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Equifax Reaches Data Breach Settlement in Several States; Fines Avoided
Equifax Inc on Wednesday avoided fines in a deal with eight states' banking regulators over a data breach that compromised sensitive data of more than 145 million people, as the credit reporting ...
$500M Verdict Against Facebook in Trade Secret Suit Sliced in Half
A federal court in Dallas on Wednesday halved the $500 million verdict that a jury ordered Facebook Inc , its virtual reality unit Oculus, and others to pay ZeniMax Media Inc, a video game publisher ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, Liberty Mutual and Alliant
Chubb named two executive appointments within its North America Agriculture business. Liberty Mutual appointed two executives to key positions. Alliant appointed a new vice president within its ...
Strategic Blockchain: Xceedance and ChainThat Gain Critical Mass
Xceedance decided to jump on the blockchain bandwagon late last year—but rather than building its own platform, it invested in ChainThat, a specialist provider of blockchain solutions for the ...
Wildfires Strike Northern California Once Again
Thousands were forced to flee their homes Monday as major wildfires encroached on a charred area of Northern California still recovering from severe blazes in recent years, sparking concern the state ...
Ukraine Warns Another Massive Hacker Attack Coming From Russia
Hackers from Russia are infecting Ukrainian companies with malicious software to create "back doors" for a large, coordinated attack, Ukraine's cyber police chief told Reuters on Tuesday. The hackers ...
Younger Employees Remain at Employers if Trust Is Strong
While the secret to attracting millennials may remain unsolved for some carriers, a new survey involving multiple industries offers at least one fresh recruitment clue. Trust turns out to be one ...
Navigating the InsurTech Wave
Reinsurance companies increasingly are funding InsurTech startups in order to structure more innovative products and improve their business efficiencies, but how much impact on the industry will ...