Government
The COVID BI Scorecard: Insurers Win Most, But Not Undefeated
In the multibillion-dollar fight over insurance coverage for pandemic-related business losses, a Florida gynecologist succeeded where more than a dozen professional baseball teams and an iconic ...
Financial Lobbyists Begin Feeling Out Biden Transition Team
Financial lobbyists, kept at arm's length by Joe Biden's campaign, have begun engaging with the Democratic president-elect's transition team on issues including economic stimulus, pandemic aid ...
Fast Action and Comas: Talking Points At Pandemic Backstop Hearing
Can insurers help "bend pandemic risk curves" for future events? Or is the goal of any government-insurance industry partnership program simply to replace some of the economic losses of businesses, ...
Starr CEO Greenberg: Biden Could Generate Fresh Start in U.S.-China Relations
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has an opportunity to start fresh with China, a move that would benefit both nations, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, chairman of Starr Insurance Companies, told Reuters on ...
Fed Edges Closer to Joining Global Peers in Climate Change Risk Reduction Efforts
The Federal Reserve is moving closer to joining an international group of central bankers working to understand and reduce climate change risk, paving the way for the world's most influential central ...
American Politics Has Become Increasingly Moralistic: Study
American politics has grown increasingly polarized for decades, but recently it's reached a tipping point, say researchers from Northwestern University. Rather than simply disagreeing about policies, ...
U.S. Election Outcome: Divided Government Seen Reigniting M&A
Joe Biden's projected win of the U.S. presidency and the Republican Party potentially retaining control of the U.S. Senate could drive a pickup in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) that took a hit ...
FCC Pledges to Clarify Key Social Media Legal Protections
Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said Thursday the agency will move forward to set new rules to clarify the meaning of a key legal protection for social media companies. The ...