As governments grapple with what to do about DeepSeek, China’s hot new AI model — including outright bans — the UK is issuing a warning to its citizens and business: be careful. “Ultimately it is a personal choice for people, …
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RenaissanceRe expects to incur about $750 million in losses from the January 2025 California wildfires—and anticipates that industrywide impacts should halt the drop in property-catastrophe reinsurance prices observed at 1/1. Kevin O’Donnell, president and chief executive officer, referencing an industrywide …
Property-Catastrophe Reinsurance Rates Will Stop Dropping Post-Wildfires: Execs Read More »
The City of London, once considered the crown jewel of Britain’s dominant services sector, has performed even worse than the rest of the economy in the years following the Brexit referendum. Financial and insurance output has grown just 2.8% since …
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Lawyers at the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) have been told they need to seek permission from the politically appointed leadership before formally launching probes, two sources briefed on the matter said, in a marked change in procedure that could …
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For North American companies, the “wait and see” moment on tariffs is over. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25% levy on goods from Canada and Mexico, along with a 10% tariff on China, in what could be the opening …
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Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Joe Biden, was fired by the Trump administration, a person with knowledge of the matter said. “This letter confirms that my term as CFPB director has concluded,” he …
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Tesla sales fell in California in the fourth quarter of 2024, bringing down overall sales of the popular vehicle further for the year, according to a new report. The California New Car Dealers Association released its California Auto Outlook Report …
Tesla Sees Another Quarterly Decline in California Auto Sales Report Read More »
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday reiterated his simple pitch for lawsuit limits: They’ll halt rising insurance costs. The reality, though, is more complicated. Changes could reduce liability insurance costs for businesses and commercial property owners. The evidence is mixed …
Will Georgia Gov. Kemp’s Move to Curb Lawsuits Keep Insurance Rates From Rising? Read More »
Environmental regulators and health officials in New Mexico are warning hunters that harmful chemicals known to cause cancer in people have been found at record levels in birds, small mammals and plants at a lake near Holloman Air Force Base. …
Record Levels of Forever Chemicals Found in Wildlife Near New Mexico Base Read More »
North Carolina’s highest court upheld on Friday a law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages, rejecting arguments that the temporary window violated constitutional protections for those facing claims that otherwise could …
North Carolina Supreme Court Allows 2 Year Window for Child Sex Abuse Suits Read More »
