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CoreLogic Acquires Catastrophe Modeler EQECAT
CoreLogic, an Irivine, Calif. company that provides the insurance, financial services and real estate industries with data and analytics, has acquired catastrophe modeling firm EQECAT from ABS Group. ...
Target Breach Triggers Insurance Questions, Lawsuits
U.S. retail giant Target Corp. is busy dealing with the aftermath of the massive data breach that exposed account details of some 40 million credit and debit cards. Already, at least two lawsuits ...MAPFRE|Commerce Insurance Unveils Telematics Program in Massachusetts
MAPFRE | Commerce Insurance announced the launch in Massachusetts of its DriveAdvisor Program. The new program will allow eligible Massachusetts drivers to receive information on driving patterns and ...AIG to Open $5.5M Tech Center, Bring 230 New Jobs to Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina officials announced American International Group will invest more than $5.5 million to establish a technology center in Charlotte, N.C. With the new technology center, AIG plans to ...
Fragmentation Will Damage Global Internet, Warns Kaspersky CEO
Governments around the world may be compelled to wall off their Internet systems as nations and companies move to protect sensitive data amid increasing cybercrime and espionage, Kaspersky Lab Chief ...
Supreme Court to Rule on When Software Merits Patent Protection
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to rule on the divisive issue of what kinds of software are eligible for patent protection in a case being closely watched by the technology industry. The ...
House Passes Bill to Curb Patent Lawsuits
The U.S. House passed legislation to rein in some patent lawsuits that technology companies say could reduce the time they spend fighting such suits in court. The vote today was 325-91, with 27 ...
Congress Should Weigh Adding Cyber Attacks to TRIA: Chertoff
The nation's lawmakers should consider adding cyber terrorism to the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) when they renew that reinsurance program, advises Michael Chertoff, former homeland ...