Here's why the number of Japanese babies born impacts the price of your house
The ways in which money flows around the world can be strange and fascinating.For instance, the lack of new infants being born in Japan, its "baby crisis," may be driving up real-estate prices in the...
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Standard Life customers may not have to deal with humans for much longer
Standard Life — one of the UK's biggest insurance firms — has restated its plans to pursue "robo-advice" technology.Speaking via video link at a conference held by Syntel on Friday morning, Standard...
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Driverless cars will change everything — and could be disastrous for one...
Technology is changing the way we drive, and it's about to mean we won't have to drive our own cars at all.Already, Tesla has rolled out software that has its cars driving themselves, with human...
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Queen Elizabeth made a proposal that could help make self-driving cars a reality
When a driverless car gets in an accident, who is to blame?That's a question that has been at the forefront of people's mind as technology advances to the point where self-driving cars could be ready...
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THE INSURANCE AND THE IoT REPORT: Examining how insurance companies are...
Insurance companies have been leveraging IoT devices to get better insight into their insured clients and differentiate their product offering. This helps lead to more accurately priced premiums,...
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One of health care's 'dirty little secrets' could save patients serious money...
Consumers with high-deductible health plans may be able to save serious money by skipping their insurance altogether and asking hospitals to bill them the cash rate for simple procedures.An L.A. Times...
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7 things you never knew your car insurance could cover
When you imagine surprises involving your car insurance, visions of mishandled claims or rate increases may be the first things to spring to mind. But car insurance surprises can be good, too — and...
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Insurance for self-driving cars is now a reality
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence IoT Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Self-driving cars are on their way, which means those who ride in the vehicles must...
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90% of all insurers are afraid of fintech
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Fintech Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Fintech is increasingly disrupting financial businesses that have existed for...
View Article3 things you should know when booking flights to a foreign country
Here are some important tips you should know when it comes to making sure you don't get stuck paying a higher price than you have to on airfare.There are also some important safety issues you should...
View ArticlePeople who drive these cars get ticketed the most
The website Insurance.com reviewed insurance claims and traffic-violation data for more than 323,000 drivers and found out which cars get ticketed the most.Produced by Eames YatesFollow BI Video:On...
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A merger creating the largest healthcare company in the US would raise...
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As questions mount over whether health insurer Anthem Inc's proposed $48 billion purchase of Cigna Corp will win U.S. antitrust approval, an exclusive analysis produced...
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How technology will affect the entire financial services industry
Technology is upending workflow and processes in the financial services industry. Tasks once handled with paper money, bulky computers, and human interaction are now being completed entirely on digital...
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A scary incident with stray dogs in Cambodia convinced me that travel...
When planning a trip abroad, purchasing travel insurance can sometimes seem like an annoying added cost.Unless you're accident-prone, it can be difficult to truly appreciate its value. After all,...
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Low interest rates are putting pressure on bank profitability
Almost all major US banks comfortably passed the US Federal Reserve’s stress tests last month.While that’s certainly good news, the purpose of these tests is to determine whether banks “have effective...
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Here's how blockchain can help the wholesale insurance industry
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Fintech Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Wholesale insurers deal with large or complex transactions, typically for big...
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TransferWise gains access to UK payments infrastructure
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Fintech Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.TransferWise, the international money transfer firm, has been granted direct...
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How to pick the right travel insurance for your next trip
With recent terrorist attacks, viruses like Zika, and strange and unpredictable weather patterns, travel insurance, which once seemed like an impulse purchase, has grown in popularity. According to the...
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How technology will affect the entire financial services industry
Technology is upending workflow and processes in the financial services industry. Tasks once handled with paper money, bulky computers, and human interaction are now being completed entirely on digital...
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About 86,500 people have sought federal aid after Louisiana floods
Some 86,500 people have filed for federal aid after deadly flooding hit Louisiana in the past several days and damaged some 40,000 homes, Governor John Bel Edwards told a news conference on Thursday.He...
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