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Tech Giants Divided on Whether AI Will Be Open-Sourced or Closed
Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they're also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor. That's not to say they all want ...
Rising War Risks Prompt Insurers to Reassess Property Cover in Geopolitical Hot Spots
Insurers grappling with the rising risk of physical attacks on businesses due to war or civil disorder are reconsidering the breadth and scope of such cover in potential ...
Costs of Small Business Cyber Attacks Are Down But Frequency Is Up, Says Hiscox
The less-than-encouraging news: Only 33 percent of U.S. small businesses consider cyber risk high or very high.
The somewhat encouraging ...
Charities, Churches and Schools Critical in Providing Severe Weather Aid
A new survey found that a majority of Americans (82 percent) think nonprofit organizations, schools, camps and houses of worship should prepare in advance for severe weather events since members and ...
Survey Shares Insights of High-Performing Workplace Teams
New study findings indicate that just 30 percent of workplace teams are regarded as high-performing. Dale Carnegie and Associates researchers released the study, which surveyed 2,650 global leaders ...
Recent Iran Hack on Water System has U.S. Calling for Tighter Cybersecurity
A top White House national security official said recent cyber attacks by Iranian hackers on U.S. water authorities, as well as a separate spate of ransomware attacks on the health care industry, ...
U.S. Commercial Lines Survey Shows Aggregate Q3 Increase of 6.1%
Commercial insurance prices for the U.S. increased 6.1 percent in the third quarter, maintaining an upward trend. According to the latest results from WTW's Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey ...
Africa Specialty Risks Gets ‘In Principle’ Approval to Launch Syndicate in 2024
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a pan-African focused insurance and reinsurance group, has received "in-principle" approval to launch a Lloyd's syndicate in 2024. The syndicate will be launched in ...