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IBM Being Sued for Age Discrimination
Sep 21 2018 // Shannon Liss-Riordan has been compared to “a pit bull with a Chihuahua in its mouth.” In a career spanning almost 20 years, the Boston-based lawyer has gone after corporations that have either harmed consumers...
Jury Awards IBM $83 Million in Closely-Watched Patent Dispute with Groupon
Jul 30 2018 // A U.S. jury last Friday awarded International Business Machines Corp. $83 million in a patent dispute with e-commerce company Groupon Inc. A jury in Delaware said Groupon used IBM’s patented e-commerce technology...
Willis Towers Watson Partners with IBM Security to Expand Cybersecurity Services
Apr 16 2018 // Willis Towers Watson will begin integrating IBM Security’s suite of services – from security testing and technical assessments to incident response and cyber resiliency services – to help clients assess, protect...
Marsh Develops Commercial Blockchain Solution for Proof of Insurance
Apr 16 2018 // Marsh announced it is collaborating with IBM, ACORD and its client, ISN, to develop a commercial blockchain solution for proof of insurance. By using blockchain, or distributed ledger technology, Marsh said the certificate...
AIG ‘Smart’ Policy Uses Blockchain to Manage International Coverage for Bank
Jun 15 2017 // American International Group Inc. and Standard Chartered Bank plc announced they have successfully piloted what they say is the first multinational, “smart contract” based insurance policy using blockchain, a...
Novae Expands Cyber Team with Appointment of Quick from IBM
May 19 2017 // Novae Group plc, the specialist listed Lloyd’s insurer, announced that Stuart Quick has joined its cyber team as breach response and cyber operations manager, reporting to Dan Trueman, head of cyber and chief...
Pennsylvania Sues IBM Over $170M Jobless Claims Contract
Mar 13 2017 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration sued International Business Machines Corp. on Thursday, saying the company failed to deliver on a 2006 contract to replace an outdated system of processing unemployment...
IBM Sees Advantage in Client Owning Watson-Generated Knowledge
Oct 28 2016 // IBM Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty sees proprietary data combined with artificial intelligence technology as the competitive advantage for companies going forward. When International Business Machines Corp. works...
Marsh Names IBM’s Drab as CEO of Technology Provider Dovetail Insurance
Oct 11 2016 // Insurance broker Marsh reported that Rich Drab has joined the firm as chief executive officer of Dovetail Insurance, a provider of insurance technology services for the U.S. small commercial market. In this role, Drab will...
Supreme Court Dismisses South Africans’ Apartheid Claims Against IBM, Ford
Jun 20 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a group of black South Africans seeking to revive human rights litigation aiming to hold Ford Motor Co. and IBM Corp. liable for allegedly conducting business that...
Timeline: From Teen to Octogenarian, How Buffett’s Wealth Has Grown
May 2 2016 // In 2016, it’s easier than ever to play the financial markets. From the explosion of online brokers to the rise of robo-advisors, armchair investors have dozens of tools just a few clicks or taps away. Daily trading...
Jury Finds 2 N.Y. Stockbrokers Liable in IBM Insider Trading Trial
Mar 1 2016 // A federal jury on Monday found two former New York stockbrokers liable for trading on confidential tips about an IBM Corp acquisition, despite a major appeals court ruling that made insider trading cases harder to...
Israel Emerges as Leader in Developing Cyber Defenses for Cars
Jan 13 2016 // Building on its expertise in technology, Israel is emerging as a leader in the race to keep cars secure and prevent the nightmare scenario of a hacker commandeering your vehicle. Most cars today are equipped with some...
How to Know What Insurance Customers Want
Nov 16 2015 // What do today’s customers want from insurance providers? They want understanding, interaction, even a relationship. But they vary in when and how they wish to learn, interact and build a relationship. Insurance...
IBM to Buy Weather Co.’s Business, Web Properties to Expand Watson
Oct 28 2015 // IBM said today it has agreed to acquire The Weather Co.’s business-to-business mobile and cloud-based web properties, including WSI, weather.com, Weather Underground and The Weather Co. brand. IBM will not acquire...
How to Know What Insurance Customers Want
Aug 25 2015 // What do today’s customers want from insurance providers? They want understanding, interaction, even a relationship. But they vary in when and how they wish to learn, interact and build a relationship. Insurance...
Court Upholds Dismissal of Apartheid Claims Against Ford, IBM
Jul 29 2015 // Victims of apartheid in South Africa cannot pursue lawsuits seeking to hold Ford Motor Co. and IBM Corp. liable for conducting business that helped perpetuate the practice decades ago, a U.S. appeals court ruled on...
Connecticut Upholds Coverage Denial in IBM Data Loss Case
Jun 1 2015 // The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling on May 18 that Federal Insurance Company and Scottsdale Insurance Company are not required to defend or indemnify the insureds for the loss of computer...
Connecticut High Court Upholds Coverage Denial in IBM Data Loss Case
May 18 2015 // The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday upheld a lower court’s ruling that Federal Insurance Company and Scottsdale Insurance Company are not required to defend or indemnify the insureds for the loss of computer...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions & IBM Offer Protection Against Cyber Attacks
Apr 23 2015 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions joins forces with IBM Security to provide advanced cyber risk protection products and services to companies worldwide, aiming to help businesses defend themselves against increasingly...
