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U.S. Venture Partners Raises $400M Early-Stage Venture Capital Fund

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), a premier Silicon Valley venture capital firm, announced today the closing of USVP XIII, a $400M fund focused on Series A and B investments.

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  • U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), a premier Silicon Valley venture capital firm, announced today the closing of USVP XIII, a $400M fund focused on Series A and B investments.
  • The new fund continues USVPs successful early-stage investment franchise, building leading companies in cybersecurity, enterprise software, consumer and healthcare.
  • 2022 will mark the eleventh consecutive year in which USVP distributions to limited partners exceeded called capital.
  • U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) is a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm, partnering with entrepreneurs to transform their ideas into world-changing companies.

CAF Announces Key Appointments to Bolster Global Expansion

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

CAF , a leading company in the global cybersecurity and digital identity space, announced two new appointments to its Board of Directors in a move that reinforces its strategy to drive business expansion in Brazil and abroad.

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  • CAF , a leading company in the global cybersecurity and digital identity space, announced two new appointments to its Board of Directors in a move that reinforces its strategy to drive business expansion in Brazil and abroad.
  • Since its inception, CAF has been on a strong growth trajectory as we have cemented solid partnerships and demonstrated how innovative digital business can secure their customers journey, said Darryl Green, CEO of CAF.
  • On behalf of my leadership team and CAF, I am excited to welcome Trevor and Andre to the board.
  • To boost its expansion, CAF has been hiring executives with proven global experience .

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Helps U.S. Insurers Shorten and Simplify Total Loss with New Integrated Title, Registered Owner, Loan Payoff, Taxes and Fees Data from LexisNexis VINsights

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

ATLANTA, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions announced enhancements to its total loss solution, LexisNexis® VINsights®, and will deliver integrated title, registered owner, loan payoff and state taxes and fees data to help U.S. insurance carriers expedite the total loss process.

Key Points: 
  • With the capabilities available through VINsights, adjusters can streamline and shorten data collection so they can focus on creating best-in-class customer experiences.
  • Total losses have been steadily increasing since 2016, and LexisNexis Risk Solutions data indicates a positive correlation between the total loss customer experience and policy shopping.
  • "Through our recent enhancements to our total loss solution VINsights, we are delivering more data and have eliminated the need to spend time gathering it.
  • In addition to delivering title, registered owner and state taxes and fees data, LexisNexis Risk Solutions has a strategic relationship with LossExpress to deliver faster, easier access to lienholder payoff data.

ICIS launches global EVA price assessment service

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Monday, December 12, 2022

ICIS, a global leader in independent commodity intelligence services for energy and chemicals, has launched a global EVA price assessment service which was developed, building on existing European and Asia-Pacific capabilities.

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  • ICIS, a global leader in independent commodity intelligence services for energy and chemicals, has launched a global EVA price assessment service which was developed, building on existing European and Asia-Pacific capabilities.
  • This first ever global EVA price assessment service utilisesthe experience of the ICISteam, market relationships and proven methodology, ensuring a comprehensive and trusted understanding of the factors that impact this volatile market.
  • The launch of global EVA coverage, together with ICIS' three global market leading assessments that influence EVA prices: polyethylene (PE), aceticacid, and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), will provide market participants with unprecedented transparency and a deeper understanding of the key drivers across the entire PE sector.
  • LDPE price in China fell to 2-year low in 2022, while the price of EVA is relatively firm supported by the boosting photovoltaic industry, producers with LDPE and EVA switching devices are more willing to produce EVA instead of PE in the year.

ICIS launches global EVA price assessment service

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Monday, December 12, 2022

ICIS, a global leader in independent commodity intelligence services for energy and chemicals, has launched a global EVA price assessment service which was developed, building on existing European and Asia-Pacific capabilities.

Key Points: 
  • ICIS, a global leader in independent commodity intelligence services for energy and chemicals, has launched a global EVA price assessment service which was developed, building on existing European and Asia-Pacific capabilities.
  • This first ever global EVA price assessment service utilises the experience of the ICIS team, market relationships and proven methodology, ensuring a comprehensive and trusted understanding of the factors that impact this volatile market.
  • The launch of global EVA coverage, together with ICIS' three global market leading assessments that influence EVA prices: polyethylene (PE), aceticacid, and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), will provide market participants with unprecedented transparency and a deeper understanding of the key drivers across the entire PE sector.
  • LDPE price in China fell to 2-year low in 2022, while the price of EVA is relatively firm supported by the boosting photovoltaic industry, producers with LDPE and EVA switching devices are more willing to produce EVA instead of PE in the year.

Lex Machina Releases 2022 Surety Bond Litigation Report

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, today releases its Surety Bond Litigation Report. The report examines trends in surety bond litigation, which are comprised of bonded construction contracts in which either (1) an obligee is claiming against a construction bond or a Miller Act bond, (2) a principal or obligee is asserting a breach of construction contract claim, or (3) a surety is alleging a breach of indemnity agreement against the principal and its indemnitors. It focuses on the five-year period from 2017 to 2021 and surveys emerging trends in case filings, venues, judges, law firms, parties, timing metrics, case resolutions, findings, and damages. The report often focuses on different sets of data, e.g., filtering cases in order to provide analytics on cases with claims under the Miller Act.

