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IoT: Threat or Opportunity for Homeowners Carriers?

By James Kenworthy |June 14, 2017|English

Until recently, the idea of being able to control the heating in your home from afar, or check on your phone to see who is at the front door when you’re away, seemed like something out of a sci-fi flick. But the Internet of Things (IoT) is fast...
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Insurers Must Adapt to the Demands of the Information World

By Ross Campbell |June 14, 2017|English

New, technology-driven changes in the ways people live their lives are prompting revolutions across industries. The insurance sector must adapt to these changing needs if it is to remain relevant to customers. The power and popularity of wearable technology...
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Revision of the Road Traffic Act (Almost) Paves the Way for Automated Driving in Germany

By Mathias Schubert|June 13, 2017|English | Deutsch

On May 12 the Upper House of the German Federal Parliament (Bundesrat) approved amendments to the Road Traffic Act (RTA) setting legal requirements for automated driving beyond “partial automation” in Germany. The revised legislation came...
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Antibiotic Resistance - Taking the Sting Out With Honey

By Ross Campbell |June 06, 2017|English

Bacterial infection is fast becoming resistant to treatment with antibiotics - faster, that is, than new drugs can be developed. This makes it harder to treat infection caused by injury, surgery or even a suppressed immune system as a result of chemotherapy...
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WannaCry Global Cyberattack - How Is It Affecting Insurers?

By Renate Kerpen|June 02, 2017|English | Deutsch

Since it began wreaking havoc on 12 May, global cyberattack WannaCry has been making the world sit up and take note. With seemingly little regard for geography, industry or user, estimates suggest over 300,000 businesses across 150 countries have been...
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Get Ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

By Charlie Kingdollar |May 24, 2017|English

The fourth industrial revolution - or Industry 4.0 as it’s also referred to - has begun, and it’s going to create enormous socio-economic change around the world. Advances in automation, artificial intelligence and robotics will bring job...
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