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The Future of Work - Labor-Intensive Industries, Insurance and Law [Part 2 of series]

By Frank Bria |January 14, 2020|English

Recent developments in robotics and artificial intelligence have changed the playing field for automated technologies. Historically, automation was beyond the reach of small- and medium-sized companies. Robotics were costly, required highly sophisticated...
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Reading What’s There - U.S. Courts Uphold Exclusions in Liability Insurance Policies

By Mindy Pollack |January 08, 2020|English

If an apartment building sign states “No dogs allowed on the premises,” is it unclear because it does not specify whose dogs (the resident, visitor, or contractor) cannot enter the premises? Or, is it ambiguous because it might mean only...
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A Sneak Preview of the SOA’s Living to 100 Symposium

By Jean-Marc Fix |December 16, 2019|English

The highlights of the SOA’s Living to 100 symposium next month will no doubt include the keynote speakers and panelist discussions. Since registration is now open, I thought I’d share an overview of some of the topics - and anyone on the...
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Cyber Risk Trends: More Ways to Cause - and Prevent - Cyber Losses

By Eric Warbasse, CyberScout, Vice President of Business Development (guest contributor)|December 11, 2019|English

It’s in the news daily - data breaches cost American companies billions of dollars annually. Over the past 12 months, cybercriminals have moved away from selling stolen data on the dark web, to even quicker payouts via ransomware and email compromise. Small...
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Exercise Is Good for You - But How Much Prolongs Healthy Life?

By Ross Campbell |December 10, 2019|English | Français | Español | Deutsch

I bought a new mountain bike this summer. I already had two perfectly good bicycles chained up in the garage, but there’s nothing like a new toy to get you motivated. Hitting the trails these days involves monitoring my data. I’m interested...
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Inexpensive Changes to Prevent Costly Life Insurance Fraud

By Mary Enslin |December 09, 2019|English

Fraud costs insurers a huge amount of money every year. In the U.S., recent estimates for the cost of insurance fraud ranges from USD14 billion to USD80 billion across Life/Health and Property/Casualty classes.1 Meanwhile in the UK, the Association...
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