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Marc Andreessen on the future of technology and implications for interactions between government and citizens

CTOvision

A key examplesto consider is health insurance. We can now envision entirely new ways of conceiving health insurance– if you take big data/machine learning approach. We can say the same with auto insurance and crop insurance, financial services, loan risk scoring – all of which can be done far more accurately now than historically.

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Meet Allison Arzeno, the data science whiz leading insurance tech company Assurance IQ

GeekWire

It’s been a leadership roller coaster ride over the past two years for Allison Arzeno , chief executive officer of Seattle insurance technology company Assurance IQ. Assurance, which uses tech to match customers with insurance plans, was navigating a pandemic that disrupted its business.

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What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

CIO Business Intelligence

That may change as telecommunications companies such as Airtel and MTN jump into the mobile money market, after recently receiving licenses to do so. It was only late last year that Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN), gave the green light for telcos to acquire mobile money licenses. Mobile money is not entirely new to Nigeria.

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Geico data breach exposed customers’ driver’s license numbers for more than a month

The Verge

Insurance company Geico suffered a data breach earlier this year that exposed customers’ driver’s license numbers for more than a month, according to a data breach notice filed with the attorney general of California. Most US states require identification such as a driver’s license to file for unemployment benefits.

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A Geico Data Breach Let Cyber Fraudsters Steal Customers' Driver's License Numbers

Gizmodo

Car insurance giant Geico has quietly disclosed that a recent security breach allowed cyber thieves to steal customers’ driver’s license information right off the company’s website. Read more.

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Porch completes $100M Homeowners of America acquisition, doubling down on insurance market

GeekWire

Based in Irving, Texas, Homeowners of America operates in six states but is licensed to operate in 31 states. Porch says it will use the acquisition to build its national footprint in the home insurance market. Those companies can pay traditional licensing fees or provide Porch with access to their customers.

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AI Solution Development Requires Trusted Cooperation For The Long Haul

Forrester IT

Many AI practitioners and those exploring AI solutions expect to reap the benefits of AI technologies simply by adopting licensed API services in the cloud. However, in many cases, an out-of-the-box solution is not enough to solve ongoing business challenges.