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Record high number of foreigners covered by Polish social insurance

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The number of foreigners registered with the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) stood at 689,000 at the end of September, representing a 31-percent growth on August, ZUS President Prof. Gertruda Uscinska has said, adding that the figure is a ZUS record.

Talk of the town: chatbot med-tech firm banks $10 million in funding

Using a chatbot helps patients diagnose their problems before seeing a doctor.

Wrocław start-up partners with Microsoft to digitize early diagnostics

Infermedica’s sophisticated AI algorithms for giving online diagnoses is now being used by Microsoft’s Healthcare Bot.

Polish insurer PZU posts EUR 216 mln net profit in 4th quarter

Leading Polish insurer PZU posted a net profit of PLN 935 million (EUR 216.6 million) in the fourth quarter of 2019, against PLN 851.5 million (EUR 197.3 million) expected, the company's report, released on Thursday, showed.

Senate for lowering social insurance premiums for small businesses

The Senate (upper house) on Wednesday voted in favour of a bill introducing the so called Small Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) Plus scheme.

Insurance giant Warta probes use of AI to deal with claims

Warta’s Virtual Assistant has been busy: it has already dealt with customers in over 2,000 cases and currently handles around 10 percent of conversations on the helpline, according to the company.

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Rzeszów monk sets up music school in war-torn African state to teach child soldiers to take up music instead of weapons

Capuchin monk Brother Benedykt Pączka decided to offer children an alternative to being child soldiers and try to sow the seeds of future peace in the country by teaching them to prefer a guitar over a Kalashnikov.

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