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Mitigating the impact of climate change in insurance and other financial services  

IBM Big Data Hub

According to Berenberg analysts , individual insurance companies faced total claims estimates of up to approximately USD 300 million. For other financial services firms outside of the insurance sector, property accepted as loan security might face climate-related risks as well.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

Welfare Benefits Plan Source 1 ; source 2 New Healthcare USA Yes 13,079 Insurance ACE/Humana Inc. Known records breached Zenlayer Source New Telecoms USA Yes 384,658,212 ASA Electronics Source New Engineering USA Yes 2.7 Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 20,415 TECA Srl Source New Transport Italy Yes 16.7 GB AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.

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Turning climate risks into business opportunities 

IBM Big Data Hub

Substantial repair costs might arise, particularly impacting insurance companies. In the US, the Texas Department of Agriculture identified climate change as a potential threat to the state’s food supply. These kinds of disruptive events might be temporary or result in long-term damage to infrastructure or buildings.

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The most valuable AI use cases for business

IBM Big Data Hub

Creative AI use cases Create with generative AI Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Bard and DeepAI rely on limited memory AI capabilities to predict the next word, phrase or visual element within the content it’s generating. Agricultural machines can engage in autonomous pruning, moving, thinning, seeding and spraying.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. GB Signature Performance, Inc. GB Signature Performance, Inc.

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The Weeks in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 18 – 31 December 2023

IT Governance

TB exfiltrated Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (Xfinity) Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Telecoms USA Yes 35,879,455 Tecnoquadri Srl Source (New) Manufacturing Italy Yes 33,000,000 Asia Insurance Co.

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If-Then and Antiquities of the Future

John Battelle's Searchblog

If I could just figure out a way to report on that future, to apply the tools of journalism to the story of the future we’re creating, I’d come up with a book worth reading. Our agricultural practices and policies? Our insurance industries? Of course, it was this approach we took in the early years of Wired magazine.