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Google Boosts Cloud Security With $5.4B Mandiant Deal
Alphabet Inc's Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc for $5.4 billion in a deal that could trigger a "ripple effect" as cloud rivals Microsoft and Amazon also ramp up efforts to fortify ...
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine to Spur More Claims Inflation: Moody’s
Although insurance penetration in Ukraine and Russia is low, global insurers will face secondary impacts from greater financial market volatility and higher energy prices, Moody's Investors Services ...
Producer compensation programs send clear messages about what a carrier values. Commission rates, incentive structures, bonuses, and performance thresholds direct...
How Sanctions Against Russia Are Hitting Global Aviation Industry
Russia's size and close integration into the global aviation industry since the end of the Cold War means sanctions related to its invasion of Ukraine are having outsized consequences relative to ...
Tesla Tells U.S. Lawmakers Autopilot Requires ‘Constant Monitoring’
Tesla Inc. defended the safety benefits of its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot and its Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability but acknowledged they require "constant monitoring and attention ...
SEC Weighs Four-Day Deadline for Firms to Disclose Cyber Attacks
Companies would face more pressure to alert the public of hacks or other significant cybersecurity incidents under a new plan from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC will consider a ...
Five Essential Considerations in Evolving Predictive Modeling
The majority of insurers have implemented sophisticated predictive models over the past decade, often in their pricing and automotive lines of business. Despite strong evidence of impact, many are ...
J&J’s Controversial Prison Testing Resurfaces in Baby Powder Lawsuits
More than 50 years ago, nearly a dozen men incarcerated outside of Philadelphia enrolled in an experiment funded by Johnson & Johnson, according to unsealed documents. Now, those studies have ...
Lawyer-Turned InsurTech Founder Looks Into Cloud to Settle Tesla Claims
While Tesla has designs on using the data it collects to price insurance policies, the founder of an InsurTech is using it for the other end of insurance transactions—to unravel the story of ...