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Authority Is Delegated, Not Assumed | 10.26.26
A new revision of the "Auditable Agents" paper argues no agent system can be accountable without auditability, and shows that the prerequisites are widely unmet. Insurance Edge makes the case that insurers already own the governance model for delegated authority, from binding authority agreements to bordereaux. Meanwhile, major U.S. banks report customer-authorized agents acting inside accounts they never vetted, and the AP documents how existing criminal law strains when an agent, not a person, causes the harm. The common thread: authority is being exercised before it has been formally…
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