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7012 Regs and Cyber insurance on collision course with small business

CTOvision

The regulations themselves are a part of, and a driver to, a set of complex problems for industry — presently, with risk being transferred away from DoD to its contractors who will find risk rebounding to them via their “cyber” insurance policies. We’ll start by peeling back the onion layers around the regulations themselves.

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Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

GeekWire

Arora spent more than two years at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, most recently as part of the team building the space venture’s human landing system. billion contract to return astronauts to the moon. based startup Lessen named Chris Bee , a former senior director of product development at Zillow, as CTO. Athira Photos).

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AI2 spinout MajorBoost uses artificial intelligence to help medical providers deal with insurance calls

GeekWire

A new health-tech spinout from Seattle’s Allen Institute for AI (AI2) aims to reimagine how doctor’s offices and insurance companies communicate with each other, using artificial intelligence to deal with time-consuming phone calls. The company is hiring for several roles. MajorBoost co-founder and CEO Lekshmi Venu.

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South Africa’s King Price Insurance moves to cloud as business grows

CIO Business Intelligence

Insurance companies are no longer only there for their customers in times of disaster. Modern approaches to insurance and changes in customer expectations mean that the insurance business model looks very different than it used to. For many insurers, this means investing in cloud.

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Tech Moves: Payscale CEO steps down; a16z adds Seattle-based partner; Madrona hires investor

GeekWire

Jonathan Watson , previously VP of engineering at Clio, as CTO. Madrona Venture Group hired Sabrina Wu as an investor. Seattle recruiting startup Candidate hired Sean B House as VP of engineering and Krista Place as head of marketing. The company is now remote-first and hiring in the Seattle region. Sabrina Wu.

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Safeguarding Success: The Vital Role of Cybersecurity in the Insurance Industry

Valerian Tech

Introduction In today's digitally connected world, cybersecurity is a top concern for businesses across all sectors, and insurance companies are no exception. In this blog post, we will explore the different dimensions of cybersecurity for insurance companies.

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Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet joins insurance tech startup; Cyemptive Technologies adds exec

GeekWire

Former Microsoft and Amazon Alexa engineering leader Sonny Patel was named CTO and CPO of insurance tech startup Socotra. Socotra Photo) — Sonny Patel was hired by San Francisco-based insurance tech startup Socotra as CTO and CPO. Founded in 2015, Socotra sells cloud-based tools for insurance tech companies.