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Bank of America Scraps Diversity Goals in Latest Wall Street DEI Retreat

Bank of America Corp. is rolling back workplace representation targets and replacing references to diversity, joining peers in citing legal changes under the Trump administration. The bank will no longer have “aspirational” goals for diversity and inclusion, which were referenced …

Munich Re Faces $1.3 Billion in Claims From Los Angeles Wildfires

Germany’s Munich Re expects about 1.2 billion euros ($1.26 billion) in claims resulting from the Los Angeles wildfires, it said on Wednesday, representing the biggest loss reported so far by a single European reinsurer for the January catastrophe. The wildfires …

S&P Puts State Farm General on CreditWatch

Potential downgrades of State Farm’s California homeowners insurer came closer to reality yesterday when S&P Global Ratings put the “AA” financial strength and issuer credit ratings of State Farm General Insurance Co. on CreditWatch with negative implications. In early February, …

Smartwatches Measuring Mortality Risks Are New Tool for Insurers

Smartwatches and other wearable technologies have the potential to change the pricing of life insurance policies by offering better data about individuals’ mortality risk, according to a new report by reinsurance company Munich Re and analytics firm Klarity. The study …

New York Dads Forgo $1.6 Billion in Paid State Leave, Study Says

New fathers are more likely to be eligible for state paid parental leave programs but less likely to take the time off, leaving as much as $1.6 billion on the table annually in New York alone, according to a new …

Claims Service, Tech, Communication Top Independent Agent Concerns

Claims, communication, and technology are the top three concerns for independent agents when placing new business with a carrier, according to insurtech Vertafore. The findings were the result of a survey of nearly 1,300 insurance professionals including account managers, agency …

Trump’s Threat to EV Trucking Rules Undermines Big-Rig Bets

Two years ago, Rudy Diaz made a gutsy bet. The 45-year-old owner of Hight Logistics, a trucking company that hauls containers from the bustling ports around Los Angeles, began adding some of the country’s first electric heavy-duty trucks to his …

Meta Must Face Lawsuit Claiming it Prefers Cheaper Foreign Workers

A federal judge on Tuesday said Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit claiming that the Facebook and Instagram parent prefers to hire foreign workers because it can pay them less than American workers. U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San …

Big Threat? Payroll Companies Taking Insurance Biz Away From Agencies, Agents Warn

Insurance agents in Florida and beyond are finding that some of their toughest competition now seems to be coming from firms that aren’t really insurance agencies at all – at least not in the historical sense of the word. “They’re …

Bill to Study Insurance Rating Factors in Washington Moving Through State Legislature

A bill that would create a study on the impact of insurance rating factors in Washington, including credit history, is moving through state Legislature. Senate Bill 5589 has passed out of committee in the Washington State Senate. The bill was …

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