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24 05, 2021

Truist Acquires Wholesaler Constellation Affiliated Partners Platform and 7 MGAs

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Truist Insurance Holdings has agreed to acquire Constellation Affiliated Partners from RedBird Capital Partners. The transaction will add approximately $160 million of annual revenue to Truist Insurance Holdings’ wholesale division. Financial terms were not disclosed. Constellation Affiliated Partners is an …

21 05, 2021

Biden Executive Order Initiates Broad Strategy to Assess, Mitigate Climate Change Risks

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President Joe Biden on Thursday directed federal agencies to assess and mitigate the increasing and serious risks that climate change poses to individuals, businesses, the federal government and the U.S. financial system, the White House said. Biden issued an executive …

21 05, 2021

Black Media Mogul Allen Alleges Advertising Bias in Suing McDonald’s for $10 Billion

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McDonald’s Corp. was sued on Thursday for at least $10 billion by two companies owned by media entrepreneur Byron Allen, who accused the fast-food chain of racial discrimination for not advertising enough with Black-owned media outlets. The complaint filed in …

21 05, 2021

CNA Paid $40 Million in Ransom After March Cyber Attack

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CNA Financial Corp., among the largest insurance companies in the U.S., paid $40 million in late March to regain control of its network after a ransomware attack, according to people with knowledge of the attack. The Chicago-based company paid the …

20 05, 2021

‘Cat-Prone’ Startup Kin Insurance in Talks to Go Public With ‘Shark Tank’ Judge’s SPAC

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Home-coverage startup Kin Insurance is in talks to go public via Omnichannel Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company led by recurring “Shark Tank” guest judge Matt Higgins, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The combined entity is …

20 05, 2021

Fed Warns Credit Scores ‘May Lose Some Power’ After Covid

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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York warned that credit scores — the all-powerful number that can determine if a consumer is able to qualify for a loan, rent a home or even buy car insurance — might have gotten …

18 05, 2021

People Moves: Metromile Adds Capital One Exec; Spinnaker Names CEO From USAA; Carpenter’s Snyder Joins TigerRisk

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Digital pay-per-mile auto insurer Metromile has hired a Capital One marketing veteran to help shepherd national growth. Troy Dye, who was with the credit card giant for 20 years, will have the title of senior vice president, Growth, once he …

18 05, 2021

Labor Leader Urges U.S. to Require Human Drivers in Automated Vehicles

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A senior American labor union leader will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the government should require human operators in all self-driving passenger services to take over in the event of an emergency. Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades …

17 05, 2021

Setting the Stage for Thousands of Opioid Lawuits, Potentially Years of Litigation

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A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some of the corporate giants it blames for a public health crisis that left hundreds of people dead deserve to be …

17 05, 2021

Supreme Court Backs Challenge to IRS Micro-Captive Reporting Rule

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The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a challenge to an Internal Revenue Services (IRS) requirement for firms to report micro-captive insurance arrangements to proceed. The IRS authority to require the captive reporting is being challenged as invalid by a Tennessee …