Referred to as "vehicle to grid," two-way charging works by sending power to the grid from an electric vehicle's battery while the car is parked and plugged in.

Carriers are building a talent pipeline through university programs and mentorships with partnered universities.

In other news: NEXT launches commercial excess liability and liquor liability coverages.

Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin says a probe into how firms are using AI isn't a condemnation of the tech but an acknowledgement of its potential impact.

High theft risks for Kia and Hyundai cars, and repair cost risks for Teslas, have driven auto insurers to drop or modify coverage of those vehicles, which is forcing more auto policyholders to switch carriers.

Companies that don't use the technology on average pay $1.76 million more and take 108 days longer to respond to incidents than firms that utilize it.

Weather is unpredictable everywhere, and travel insurance policies can vary tremendously.

Embedding insurance policies within other products allows for more automation of the sales process than ever before.

Insurers are adapting AI technology to improve customer experience, enhance fraud detection and create accurate risk-ranking models.

Matthew Owenby, Aflac CHRO, explains why employees want a combo of in-person and tech support when it comes to benefits.

Metrics can help determine what employees need to make the most of in-office time.

There were more than 40 funding events in the insurtech sector in July, according to a review by Digital Insurance.

CSAA used AI-powered aerial image analysis in a decision to not renew a homeowner's insurance policy in Northern California.

Rising temperatures are disrupting economic activity and daily life across the globe, sapping crops, drying rivers and raising sea levels.

Analytics and agent-to-broker communications are becoming more popular applications for cloud data management. Marketing and automation applications haven't yet reached that kind of critical mass. Google and Amazon discuss their cloud services approaches.

Cloud giants are making major investments in generative AI and large language models. Their financial services clients are mostly in test-and-learn mode.

Rebuilding artificial intelligence algorithms to explicitly integrate transparency and overcome black box limitations.

Releasing an ESG report prepares you to address potential risks hidden in operations.

Farmers Insurance's latest effort to reduce risk by not renewing Georgia homeowner policies was flagged as illegal by Georgia's Insurance Commissioner and forced to be retracted.

At too many accounting firms, no one knows what their technology teams are accomplishing.