Consumer Finance Watchdog Chief Tells all Staff to Cease Work February 10, 2025 By Douglas Gillison President Donald Trump’s newly installed chief of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told all of the agency’s staff on...
Farmers Turn to Airbnb, Corn Mazes to Outlast Agricultural Downturn February 10, 2025 By Heather Schlitz A dead-end dirt road cutting through rural Wisconsin leads to a pasture dotted with shaggy-coated Highland cattle, fluffy Icelandic sheep...
Q4 2024 Income at CNA Drops on Pension Settlement Loss February 10, 2025 CNA Financial Corp. reported fourth quarter 2024 net income of $21 million, down significantly from $367 million for the same...
Bringing Positive Vibes Back to Personal Lines Insurance February 10, 2025 By Susanne Sclafane Nationwide’s Casey Kempton has a vision to bring positive vibes back to engagements between personal lines insurers and their customers—and...
US Companies Say ESG Rules Are a Serious Barrier to EU Trade February 10, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff US companies are adding their voice to the list of critics targeting ESG regulations in Europe. The American Chamber of...
SEC Starts Shifting Agency’s Focus as Job Cut Threat Spooks Staff February 10, 2025 By Chris Prentice, Douglas Gillison and Lawrence Delevingne A day after the Trump administration sent a missive to all federal employees inviting them to resign, the U.S. Securities...
Viewpoint: Early Executive Actions by Trump Portend a Major Contraction at OSHA February 10, 2025 By Eric Conn and Darius Rohani-Shukla President Trump was sworn in for a second term the morning of January 20, and he spent the rest of...
Third-Party Attack Vectors Responsible for 59% of Insurance Breaches February 7, 2025 A new report highlights how cybersecurity gaps threaten critical services and policyholder trust, according to SecurityScorecard. Of the top 150...
Allstate to ‘Lean Into’ Turnaround in Auto Business, and Grow February 7, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Allstate’s plan to correct its auto insurance business has “restored profitability back to target levels,” said the insurer’s head of...
Advisory Firm ISS Urges Apple Investors to Vote Against Scrapping Diversity Policies February 7, 2025 By Deborah Sophia Influential proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services recommended on Friday that Apple investors vote against a proposal to consider eliminating...