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Securing the ‘Internet of Things’ Basis of Bipartisan Senate Bill
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday plans to introduce legislation seeking to address vulnerabilities in computing devices embedded in everyday objects - known in the tech industry as the ...
Wells Fargo Customers Sue Bank, Alleging Insurance Scheme Was a Scam
Wells Fargo & Co. customers accused the bank in a lawsuit of forcing them to pay for unnecessary auto insurance that drove some of them so far into a financial spiral that their vehicles were ...
UK Official: Brexit ‘Won’t Be Postponed or Delayed’
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said Brexit will still go ahead in March 2019 in spite of disagreements in Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet over a transition period to help ...
CNA Scores With Successful Second Quarter
CNA Financial Corp. saw its second quarter net income climb at a robust clip, and catastrophe losses along with its combined ratio shrink down to a healthier level. Chairman and CEO Dino Robusto said ...
Commercial Drone Startup Atlas Dynamics Raises $8M; Market Focus Includes Insurance Industry
A commercial drone startup based in Latvia with an eye, in part, on the insurance industry has raised $8 million in funding. Atlas Dynamics declined to disclose its specific investors, other than ...
Fosun International Leader Backs China Crackdown on Outbound M&A Deals
Billionaire Guo Guangchang, whose Fosun International Ltd. is under scrutiny by Chinese authorities over its foreign mergers and acquisitions, said the government's clampdown on outbound investments ...
Nobody Is Safe: Cyber Security Firm FireEye Says Researcher Got Hacked
Cyber security firm FireEye said on Monday one of its researchers based in Israel had several of his online accounts hacked by unknown attackers, but added the breach did not appear to involve any ...
Anbang Insurance Pressured by China to Unload Overseas Assets
When Anbang Insurance Group Co. agreed to buy New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel for $1.95 billion in 2014, the world took notice. It was a defining moment in the global rise of China Inc., a ...