Key Points: 
  • Surety bond litigation cases, including Miller Act cases, dropped to the lowest number in a decade in 2021, while total amount of damages awarded remained generally steady over the past ten years
    MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, today releases its Surety Bond Litigation Report.
  • "We're excited to release this report, which is significant in two key ways," said Kristal Mendoza-Bautista, Lex Machina's surety bond legal data expert and editor of the report.
  • The most active district court for surety bond litigation over the last five years was the District of Maryland.
  • Register here for a copy of the report: https://pages.lexmachina.com/2022SuretyBondReport_LP.html
    Lex Machina is hosting a webcast to discuss the report on December 8, 2022 at noon ET/9am PT with John Fouhy (Senior Surety Counsel at Travelers Insurance), Kristal Mendoza-Bautista (Lex Machina's Legal Data Expert in Surety Bond Litigation), and Aria Nejad (Lex Machina's in-house counsel).

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Global State of Fraud and Identity Report Reveals Surge in Fraud as Digital Transactions Dominate the Global Marketplace

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

ATLANTA, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis® Risk Solutions released the results of its first Global State of Fraud and Identity Report, exploring research and insights from industry experts on recent statistics and trends from our industry-recognized studies on the Global True Cost of Fraud and transaction data from over 39B transactions from the LexisNexis® Digital Identity Network® from January 2022 to June 2022.

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  • The report demonstrates how digital transactions dominated the global marketplace as the pandemic-driven trend of consumers migrating to online interactions became commonplace behavior.
  • Digital transactions in the LexisNexis Digital Identity Network rose by 37% YoY for the period.
  • Shifts to mobile channels continued to increase, reaching 76% of all transactions in the Digital Identity Network.
  • Organizations need to use flexible fraud prevention models coupled with an adaptive authentication approach," said Stephen Topliss, vice president, fraud and identity, LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

Living Security Announces Additions to its CISO Advisory Board

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Living Security, the leader in Human Risk Management, today announced the addition of four widely respected experts to its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Advisory Board. They join a group of well-known experts across various industries, including, healthcare, education, and retail, who are advising the company as it continues its push to revolutionize the cybersecurity industry with a proactive approach to Human Risk Management.

Key Points: 
  • "The security leaders joining our CISO Advisory Board are on the front lines of cybersecurity across industries that are the most impacted by attacks.
  • Living Security's new CISO Advisory Board members include:
    They join current board members: Allan Alford, President & CISO at Allan Alford Consulting and The Cyber Ranch Podcast; Summer Craze Fowler, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officerat Argo AI; Omar Khawaja, CISO at Highmark Health; Brian Markham, CISO at EAB Global; Yael Nagler, Founder at Yass Partners; Aurobindo Sundaram, Head of Information Assurance & Data Protection at RELX; Dan Walsh, CISO at VillageMD; Marnie Wilking, CISO at Wayfair; Sounil Yu, CISO and Head of Research at JupiterOne.
  • Living Security's mission is to transform human risk to drive dramatic improvement in human behaviors, organizational security culture, and infosec program effectiveness.
  • Living Security is trusted by security-minded organizations like MasterCard, Verizon, MassMutual, Biogen, AmerisourceBergen, Hewlett Packard, and Target.

Versalis' CEO Adriano Alfani receives 2022 ICIS Emerging Leader Award

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Monday, December 5, 2022

LONDON, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Versalis' CEO Adriano Alfani has received the 2022 ICIS Emerging Leader Award as voted on and recognised by his peers in the chemical industry as part of the ICIS Top 40 Power Players.

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  • LONDON, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Versalis' CEO Adriano Alfani has received the 2022 ICIS Emerging Leader Award as voted on and recognised by his peers in the chemical industry as part of the ICIS Top 40 Power Players.
  • The prestigious ICIS Emerging Leader Award was presented to Mr. Alfani by ICIS Insight Editor, Nigel Davis, who took the opportunity to discuss some of the main challenges facing the industry.
  • Both Mr. Alfani and the team at Versalis should be very proud of their evolution at such a key time."
  • Mr. Alfani added, "Versalis is a forward-thinking, innovation-led business, committed to investing in the manufacture of chemicals based on circularity and renewables.

Versalis' CEO Adriano Alfani receives 2022 ICIS Emerging Leader Award

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Monday, December 5, 2022

LONDON, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Versalis' CEO Adriano Alfani has received the 2022 ICIS Emerging Leader Award as voted on and recognised by his peers in the chemical industry as part of the ICIS Top 40 Power Players.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Versalis' CEO Adriano Alfani has received the 2022 ICIS Emerging Leader Award as voted on and recognised by his peers in the chemical industry as part of the ICIS Top 40 Power Players.
  • The prestigious ICISEmerging Leader Award was presented to Mr. Alfaniby ICISInsight Editor, NigelDavis, who took the opportunity to discuss some of the main challenges facing the industry.
  • Both Mr. Alfani and the team at Versalis should be very proud of their evolution at such a key time."
  • Mr. Alfani added, "Versalis is a forward-thinking, innovation-led business, committed to investing in the manufacture of chemicals based on circularity and renewables.