Thomas Quigley leads Marsh ’ s Communications , Media , and Technology ( CMT ) Practice in the United States . He ensures Marsh delivers to its clients a deep understanding of the forces driving opportunity and disruption for CMT companies , and the innovative solutions required to address their rapidly evolving risk profiles . Quigley provides seniorlevel oversight and client service direction to our team of 600 + CMT colleagues . Quigley ’ s focus includes a broad range of sectors and emerging ecosystems including communications , broadcasting , publishing , digital media , social media , information services , hosting , software , IT services , financial technologies , mobile payments , sharing economy , autonomous mobility , personal electronics , hardware , and electronic components . FEBRUARY 2019
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As the lines between the digital and physical become blurred , the consequences of technology failure are no longer just monetary : they could also be fatal . “ We can also see bodily injury and property damage from technology failure ,” highlights Quigley , citing autonomous vehicles as a relevant example . In previous years , if there was a car incident it was usually the driver ’ s fault but nowadays , this is quickly changing . “ In autonomous vehicles , there are thousands of chips and millions of lines of code . As autonomous mobility becomes more
“ As autonomous mobility becomes more popular and as technology becomes commonplace in cars , it ’ s likely that liability will lie with the manufacturer ”
— Thomas Quigley , US Communications , Media & Technology Practice Leader
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Thomas Quigley leads Marsh ’ s Communications , Media , and Technology ( CMT ) Practice in the United States . He ensures Marsh delivers to its clients a deep understanding of the forces driving opportunity and disruption for CMT companies , and the innovative solutions required to address their rapidly evolving risk profiles . Quigley provides seniorlevel oversight and client service direction to our team of 600 + CMT colleagues . Quigley ’ s focus includes a broad range of sectors and emerging ecosystems including communications , broadcasting , publishing , digital media , social media , information services , hosting , software , IT services , financial technologies , mobile payments , sharing economy , autonomous mobility , personal electronics , hardware , and electronic components . FEBRUARY 2019