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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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Do Advances in Prosthetic Technology Prompt a Different Claims Approach?

By Anna Dalton |January 04, 2017|English

One of the benefits of being a global excess of loss reinsurer is the opportunity to spot trends and share insights with our clients. One notable change we are seeing is the rise in the value of amputation claims. This can be attributed to the increased...
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The Difficulty in Pricing Excess Non-Owned Auto in the U.S.

By Brandon Yez |January 24, 2016|English

Non-owned Auto Liability covers the insured when an employee uses his or her own personal vehicle in the course of the insured's business. Exposures for this class can run the gamut from the benign (a single employee running to the bank once a week)...
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Predicting a New Toolkit for Claims Professionals

By Bill Lentz |January 22, 2014|English

Predictive analytics techniques are widely used in the insurance industry today, usually for actuarial and underwriting purposes. Using analysis of patterns in past events to model future outcomes or behaviors has made huge strides, largely thanks to...
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