Microsoft’s Home State’s Facial Recognition Privacy Bill Could Be Model for Others February 8, 2019 By Dina Bass Two months after calling for laws to regulate facial-recognition software, Microsoft Corp. is lobbying on behalf of a first-of-its-kind bill...
Senators Pitch Baseball-Like Arbitration to End Unexpected Medical Bills February 8, 2019 By John Tozzi In most markets, when a buyer and a seller can’t settle on a price, they walk away. Medicine is different....
UK’s Integro Offers Piracy Protection Cover for Entertainment Industry February 8, 2019 Integro Insurance Brokers, the UK insurance broker and risk management firm, announced it is offering Piracy Protection Insurance for the...
Artificial Intelligence Startups Win Zurich’s 1st Global Insurtech Competition February 8, 2019 Zurich Insurance Group announced that the gold and silver winners for its first global insurtech competition were startups that have...
Zurich Insurance Reports 24% Jump in 2018 Net Income Driven by Life, P/C Units February 8, 2019 By L.S. Howard Zurich Insurance’s reported 2018 net income after tax of $3.72 billion, a 24 percent jump from $3.0 billion it reported...
Danske Bank Investigated by French Authorities for Suspected Money Laundering February 8, 2019 By Frances Schwartzkopff Danske Bank A/S says it’s been placed under formal investigation in France over suspected money laundering at its Estonian branch....
Fehrenbacher Returns to ONI Risk Partners in Management Role February 8, 2019 Indianapolis-based independent insurance broker, ONI Risk Partners (ONI) has welcomed back Andrea Fehrenbacher in a new role as managing director...
Alliant Adds Cox to Employee Benefits Group in Austin February 8, 2019 John Cox has joined the Employee Benefits Group of Alliant Insurance Services as vice president, based in Austin, Texas. Cox...
Feds Subpoena More Documents About Donor from North Carolina Insurance Dept. February 8, 2019 Federal prosecutors have sought more documents from the North Carolina Department of Insurance about an industry magnate who’s also donated...
5 Former West Virginia Volunteer Firefighters Charged with Arson February 8, 2019 Five former volunteer fighters in West Virginia have been charged with arson following a two-year investigation by the state fire...