosion and Fire
Eleven firefighters and two other people were injured in a house fire explosion in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, officials said. Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell said firefighters did not have life-threatening injuries but were getting treated for contusions, …
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