26 03, 2026

Lyft Rolls out Driver-Relief Program as US Fuel Prices Climb

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Ride-hailing company Lyft said on Wednesday it will roll out a temporary driver-relief program in the United States, as higher gasoline prices squeeze earnings for gig workers. A sharp rise in fuel costs, driven by energy supply disruptions linked to …

26 03, 2026

People Moves: ALKEME Names Stradling CFO; Machut and Quintero Join Alliant

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ALKEME Insurance Appoints Stradling as Chief Financial Officer ALKEME Insurance named Ryan Stradling chief financial officer. Stradling has experience scaling organizations through execution, strategy and data-driven decision-making. Stradling has experience across the insurance, healthcare, and SaaS industries, where he has …

26 03, 2026

Housing Finance Chief Pulte Makes Insurance Fraud Allegations Against NY AG James

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Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte has sent letters to the Department of Justice encouraging prosecutors to open new fraud investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James related to real estate. Pulte wrote separately to the US attorneys …

26 03, 2026

High Levels of Cancer-Causing Benzene in European Cooking Gas, Study Finds

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Domestic gas supply in several European cities contains high levels of benzene, an odorless substance that can cause cancer, according to research released on Wednesday. Gas samples taken in UK homes contained 37 times more benzene than North American gas, …

26 03, 2026

Uber, Autonomous Mobility Firms to Launch Europe’s First Commercial Robotaxis

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Uber Technologies and autonomous mobility companies Verne and Pony.ai have partnered up to launch Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service in the Croatian capital Zagreb, with plans to expand to other cities, they said on Thursday. Robotaxis are rapidly expanding into …

26 03, 2026

Fidelity Beats Lawsuit Over Fees in $439B Money Market Fund

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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing mutual fund giant Fidelity of cheating many investors in its $439.1 billion Fidelity Government Money Market Fund by keeping them in higher-cost share classes than they were eligible for. U.S. District …

26 03, 2026

Rich Britons Reap Biggest Benefits From UK State Flood Program

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It’s not how the program was supposed to work. But thanks to a legal anachronism, Britain’s state-backed plan intended to help those most exposed to flooding has ended up favoring the country’s richest property owners. Economists at the Bank of …

26 03, 2026

P/C Underwriting Income Up $40B in 2025, Says Verisk and APCIA

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Verisk and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association released preliminary 2025 underwriting results for the property/casualty industry, with a $40 billion increase over the prior year. For private U.S. P/C insurers, the underwriting gain for 2025 was $63 million compared …

26 03, 2026

Harvard Faces Pressure From Two New Trump Administration Probes

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The Trump administration said Monday it has initiated two new investigations into Harvard University over alleged antisemitism on campus and racially discriminatory admissions practices. The inquiries, launched by the Department of Education’s civil rights division, are the latest effort from …

26 03, 2026

Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado Paying $15M Dividend for Colorado Members

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Colorado workers’ compensation provider Pinnacol Assurance announced it will distribute a $15 million general dividend to its members in 2026. Pinnacol members can expect to receive dividend checks starting March 25. More than 46,000 members in the state will receive …