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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia Certified by J.D. Power for Providing Outstanding Customer Service for Phone Support

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Professional Services, Health, Practice Management, Insurance, Health Insurance, Managed Care, General Health, Community health, Certification, Senior, J.D. Power, Multimedia, Blue Shield, Elevance Health, Community, Benchmarking, Commissioner

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia’s call center for the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP), administered by the Georgia Department of Community Health, recently obtained J.D.

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  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia’s call center for the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP), administered by the Georgia Department of Community Health, recently obtained J.D.
  • Power Certification for providing outstanding customer service for phone support.
  • Power Customer Support Certification Program recognizes Anthem’s commitment to outstanding member support when addressing benefit plans, claim inquiries, and preventative care for the more than 475,000 Anthem members covered by the State Health Benefit Plan.
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    “We are very pleased to have received this recognition for the outstanding level of customer service provided to our State Health Benefit Plan members,” said Robert Bunch, the president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia.

Battelle Hosted Spring Training Camp for the U.S. Cyber Team to Help Train the Next Generation of Cyber Experts

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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The U.S. Cyber Games Season III team joined Battelle cyber experts at a spring training event in preparation for the International Cybersecurity Championship set to take place later this year in Santiago, Chile.

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  • The U.S. Cyber Games Season III team joined Battelle cyber experts at a spring training event in preparation for the International Cybersecurity Championship set to take place later this year in Santiago, Chile.
  • Battelle sponsors the U.S. Cyber Games Season III team, and the Battelle Cyber Innovations business line anticipates offering greater support as the athletes prepare for the global competition.
  • Battelle cyber co-op student, Dylan Knoff, is on the Season III team along with Gaelin Shupe, who recently interned with Battelle and is set to begin full-time in the Cyber business line this spring.
  • “The U.S. Cyber Team is grateful to Battelle for hosting this year’s Spring Training camp focused on Attack and Defense.

H2O.ai Inaugurates GenAI World for Public Sector to Spur Growth and Innovation of Generative AI for Government Departments and Agencies

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Data Management, Education, Technology, Professional Services, White House, Federal Government, Training, Apps, Applications, Data Analytics, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Public Policy, Government, AI safety, Len Bias, Risk management, Generative, SlideShare, Artificial Intelligence Act, LLM, Research fellow, NIST, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Security, PayPal, EVP, Safety, Health, Commonwealth Bank, Wells Fargo, RFI, Enterprise, Document, Pavilion, Machine learning, Benchmarking, AES, Document AI, Equifax, Risk, Progressive Corporation, Good, Commissioner, George Washington University, EEOC, AI, Bias, Public sector, ADP, Synthetic media, H2O, AT&T, Movement, Medical device

H2O.ai, the open source leader in Generative AI and machine learning, continues its world tour of bringing GenAI World conferences to new sectors to further democratize AI.

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  • H2O.ai, the open source leader in Generative AI and machine learning, continues its world tour of bringing GenAI World conferences to new sectors to further democratize AI.
  • An Overview of the NIST AI Risk Management Framework by Patrick Hall, Professor for AI Risk, The George Washington University.
  • These training sessions will cover GenAI use cases using public sector data, LLM benchmarking and evaluation best practices, GenAI interpretability, governance frameworks and model validation.
  • Founded in 2012, H2O.ai is at the forefront of the AI movement to democratize Generative AI.

AST SpaceMobile's Abel Avellan Appointed Commissioner to the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Public Policy, Government, Telecommunications, Satellite, Technology, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Mobile, Wireless, Rakuten, ASTS, Telefónica, Saudi Telecom Company, Multimedia, TIM, Telecom Argentina, American Tower, Bell Canada, Africell, AST SpaceMobile, Sustainable Development Goals, Smartfren, Telephone, Patent, Sustainable development, Millicom, Avellan, AT&T, Smart Communications, Indosat, Commission, Commissioner

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, today announced the appointment of its Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Abel Avellan, as a Commissioner to the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development.

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  • AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, today announced the appointment of its Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Abel Avellan, as a Commissioner to the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development.
  • Under Avellan’s leadership, AST SpaceMobile has been at the forefront of technological innovation in developing the groundbreaking space-based cellular broadband network that is intended to offer direct broadband access to everyday smartphones.
  • “Being appointed to the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission is a privilege and an honor.
  • The ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development's mission for 2030 is centered on leveraging broadband technology to catalyze global progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

Type One Energy Collaborates with TVA, ORNL on Potential Fusion Prototype at Bull Run Plant

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Environment, Technology, Environmental Issues, Other Technology, Alternative Energy, Green Technology, Energy, Nuclear, Science, Other Science, Engineering, TVA, General assembly, Nuclear energy, Economic development, Tennessee Valley, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Assembly, Tennessee General Assembly, Bull Run Fossil Plant, Safety, Infinity 1, Infinity, Knoxville, Tennessee, Congress, Project Infinity, Workforce, Commissioner, Partnership, Renewable energy

In partnership with TVA and ORNL, Type One Energy will explore subsequent opportunities to further advance commercial deployment of fusion energy in the East Tennessee region.

