Many insurers still struggle to keep up with compliance.
In 2022, around the time of the FTX crisis, I wrote a column on the risks posed by cryptocurrencies. More than two years later, when Elon Musk just stonewalled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau- which was investigating several cryptocurrency companies and digital payment apps-digital currencies will likely work their way much deeper into the…
In this week’s Current Climate newsletter, DOGE cuts are creating worries over wildfire preparedness; Tesla feeling blowback from Elon Musk; using AI to protect whales
Strategic innovation, more so than strictly generative AI, is needed to drive insurtech development in 2025, panel says.
SEO expert John Dietrich explains how insurance agents and financial advisors can increase traffic and qualified leads using Google’s E-E-A-T guidelines.
Implementing generative AI is a “key component” of Manulife’s strategy to become the most digital-centric company in the industry.
believes they may be underestimating their capabilities.
A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked access by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency to Treasury Department records containing sensitive personal data, such as the Social Security or bank account numbers of millions of Americans. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer barred access to the payment systems and other Treasury data to "all…
A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk’ s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans. The payment system handles tax refunds, Social Security benefits, veterans’ benefits and much more, sending out…
A specialty wholesale insurance brokerage seeks to “digitize human knowledge” to address coverage and service gaps.
Now is the time to reshape the insurance industry’s business model and technology foundation, according to a Majesco white paper on trends impacting the future of insurance in 2025.
These new models combine specialized solutions and tailored offerings to serve overlooked segments, such as gig and part-time workers, associations and businesses looking for new ways to address rising costs.
A newly patented AI-powered insurance software tool takes the pre-qualification process a step further, say its developers.
Chinese startup DeepSeek’s meteoric rise is making many people wonder if adding more computing hardware is still the best way to boost artificial intelligence (AI), according to new research from Deutsche Bank. Drawing an analogy with the EV sector, the paper asks: Do you do not need a high-end Tesla Model X car just to run quick errands, when perhaps the cheaper BYD can handle…
—The 40- year-old founder of China’ s DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with industry leaders like OpenAI, kept a low profile as he built up a hedge fund and then refined its quantitative models to branch into artificial intelligence.. Liang Wenfeng, who founded DeepSeek in 2023, was born in southern China's Guangdong…
DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence that has shaken the foundations of Silicon Valley’s technological giants, is not very self-aware. But this digital mastermind, capable of chatting in real time, is quite clear about the geopolitical context of its birth, and that US restrictions on access to the most advanced chips in China have contributed to its…
With nuclear verdicts on an “alarming” rise, a brother and sister have teamed up to develop software to put insurers on alert.
Hesitancy to leverage technologically driven marketing strategies could be costing RIAs hundreds in passive SEO leads every month.
Recent lawsuits allege driver data from embedded auto technology and mobile apps is being used unethically and illegally.
