Facing Antitrust Charges, Irish Insurer Group to Unlock Platform for Nonmembers February 28, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee Irish insurers’ association Insurance Ireland has offered to open up its data sharing platform to nonmembers and apply fair criteria...
Google’s Online Ad Business Targeted in European Publishers’ Antitrust Complaint February 11, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Alphabet unit Google on Friday became the target of an antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council over...
EU Cybersecurity Agency Warns of Threat From Hackers-for-Hire October 28, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee Hackers-for-hire emerged as the biggest threat to online security in the last 15 months, with the COVID-19 pandemic and home...
European Commission to Form Cyber Unit to Fight Growing Online Crime June 23, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to pool resources and expertise from the EU’s 27 countries for a joint cyber...
EU Set to Approve Aon-Willis Merger; More Concessions Unlikely: Reuters April 28, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee Insurance broker Aon is set to gain conditional EU antitrust approval for its $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson...
EU Inquires About 9 Potential Buyers of Assets in Aon-Willis Deal April 27, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS–EU antitrust regulators are asking Aon rivals and customers who is the best buyer for assets the insurance broker has...
EU Privacy Supervisor Urges Ban on Facial Recognition Software April 26, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee Facial recognition should be banned in Europe because of its “deep and non-democratic intrusion” into people’s private lives, EU privacy...
EU Announces Tough Draft Rules on Use of Artificial Intelligence April 22, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – The European Commission on Wednesday announced tough draft rules on the use of artificial intelligence, including a ban...
Aon’s Concessions to EU May Not Be Enough to Close $30B Willis Deal: Sources April 14, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Insurance broker Aon’s offer to sell assets in five EU countries and takeover target Willis Towers Watson’s reinsurance...
Update: Aon Offers to Sell Assets to Gain EU Antitrust Approval for $30B Willis Bid April 12, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Insurance broker Aon has offered to sell assets in several EU countries and the reinsurance unit of takeover...