House Republicans Pass Sweeping Regulatory Reform Bill January 11, 2017 By Lisa Lambert Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill in the House of Representatives that touched on nearly every step U.S. agencies take...
U.S. Chamber Faces Challenges with Trump on Key Issues January 11, 2017 By Ginger Gibson The largest U.S. business lobby group on Wednesday said it could be a mistake to quickly repeal Obamacare without developing...
Cybersecurity Firm IDT911 Rebrands to CyberScout, Plans Global Expansion January 11, 2017 Cybersecurity prevention and resolution firm IDT911 has changed its name to CyberScout, to better align with its mission of helping...
House Kicks Off Year by Passing Sports Team Doctors’ Liability Bill January 11, 2017 As Alabama and Clemson prepared for the national college football championship game kick-off the other day, the U.S. House of...
Exiting U.S. Trade Rep Urges Trump to Uphold Trans-Pacific Trade Deal January 11, 2017 By David Lawder President Barack Obama’s departing chief trade negotiator warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that it risked abdicating U.S. leadership in...
Volkswagen Agrees to $4.3 Billion U.S. Settlement Over Emissions Fraud January 11, 2017 By David Shepardson and Andreas Cremer Volkswagen AG confirmed on Tuesday it has negotiated a $4.3 billion draft settlement with U.S. regulators to resolve its diesel...
2017 Cyber Risks to Intensify as Hackers Become More Cunning: Report January 11, 2017 By L.S. Howard Top cyber threats during 2017 are expected to include nation state cyber espionage, a rise in data integrity attacks and...
MF Global’s Corzine to Pay U.S. Regulator $5 Million Over Firm’s Collapse January 10, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel Jon Corzine, former New Jersey governor and Goldman Sachs co-chairman, will pay a $5 million civil fine to settle a...
Nation’s Largest Alliance of Independent Agencies Grows Membership Again in 2016 January 10, 2017 The largest alliance of independent insurance agencies in the United States, SIAA, or the Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance, added 441...
Floods, Other Major Climate Events Cost U.S. $46 Billion, 138 Lives in 2016 January 10, 2017 During 2016, the United States experienced 15 weather and climate disasters with insured and uninsured losses exceeding $1 billion each...