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        "uri": "/2019/09/16/insured-losses-for-hurricane-dorian-in-the-caribbean-estimated-at-us1-5-to-us3-billion-414-162874/",
        "title": "Insured losses in the Caribbean from Dorian estimated at $1.5 to $3 billion",
        "byline": "Victoria Spears",
        "kicker": "Market Insights",
        "prettyDate": "September 16, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "Due to Dorian's track, much of the Caribbean experienced little or no damage outside of the Bahamas.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2019/08/29/ups-invests-in-autonomous-trucking-company-tests-self-driving-tractor-trailers-414-161531/",
        "title": "UPS enters the autonomous vehicle market",
        "byline": "Victoria Spears",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "August 29, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "UPS invests in autonomous trucking company and tests self-driving tractor trailers.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2019/08/26/california-department-of-insurance-finds-insurance-is-harder-to-find-after-wildfires-414-161706/",
        "title": "Calif. Department of Insurance finds insurance is harder to find after wildfires",
        "byline": "Victoria Spears",
        "kicker": "Market Insights",
        "prettyDate": "August 26, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "The department has found that insurance is becoming harder to find for those in high wildfire-risk areas as a result of recent wildfires.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2019/08/22/swiss-re-institute-estimates-global-economic-losses-of-us44-billion-from-catastrophes-in-first-half-of-2019-414-161525/",
        "title": "Global catastrophe losses estimated at $44B in first-half 2019",
        "byline": "Victoria Spears",
        "kicker": "Market Insights",
        "prettyDate": "August 22, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "The Swiss Re Institute estimates global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the first half of 2019.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2019/08/21/blockchain-could-save-insurance-industry-millions-study-says-414-161270/",
        "title": "Blockchain could save the insurance industry millions, study says",
        "byline": "Victoria Spears",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "August 21, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "A recent study looked at how a consortium-based approach to blockchain could support two common P&C events.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2019/08/21/congresswomen-seek-to-ban-education-level-occupation-and-more-from-insurance-rates-and-eligibility-decisions-414-160996/",
        "title": "New bill aims to ban non-driving factors from insurance rate decisions",
        "byline": "Victoria Spears",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "August 21, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "Congresswomen introduced a bill requiring insurance companies to use only driving records in deciding car insurance rates.",
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        "uri": "/2019/08/19/global-ai-insurance-premiums-to-exceed-20-billion-by-2024-juniper-research-says-414-161205/",
        "title": "Global AI insurance premiums to exceed $20B by 2024",
        "byline": "Victoria Spears",
        "kicker": "Research",
        "prettyDate": "August 19, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "New data from Juniper Research forecasts immense growth in AI underwritten insurance premiums.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2019/08/13/chubb-and-ncmm-explore-trends-and-risks-facing-middle-market-companies-414-160753/",
        "title": "Chubb and NCMM explore risks facing middle market companies",
        "byline": "Victoria Spears",
        "kicker": "Market Insights",
        "prettyDate": "August 13, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "Chubb and the National Center for the Middle Market published their findings from a middle market indicator report.",
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        "uri": "/2019/07/19/equipment-breakdown-responsible-for-nearly-one-third-of-property-related-losses-in-2018-fm-global-reports-414-158815/",
        "title": "Equipment breakdown risk is on the rise",
        "byline": "Victoria Spears",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "July 19, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "According to an analysis from FM Global, equipment breakdown was responsible for nearly one-third of property-related losses in 2018.",
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        "uri": "/2019/07/15/global-insurance-premiums-exceed-us5-trillion-for-first-time-swiss-re-finds-414-158791/",
        "title": "Global insurance premiums exceed $5 trillion for the first time",
        "byline": "Victoria Spears",
        "kicker": "Market Insights",
        "prettyDate": "July 15, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
        "image": {
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        "summary": "Insurance premiums worldwide is now equivalent to more than six percent of world GDP, says a report from Swiss Re.",
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