School Lawsuits over Social Media Harm Face Tough Legal Road January 12, 2023 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE (AP) — Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies...
Lawsuit Against State Farm Alleges Racial Discrimination in Claims Handling December 16, 2022 By Chad Hemenway State Farm’s claims handling process is the subject of a new lawsuit alleging disparities between the insurer’s treatment of claims...
Livestreamed Carnage: Tech’s Hard Lessons from Mass Killings May 18, 2022 By Barbara Ortutay, Haleluya Hadero and Matt O'Brien These days, mass shooters like the one now held in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket attack don’t stop with planning...
Viewpoint: Keeping the Human Element in AI Claims Management November 30, 2021 By Tom Warden Without a doubt, artificial intelligence (AI) is a valuable driver of innovation in today’s insurance industry. Unfortunately, the predominant attitude...
Colorado Bill Prohibits Insurer Use of ‘Discriminatory’ Data May 6, 2021 By Patty Nieberg DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit insurance companies from using consumer information collected from...
Consumer Watchdog Urges Tougher US Oversight of Insurance Costs, Discrimination April 30, 2021 By Alwyn Scott U.S. regulators should strengthen their oversight of insurers to prevent potential overcharging and discrimination in selling coverage for cars and...
Viewpoint: Solving Commercial Loss Run Pain Points With Cognitive AI August 31, 2020 By Sai Raman Loss runs are insurance carrier reports that show how many claims have been filed under business insurance policies. Insurance carrier...
Boom or Bust? Welcome to the Freewheeling World of Crypto Lending August 26, 2020 By Tom Wilson LONDON, Aug 26 — It sounds like a surefire bet. You lend money to a borrower who puts up collateral...
Google Turns Android Phones Into Earthquake Sensors; California to Get Alerts August 11, 2020 By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. — Alphabet Inc’s Google’s Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that...
‘Algorithmic Autos’ Reduce Energy Consumption and Traffic Delays May 19, 2020 By University of Delaware Imagine merging into busy traffic without ever looking over your shoulder nor accelerating or braking too hard, irritating the driver...