By Rene Swan If there is a single bright spot to be found in the aftermath of the costliest wildfire in California’s history, it is that both the P&C insurance industry and the independent agents who serve as its personal point of contact with insureds now have a golden opportunity to remind consumers just how…
The insurance industry faces major changes in 2025. Demographics, climate impacts and geopolitical change are shifting the landscape—literally and figuratively—and will push insurers to adapt. Faced with new opportunities and risks we expect the industry to challenge orthodoxies and spark reinvention. 1. The aging population becomes the dominant industry force. Longer life spans and lower fertility…
The Chinese AI app DeepSeek has created a splash in the artificial intelligence world not seen since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT. All the attention garnered by the AI model, however, could pose a threat to its success in the United States, as other technology companies based in countries Uncle Sam considers “adversary states” have discovered. Although…
A popular app from China sent the tech markets plummeting Monday, fueled by fear that the United States may be losing its primacy in artificial intelligence. Nvidia shares dropped 16.9%, contributing to a 1.5% slide in the S&P 500, while tech titans contributed to the Nasdaq Composite Index falling 3.1%, its worst decline in over…
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The Stargate project is one massive AI build-out that sounds a lot like Skynet. When coming up with a name, they probably decided Skynet would be too much on the nose and picked a name that had virtually nothing to do with what they were actually building. Skynet, the real villain in “The Terminator” movies,…
An emphasis on fiber optic broadband delivery blunts the effectiveness and reach of a federal program created to close the gap between internet haves and have-nots, according to a report released Tuesday by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF). The Washington, D.C. tech think tank maintained that the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD)…
Cisco is taking a radical approach to AI security in its new AI Defense solution. In an exclusive interview Sunday with Rowan Cheung of The Rundown AI, Cisco Executive Vice President and CPO Jeetu Patel said that AI Defense is “taking a radical approach to address the challenges that existing security solutions are not equipped…
Large-scale weather events are becoming increasingly common, and the tendency to build back after a disaster without upgrading the buildings to prevent another one would be foolish. For decades, Los Angeles (L.A.) has had some of the strongest building codes for earthquakes and localized fires, but large-scale fire events are new to the region and…
Have you ever wondered how your clients really feel about your agency? Well, Google Reviews are a fantastic way to get direct insights into their experiences! These reviews will not only help increase your agency’s online reputation but also provide valuable feedback for your team. By keeping an eye on what clients are saying, you…