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State of IT jobs: Mixed signals, changes ahead

CIO

The industry saw unprecedented growth in certain areas — such as AI and ML — alongside massive layoffs from tech vendors and cooling (or even contracting) salaries for a wide range of IT roles. Recent layoffs have been cast in part as a corrective for that period, when the average tech salary increased nearly 9%.

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Insurance Executive Search: Navigating the Landscape of Risk and Reward

N2Growth Blog

Understanding the Evolving Role of Insurance Executives in Today’s Risk Landscape The role of insurance executives has significantly changed today’s risk landscape. Insurance executives must possess diverse skills and qualities to excel in this dynamic environment.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

Enterprise CIOs have always been at a disadvantage competing with tech firms for skilled IT pros, but accelerated transformation efforts and an AI gold rush have significantly intensified the talent war, prompting CIOs to increasingly turn to outside firms for help. AIOps platforms are one relatively new driver of such partnerships.

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Kenya’s MotiSure rides on micro-payments to drive personal mobility insurance growth

TechCrunch

Affordability is one of the biggest impediments for insurance penetration in Kenya. The API-powered platform is using technology to disrupt a market that is largely dominated by traditional insurance companies, many of which are reluctant to abandon lengthy paperwork, and traditional payment modalities for both premiums and claims. “We

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Shifting the Paradigm: Why the Cyber Insurance Industry Should Focus on Preventive Security

Tenable

Does your organization currently have a cyber insurance policy? With increased cyberattacks and expansion in cloud and digital operational technology (OT) assets, organizations face significant costs during and after breaches. Some insurers even ask for specific evidence around certain vulnerabilities.

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Colorado AI legislation further complicates compliance equation

CIO

The bill defines consequential decision as being any decision “that has a material legal or similarly significant effect on the provision or denial to any consumer,” which includes educational enrollment, employment or employment opportunity, financial or lending service, healthcare services, housing, insurance, or a legal service.

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Ivorian healthtech startup Susu has $1M to scale its family-centric insurance product across Africa

TechCrunch

But in Africa, that’s not the case, as most people do not have access to quality healthcare due to the ill-equipped nature of hospitals and lack of insurance. . According to a few reports, the medical insurance penetration rate is less than 3% in Africa. However, Susu’s approach is pretty unique, Bardet says.

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