President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative has pushed the U.S. markets watchdog to loosen Wall Street rules around blank-check companies and confidential reporting by private investment funds, according to two people familiar with the matter. DOGE officials at …
DOGE Now Targeting SEC Policy, Eyes SPAC Rules, Sources Say Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered setbacks to environmental interests in a series of recent rulings including by further restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority and relaxing requirements for environmental impact studies for proposed projects. While cases involving President Donald Trump‘s …
Supreme Court Dealt Blows to EPA and Environmental Protections Read More »
At a trucking school in New Jersey, students are maneuvering 18-wheelers around traffic cones. Other future drivers look under hoods to perform safety checks, narrating as they examine steering hoses for cracks and leaks. An instructor glides between speaking Spanish …
Truckers Fear Job Loss as New English Language Rules Take Effect Read More »
South Carolina’s Department of Insurance is reminding carriers that it may soon give extra scrutiny to liquidity and capital as well as investments in subsidiaries’ securities, thanks to a law approved by state legislators this year. “If the Director determines …
New Carrier Reporting Requirements on Investments, Liquidity, SC DOI Says Read More »
Total losses and expenses in California’s workers’ compensation system incurred in 2024 were $16.7 billion, or 108% percent of earned premium, a report out today shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released the 2024 California Workers’ Compensation …
WCIRB: Losses And Expenses in California Workers’ Comp Last Year 108% of Earned Premium Read More »
The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill. Lawmakers voted 99-1 to strike the ban from the bill by adopting …
Senate Strikes AI Regulation Ban From Trump Megabill Read More »
A buildup of unsold houses sitting on the market for weeks is becoming a new reality in once-booming housing areas across the Sun Belt. Real estate agents in the South and Southwest say they’re seeing more people list homes, giving …
Homes Are Taking Longer to Sell in US Markets That Once Flourished Read More »
New Hampshire residents will soon be able to carry an electronic version of their driver’s license in their cell phones or other devices, although they will still have to also keep a physical license on their person while driving. Legislation …
New Hampshire to Offer Mobile Driver’s Licenses Read More »
Howden Re, the global reinsurance, capital markets and strategic advisory arm of Howden, announced that Rod Fox is stepping down as executive chairman and is leaving the business. He is succeeded by Elliot Richardson, who steps into the role with …
Howden Re Names Elliot Richardson Executive Chair as Rod Fox Steps Down Read More »
More than a thousand schools were closed in France on Tuesday and the top floor of the Eiffel Tower was shut to tourists as a severe heatwave continued to grip Europe, triggering health alerts across the region. The Mediterranean Sea …
Severe Heatwave Grips Europe – Spurring Health Alerts, Raising Risk of Field Fires Read More »
