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New U.S. Regulator Defends Possible Federal Regulation of Fintech
The new head of a U.S. banking regulatory agency on Wednesday defended his predecessor's efforts to explore granting special federal charters to startup online lenders. The Office of the Comptroller ...
Allianz Renews Advertising Sponsorship in FIA Formula E Racing Championship
Allianz SE, a big player in motor insurance, extended its sponsorship as an Official Partner of the FIA Formula E Championship for another five seasons. ra With its worldwide presence, constantly ...
Historic Drought Devastates South Europe Crops
Italian durum wheat and dairy farmer Attilio Tocchi saw warning signs during the winter of the dramatic drought to come at his holding a mile away from the Tuscan coast. "When it still hadn't rained ...
Judge Dismisses $18B UK Mastercard Class Action Suit
A London judge rejected an application by a group representing 46 million consumers to pursue a lawsuit against Mastercard Inc. that would have been the largest of its kind since U.S.-style class ...
Executives On The Move at Markel and Marsh
Markel has a new person to leads the U.S Excess Casualty team of Markel Global Insurance. Marsh brought on an executive to run Marsh Sponsored Programs, a provider of insurance products for ...
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Teams With InsurTech in Aircraft Insurance Partnership
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty teamed with InsurTech startup Visicover on a partnership to sell airplane insurance and related products. Neither side is disclosing financial terms. The ...
Heavy California Rains Ironically Set Stage for Robust Fire Season
Forest fires are picking up once again in California. The cause this time: rain and snow. Really, rain and snow? OK, perhaps not exclusively, but yes, as counterintuitive as it would seem, the weeks ...
Congressional Republicans Introduce Bills to Repeal Rules Barring Forced Consumer Arbitration
Republicans in the U.S. Congress are moving quickly to try to eliminate a new regulation that bars financial firms from forcing consumers into arbitration to settle disputes. Top lawmakers in both ...