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Peak Preparedness: How Technology Allows Insurers to Manage Sudden Changes in Demand

CIO Business Intelligence

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it shook every industry to the core, but especially and dramatically affected health insurers. Deluged with calls and questions about rapidly changing health guidelines and coverage, insurers had to quickly revamp their systems to provide updated information.

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Agility Recovery To Enhance Disaster Recovery Program With Globally Recognized Certification Standard From the MSPAlliance

CTOvision

The International Association of Cloud and Managed Service Providers (MSPAlliance), today announced that Agility Recovery would leverage the Unified Certification Standard audit (UCS) for Cloud and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) for its disaster recovery program. ABOUT MSPALLIANCE.

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New DHS Rules Aim to Enhance Visibility Across Critical Infrastructure

SecureWorld News

It will allow corporations to simplify and deploy more effective cybersecurity programs," Seara stated, recommending companies "start with cyber risk quantification to prioritize risk mitigation projects." Jose Seara, CEO of DeNexus, welcomed the convergence of cybersecurity mandates across government agencies. "It

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Seattle-area tech exec pleads guilty in scheme to obtain and launder $5.5M in PPP loans

GeekWire

million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and launder the proceeds pled guilty on Monday. submitted at least eight fraudulent PPP loan applications on behalf of six different companies to federally insured financial institutions. (Justice.gov Image). A Washington tech executive charged in a scheme to obtain more than $5.5

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Fed Tech Roundup August 3

CTOvision

The Technical Limitations of Lloyd’s Cyber Report on the Insurance Implications of Cyberattack on the US Grid. Banks And Insurance Companies Aware Of Cyber Risks: Opportunities Remain To Become More Resilient. DISA updates draft cloud security guidelines - GCN.com. Making sense of machine learning - GCN.com.

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Did you receive a ‘long-term care’ email from your employer? Here’s what it means to opt-in or opt-out

GeekWire

” The reason for the email is a somewhat forgotten tax and program approved by the state legislature three years ago: The Washington Long-term Services and Supports Trust Act (LTSS). The first program of its type in the country, the LTSS was approved by the state legislature and governor in 2019. What is this tax? .

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Meet the Seattle-area startups that just graduated from Y Combinator

GeekWire

Watto AI, an AI program that generates consulting reports. Gleam, a platform for insurance brokers to implement self-funded health plans for SMBs and startups. Airbnb, Stripe, DoorDash, Instacart, Reddit, Twitch, and many others went through the program. Founded in 2005, YC is one of the leading startup accelerators.

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