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Governance and underwriting in the age of AI: a dual challenge for insurers
We have moved past the point where AI is the ‘next big thing’ for the insurance industry. The shift from theoretical promise to practical deployment has already taken place; from underwriting and pricing to claims handling and customer service, AI tools are being deployed to streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and unlock new efficiencies. But as…
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Fatigue is as Deadly as Alcohol in Truck Accidents
Truck drivers are professionals, and most of them are highly trained and responsible professionals. Commercial truck drivers are far less likely to have a DUI on their records than the driver of the average passenger vehicle….By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley
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Middle East Crisis Updates: Israel Approves Gaza Deal That Would Free Hostages and Prisoners
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won cabinet approval for the first phase of a cease-fire agreement with Hamas. President Trump said hostages held in Gaza would be released early next week.
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Number of Children Fleeing Violence in Haiti Soars
Haitian children face intensifying problems of crime, hunger and homelessness as the country’s humanitarian crisis shows no signs of easing, a report from a U.N. agency found.
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This Town Doesn’t Like Rearmament. But It’s Ready to Build Tanks.
In Germany’s depressed East, even far-right opponents of support for Ukraine have embraced the jobs that come with new weapons production.
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Can Satellites Stop an Avocado Addiction From Killing Mexican Forests?
A new program using satellite imagery seeks to raise pressure on avocado growers by getting support from American buyers.
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Irish Factory Prospered Because of China’s Babies. Then Nestlé Pulled the Plug.
China’s baby boom enriched a small Irish town where a Nestlé factory made formula for Chinese newborns. Then a baby bust unraveled it all. Or so it seemed.
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At the Met’s ‘Divine Egypt,’ the Gods are Eternally Fabulous
A once-in-a-decade exhibition of ancient deities — many are goddesses — ranging over more than 3,000 years, from monumental statues to gleaming figurines.
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Tim Robinson Sits in a World of Paranoid Conspiracies in HBO’s “The Chair Company”
Director Andrew DeYoung (“Friendship”) and “I Think You Should Leave” collaborators Zach Kanin and Tim Robinson continue their exploration of dysfunctional masculinity in the American suburbs in the consistently funny “The Chair Company,” premiering on HBO on Sunday. Like most of their work, it sometimes stretches believability to try and get a laugh, but it’s…
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Netflix’s “Boots” is a Trite Coming-of-Age Tale with a Hollow Corps
Basic training in the United States Marine Corps is a lonely business. So lonely, in fact, that 18-year-old Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer, “13 Reasons Why”), the central protagonist of Netflix’s new series “Boots,” frequently has conversations with his hidden queer self. Though dressed alike, Cope’s concealed persona is blunt, witty, and encouraging, while the Cameron…
