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NEW TECH: How Semperis came to close a huge gap in Active Directory disaster preparedness

The Last Watchdog

With so much at stake, it’s a marvel that AD disaster recovery protocol traditionally has been based on a 60-page white paper that needs to be manually followed. pharmaceutical giant Merck; the crippling of its AD tool resulted in suffering drug shortages and losing hundreds of millions of dollars ( latest estimation is 870 million ).

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2020 National Meeting

Data Matters

The current draft of the FAQ document addresses topics such as general background, the intersection of state insurance regulation and federal securities law regulation, how to satisfy the best interest standard of conduct, and insurer supervision and training requirements.

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2021 National Meeting

Data Matters

Over the past year, more than 100 separate bills regulating PBMs have been introduced in 42 states following the December 10, 2020, unanimous decision by the Supreme Court in Rutledge vs. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association that backed an Arkansas state law that regulates PBMs and paved the way for state regulation of PBMs.