CTO / Technology
Targeting China IT In Cyber Security Law Is Discriminatory, U.S. Biz Group Says
The U.S.-China Business Council on Monday criticized a new U.S. law aimed at thwarting cyber attacks by discouraging the Justice Department and several other government agencies from buying ...
Kemp Column: Bracing For the Big One; Solar Storm Risk For Power Grids, GPS
Power networks, pipelines, radio communications and the global positioning system (GPS) are all entering a period of increased risk of outages from geomagnetic storms as the solar activity cycle ...
Powerful Predictions: Finding the Best Prospects With Analytics
Large financial services firms like Morgan Stanley are focusing on predictive analytics to accelerate growth among wealth management clients. Retailers, including CVS and Macy's, rely on analytics to ...ISO Telematics-Based Auto Rating Tool Now Available
Insurance company services organization ISO said it has filed its first vehicle telematics-based rating rule with insurance regulators in 33 states and received approvals in 19 states. The GeoMetric ...
Twitter, Facebook Disclosures Okay, SEC Says
As long as companies alert investors about which social media outlet they plan to use in advance, they can use outlets like Facebook and Twitter to disclose key information, the Securities and ...European Reinsurance Software Vendor Effisoft Opens North American Office
Effisoft, a leading reinsurance software vendor in Europe, announced that it is setting up its North American headquarters in Dallas and founding Effisoft USA Inc.—describing the moves as part of a ...Rollins To Head New Public Risk Services Group At AIR Worldwide
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced that John Rollins will lead a new consulting group--Public Risk Services—supporting the needs of public sector institutions and stakeholders ...
Possible Infrastructure Disruption, Claims Resulting From Geomagnetic Storms
Solar and geomagnetic activity is expected to peak this year, increasing the possibility of disruption to government and private infrastructure. According to Rade Musulin, COO Aon Benfield Analytics ...