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Insurance Broker CBIZ Buys Information Security Consultant Pivot Point
Cleveland-based insurance and financial advisory firm CBIZ, Inc. announced that it acquired information security consulting firm, Pivot Point Security, of Hamilton, New Jersey, effective June 1, 2023. Founded in 2001, PPS serves small and middle market businesses with certification and …
POSTED JUNE 06, 2023 12:09 PM |
Lawsuit Claiming Racism at Tesla Draws Almost 240 Black Workers Saying ‘Me Too’
A Black former assembly line staffer at Tesla Inc. is moving to add hundreds of other workers to his 2017 lawsuit in which he called the electric-car maker’s production floor a “hotbed for racist behavior.” Marcus Vaughn says class-action status …
POSTED JUNE 06, 2023 6:00 AM |
Google Antitrust Suit Over Ad Tech Sent Back to State Court
A judicial panel on Monday transferred antitrust litigation against Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed by state attorneys general back to a federal court in Texas, citing a law passed by Congress in December. The decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict …
POSTED JUNE 06, 2023 5:37 AM |
SEC Sues Binance and Founder Zhao Over ‘Web of Deception’
U.S. regulators sued Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao on Monday for allegedly operating a “web of deception,” piling further pressure on the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange and sending bitcoin to its lowest in almost three months. The Securities and …
POSTED JUNE 06, 2023 5:13 AM |
Industry Alliance Outlines Key Liability Risk Considerations in Insuring AI
Artificial intelligence and its uses are a hot topic these days. Some benefits of AI include efficiency in time and resources, but what happens when an AI-related error or failure occurs? Liability insurance relating to damages caused by an AI …
POSTED JUNE 06, 2023 5:10 AM |
Massachusetts City Faces Lawsuit Alleging Police Misconduct at George Floyd Protest
Eleven people have filed a federal lawsuit saying they were assaulted by police or wrongfully arrested while peacefully observing a June 2020 protest in Massachusetts’ second-largest city over the killing of George Floyd. The lawsuit filed last Thursday names as …
POSTED JUNE 06, 2023 5:00 AM |
Insurance Leader Paul Hammack Remembered for Industry Passion, Vision
Friends, family and insurance colleagues of Paul Hammack gathered in Sacramento, California, in May to honor the life of the 30-year industry veteran, who was tragically killed in a car accident on Dec. 14, 2022. Nearly 500 people packed two …
POSTED JUNE 06, 2023 5:00 AM |
Why Buffalo Couldn’t Handle Last Winter’s Extreme Snowstorm That Took 31 Lives
Buffalo’s snow-removal fleet was no match for the historic Christmas week blizzard that left 31 people dead in the city, and officials fell short in issuing warnings and providing shelter, according to a report released Friday. The 175-page review of …
POSTED JUNE 06, 2023 5:00 AM |
People Moves: Safety National’s Zervos Retires as Regional VP
Zervos Retires as Regional Vice President – Underwriting Safety National has announced that Dennis Zervos is retiring as regional vice president – underwriting on June 2. Zervos has spent over 30 years in the industry, joining the St. Louis, Missouri-based …
POSTED JUNE 06, 2023 5:00 AM |
OpenAI CEO Sees ‘Huge’ Israeli Role in Reducing Risks From the Technology
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicted on Monday a “huge role” for Israel in reducing risks from artificial intelligence and eyed investment opportunities in the country even as it debates whether and how to regulate the technology behind ChatGPT. Altman is …
POSTED JUNE 06, 2023 5:00 AM |
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