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Data Ownership Differences Mean EU Privacy Reg Won’t Be Copied in U.S. Anytime Soon
Beginning May 25, any company from any country that collects, stores, or transmits data on citizens of European Union countries will be subject to the EU's strict new data privacy directive known as ...
Regulators Say ‘Sandbox’ Approach May Work to Accommodate Tech-Driven Insurance Innovations
How should regulators address technology-driven insurance innovations that don't fit well under existing rules? A "regulatory sandbox" might be the way forward, a panel of regulators said at the ...
Brexit Talks Avoid Sensitive Topics as Work Begins on Future Setup
Talks between the U.K. and the European Union skirted around the biggest obstacles to a Brexit deal as officials settled on a list of topics to shape negotiations about the future. Negotiators didn't ...
For the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Modeling Catastrophes Differently Might Help
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season is nearly upon us. It begins June 1 — less than one month away — with as many as 14 named storms predicted and a greater than normal chance a major system will ...
QBE Invests in a Third AI Startup, With Plans to Use the Tech Internally
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.'s venture capital arm is betting once again on artificial intelligence with its third investment in the space—this time with a startup focused on developing the technology ...
Swiss Re Talks With SoftBank Over Possible Investment Stake Have Reportedly Stalled
Talks between billionaire Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group Corp. and Swiss Re AG about buying a stake in the world's second-biggest reinsurer have come to a standstill, people familiar with the matter ...
This Year’s Global Insurance Symposium Innovators Promote Better Use of Existing Industry Products
For all the talk of technology disrupting insurance, most of the innovations unveiled at the 2018 Global Insurance Symposium were focused on helping consumers, agents, brokers and carriers make ...
Oklahoma Wildfires Kill Hundreds of Cattle, Destroy More than 300,000 Acres
Wind-driven wildfires that began in mid-April, fueled by severe drought, have killed hundreds of cattle and destroyed more than 300,000 acres in Oklahoma, authorities said on Monday. Oklahoma has ...