Trump Names Intelligence Chief Clayton as AI Czar, to Head Task Force

Trump Names Intelligence Chief Clayton as AI Czar, to Head Task Force

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton the administration’s AI czar, tasking him with coordinating the federal government’s efforts to maintain US leadership in the technology. Trump, who has pushed to rename artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” said Clayton would head the newly created Super Intelligence …

Everest Completes Sale of Canadian Retail Operations to Wawanesa; Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Buys New Zealand’s Albany Insurance Services

Everest Completes Sale of Canadian Retail Operations to Wawanesa; Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Buys New Zealand’s Albany Insurance Services

Everest Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer, announced the completion of the previously announced sale of its Canadian retail Insurance operations, to Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. In connection with the Everest acquisition, Wawanesa launched a unit called “WSI,” which comprise former Everest Canada operations. “The introduction of WSI marks an important moment in the Canadian …

AI Tools Suspected in Korea’s Shinhan Bank Hack, Yonhap News Reports

AI Tools Suspected in Korea’s Shinhan Bank Hack, Yonhap News Reports

Advanced artificial intelligence tools may have been used in a cyberattack on South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Co. that exposed information on about 25,000 customers, Yonhap News reported, highlighting the risk of automated hacking against financial institutions. Attackers probably used sophisticated AI agents to probe for vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access to a service used by …

Florida Commissioner Suspends A-Cap’s Atlantic Coast Life Over Surplus Issues

Florida Commissioner Suspends A-Cap’s Atlantic Coast Life Over Surplus Issues

Two weeks after South Carolina’s insurance regulator took steps to place Atlantic Coast Life Insurance into rehabilitation, another state’s commissioner has suspended the company amid concerns about its finances. “In making the decision to suspend Atlantic Coast’s COA (certificate of authority), the Office determined that Atlantic Coast is impaired and that another insurance supervisory official, …