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New York Fines Health Insurer $4.5M for Data Breach that Exposed Private Data

Health insurance company EyeMed Vision Care LLC will pay a $4.5 million penalty to New York State for violations of the state’s cybersecurity regulation that officials said exposed hundreds of thousands of consumers’ personal health data, including data concerning minors. …

TPA’s Rapid-Fire Work Comp Claim Denials Cost Vermont Insurer $100K

A workers’ compensation insurer must pay $100,000 under an agreement with Vermont state regulators because its claims administrator gave short shrift to claims for post-traumatic stress disorder and other occupational diseases. Acadia Insurance Co. on April 18 reached an agreement …

Elon Musk Can’t Avoid Scrutiny of His Tesla Tweets, SEC Says

Elon Musk’s tweets about Tesla Inc. will remain a valid subject for government investigation even if a court throws out a his 2018 agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency told a judge. Musk is seeking to …