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U.S. Judge Will Not Block FTC Ban on Worker ‘Noncompete’ Agreements
A federal judge, last Tuesday, rejected a bid by a tree-trimming company to block a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to ...
California Commissioner Announces FAIR Plan Modernization Deal
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said on Friday that he and the California Fair Plan have agreed to establishing a new high-value commercial coverage option with limits up to $20 ...
AM Best: No Relief for Homeowners Line Hit With $15.2B U/W Loss in 2023
The U.S. homeowners insurance segment suffered a $15.2 billion underwriting loss in 2023, more than double the losses seen in the previous year and the line's worst underwriting results since at ...
New Survey Highlights Top States for Road Rage
California, Missouri and Utah top the states with the most road rage, according to a new Forbes Advisor survey of 10,000 licensed drivers. Nine key metrics were used to measure the occurrence of road ...
Church Insurance Rates Skyrocket Due to Increased Disasters, High Rebuild Costs
The Rev. John Parks was taking his first sabbatical in 40 years of ministry when he got a call from his church's accountant with some bad news. Church Mutual, the church's insurance company, had ...
Senate Democrats Seek to Reverse Supreme Court Curb on Regulatory Agency Power
Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced a bill designed to undo a ruling last month by the U.S. Supreme Court that curtailed the ability of federal agencies to issue regulations addressing ...
Study Finds Link Between Mass Layoffs and Data Breaches
A new study suggests there may be a correlation between mass layoffs and data breaches. According to a research team led by faculty from Binghamton University, State University of New York, since ...
‘Surface Waters’ on Roof Are Not ‘Flood’ Waters, Massachusetts High Court Rules
The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that rainwater accumulation on roofs of buildings does not constitute "surface waters" within the meaning of "flood" in property insurance policies. The ...