Contentious COP29 Deal Shows Climate Cooperation Fraying at Edges
When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate finance, he...
View ArticleMixed Bag: What Trump 2.0 Tariffs, DOGE Activities Mean For Insurers
Setting aside the populist flavor of his campaign rhetoric, Donald J. Trump’s previous service as the nation’s 45th President presents a remarkable opportunity to make educated guesses about the impact...
View ArticleViewpoint: Legislative Action is Needed Now to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Wildfires, once sporadic and isolated, have escalated into frequent and devastating events, impacting not only remote forested regions but also urban communities. This alarming trend is evident as...
View ArticleTrump Transition Recommends Scrapping Car-Crash Reporting Requirement
The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla, according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple...
View ArticleCongress’ Funding Deal Includes More Than $100B in Disaster Aid
Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local...
View ArticleDear Elon and Vivek: Insurance Commissioners Urge DOGE to Ditch FIO
Insurance commissioners from nine states are looking to the new Department of Government Efficiency to do away with the Federal Insurance Office. In a letter, addressed to DOGE heads Elon Musk and...
View ArticlePresident Trump Proposes ‘Getting Rid of FEMA’ During Disaster Area Tour
President Donald Trump surveyed disaster zones in California and North Carolina on Friday and said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offering the latest sign...
View ArticleAllstate, Arity Legal Troubles Mount; Class Action Filings Allege Privacy...
Allstate and its data subsidiary. Arity, are facing new legal challenges detailed in class action filings, which allege they violated federal and state privacy laws to collect driving data. Several law...
View ArticleCalifornia to Spend $2.5B for Los Angeles Wildfire Recovery
California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent deadly wildfires under a relief package signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom signed the laws after...
View ArticleTrump’s Attack on ‘Illegal’ DEI Disorients Corporate America
President Donald Trump’s executive orders against “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion policies have left corporations and their lawyers struggling to grasp exactly what that means. Trump on...
View ArticleNew OSHA Rule Requires Fitted PPE for Construction Workers
A revision to OSHA’s personal protective equipment standard for construction workers went into effect on Jan. 13, 2025. The final rule explicitly requires the equipment to properly fit any construction...
View ArticleDelaware Supreme Court Eases Path for Some Companies to Leave State
The Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a decision involving TripAdvisor that could make it easier for some companies to move out of the state, which is the corporate home for about two-thirds of...
View ArticleGoogle Scraps Diversity-Based Hiring Targets
Alphabet’s Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a slew of U.S....
View ArticleConsumer Finance Watchdog Chief Tells All Staff to Cease Work
President Donald Trump’s newly installed chief of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told all of the agency’s staff on Monday to stay away from the office and do no work, according to an...
View ArticleReintroduced Legislation Seeks to Scrap OSHA
Republican Congressman Andy Biggs reintroduced a bill last month that, if passed, would abolish OSHA. H.R.86 also known as the Nullify Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act or the NOSHA...
View ArticleEEOC Seeks to Drop Transgender Discrimination Cases
Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender...
View ArticleTrump’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...
View ArticleProgressive’s Margins Leave Room for Tariff Impacts; Others Ready Too
With its 2024 combined ratio falling comfortably more than 7 points below a targeted level of 96, Progressive has room to deal with the impacts of tariffs on car repair and replacement costs, the chief...
View ArticleWildfire, Hurricane Rebuilding Efforts Impeded By Tariffs: APCIA
American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued a statement on behalf of P/C insurance company members on Tuesday, the day that 25 percent tariffs on most goods from Canada and Mexico took...
View ArticleTariffs Will Negatively Affect Insurance Industry, Says AM Best
Analysts at AM Best warned that the planned imposition of U.S. tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, along with increased tariffs on China, will have a negative effect on the insurance industry —...
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