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  • In partnership with TVA and ORNL, Type One Energy will explore subsequent opportunities to further advance commercial deployment of fusion energy in the East Tennessee region.
  • Infinity One will allow Type One Energy to verify important design features of its high field stellarator fusion pilot plant, particularly those related to operating efficiency, reliability, maintainability, and affordability.
  • Type One Energy will establish its headquarters in East Tennessee, creating over 300 high-paying jobs within the next five years.
  • “Our administration created the Nuclear Energy Fund in partnership with the Tennessee General Assembly to recruit companies like Type One Energy.

Applied Underwriters Sees "Profound Danger" in Unprecedented Extension of CDI Action to Restrain Company from Exiting California

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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OMAHA, Neb., March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A California court's proposed statement and tentative decision in the four-year dispute between the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and the California Insurance Company (CIC) (Commissioner of Insurance vs. California Insurance Company) has failed to undo the unprecedented use of the CDI's conservation mechanism to restrain CIC from its long-planned exit from the state.

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  • OMAHA, Neb., March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A California court's proposed statement and tentative decision in the four-year dispute between the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and the California Insurance Company (CIC) (Commissioner of Insurance vs. California Insurance Company) has failed to undo the unprecedented use of the CDI's conservation mechanism to restrain CIC from its long-planned exit from the state.
  • The Court's decision does not greatly affect the insurance group materially, but it does restrain our plans to move out of California with the Company that, ironically, bears the state's name.
  • Our experience may be seen as a case in point.
  • We regret the judge's ruling, although we are pleased with some of the terms."

John Edwards speaks at IAPP’s Data Protection Intensive UK

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Saturday, March 9, 2024
Online, Adtech (company), Social media, Internet, Information privacy, Ofcom, ICO, Thought, Growth, Digital, Pleasure, Parent, Information, Information Commissioner's Office, Synthetic media, Advertising, Health, FCA, Walking, Policy, Artificial intelligence, Privacy, Diary, Heart, IAPP, CMA, Commissioner, Medical device

Commissioner discusses three of the ICO’s key areas of focus in 2024.

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Commissioner discusses three of the ICO’s key areas of focus in 2024.

ICO takes regulatory action against five public authorities under the FOI Act

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Saturday, March 9, 2024
Information commissioner, PECR, Information privacy, FOI, Privacy, Police, Commonwealth, Telephone, FOS, ICO, Telecommunications, Financial Ombudsman Service, Department for Education, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, Data wrangling, FCDO, Sussex Police, Finance, EIR, Democracy, FOIA, Development, Commissioner, Cryptocurrency

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has taken action against five public authorities for continued failings to meet their obligations under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.

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  • The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has taken action against five public authorities for continued failings to meet their obligations under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
  • Information delayed is information denied, and people have the legal right to promptly receive information they're entitled to.
  • - The ICO can take action to address and change the behaviour of organisations and individuals that collect, use and keep personal information.
  • - To report a concern to the ICO telephone call our helpline on 0303 123 1113, or go to ico.org.uk/concerns.

States Issue Property & Casualty Market Intelligence Data Call Covering Over 80% of U.S. Market

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Friday, March 8, 2024
National Association, Committee, Property, FIO, Weather, Commissioner, General insurance, Health, History, Treasury, NAIC, Insurance

Under their regulatory authority, state Departments of Insurance routinely collect data from insurance companies to better understand market dynamics.

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  • Under their regulatory authority, state Departments of Insurance routinely collect data from insurance companies to better understand market dynamics.
  • Today, state insurance regulators have united to issue a comprehensive, multi-state data call coordinated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to collect and analyze data covering more than 80% of the U.S. property insurance market by premium volume.
  • The Property & Casualty Market Intelligence Data Call (PCMI) will gather data from more than 400 property insurers operating locally and across the country to give state insurance regulators a clear sense of what is happening in their individual property markets and the nation overall.
  • "The Property & Casualty Market Intelligence Data Call will provide a more holistic view of the property insurance market within our individual states and across the nation," said Alan McClain, Commissioner of the Arkansas Insurance Department and chair of the NAIC Property and Casualty Committee.

Ceres welcomes landmark SEC rule on corporate climate disclosure

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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BOSTON, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ceres welcomes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) adoption of the first-ever federal rule mandating the disclosure of climate-related risks from all U.S. public companies.

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  • BOSTON, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ceres welcomes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) adoption of the first-ever federal rule mandating the disclosure of climate-related risks from all U.S. public companies.
  • Ceres and investors have long advocated for mandatory corporate climate disclosure, resulting in the SEC issuing interpretive guidance in 2010 and adopting today's mandatory rule.
  • The adoption of this rule follows California's two c orporate climate disclosure laws, which apply to both public and private companies that exceed certain revenue thresholds.
  • "The laws serve as an important complement to the SEC's climate disclosure rule.