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It looks as if 2021 will be a busy year as states move to implement the NAIC 2020 revisions to the Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation (Model 275), or other duty of care measures. The below chart outlines the actual or proposed state activity, its status, and notable items insurers need to consider. As 2021 continues, more states are expected to revise their standard of conduct requirements.
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Tech Companies Shift Their Posture on a Legal Shield, Wary of Being Left Behind
Some of the industry’s critics are skeptical, however, about a new flexibility to changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook chief executive, recently said he supported updates to Section 230.Credit.Pool photo by Greg Nash
Dec. 15, 2020
WASHINGTON For more than two decades, the tech industry had a cohesive message to Congress about a law that shields internet platforms from lawsuits: Don’t touch it.
But now, as tech companies face intensifying attacks from political leaders, more of them are saying something else: Let’s work something out.
This article is part of the Free Speech Project, a collaboration between Future Tense and the Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law that examines the ways technology is influencing how we think about speech.
In 2020, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act took a hell of a beating from all sides of the political spectrum. Section 230 grants broad legal immunity to interactive computer services for user-generated content and for the moderation of that content and it made possible the internet we both love and hate today. President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden have both criticized it, for very different reasons, illustrating the unusual position Section 230 stands in today.
Vaco subsidiary MorganFranklin Consulting has added Ferdinand Hamada as managing director to its cybersecurity practice.
The addition follows Brentwood-based Vaco s acquisition of MorganFranklin in 2019. Based in Washington D.C., Morgan Franklin focuses on finance and technology management and advisory services.
Hamada (pictured) brings more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and technology transformation within the life sciences space, according to a release.
Previously, he served as vice president of IT and chief information security officer at Catalent Pharma Solutions. Hamada also worked for more than 10 years at KPMG Consulting, focusing on IT advisory for pharmaceutical clients. He began his career in various IT positions at Cardinal Health and Merck.