Insurance
Farmers Turn to Airbnb, Corn Mazes to Outlast Agricultural Downturn
A dead-end dirt road cutting through rural Wisconsin leads to a pasture dotted with shaggy-coated Highland cattle, fluffy Icelandic sheep and a vintage Airstream trailer that farmer Brit Thompson turned into an Airbnb to capitalize on an explosion of urbanites …
Read More Q4 2024 Income at CNA Drops on Pension Settlement Loss
CNA Financial Corp. reported fourth quarter 2024 net income of $21 million, down significantly from $367 million for the same quarter the prior year. The Chicago-based insurer said results include a $290 million after tax loss from an announced pension …
Read More Hub Acquires Missouri’s Yavitz Insurance
Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of Yavitz Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Yavitz Insurance is a privately-owned insurance agency providing comprehensive commercial and personal insurance solutions …
Read More Bringing Positive Vibes Back to Personal Lines Insurance
Nationwide’s Casey Kempton has a vision to bring positive vibes back to engagements between personal lines insurers and their customers—and it starts with understanding the “mental models” that homeowners and drivers reference to understand insurance. Kempton, who has been president …
Read More Update on Reagan Airport Crash: Helicopter Traffic, Night Goggles, Altitude Tracker
The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport before its Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet last week, killing 67. That constant helicopter traffic near such a …
Read More Apple Ordered by UK to Build Backdoor to Access User Data
The UK government has ordered Apple Inc. to build a backdoor to give it access to global user data, in a move that could spark one of the biggest privacy fights in the iPhone maker’s history. British authorities in an …
Read More New York City Live Poultry Markets Ordered Shut Due to Avian Flu
Live poultry markets in New York City raced to sell off all their chickens and other fowl Friday after seven cases of avian flu were detected and state officials ordered markets in the metropolitan area to close for a week. …
Read More Tornadoes Kill 2, Injure 3 in East Tennessee, With Flooding in WV, Kentucky
WARTBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Two tornadoes moved through eastern Tennessee, leaving a mother and daughter dead and injuring three other people, officials said Friday. A mother and daughter from the same household were killed when the storm passed through the …
Read More US Companies Say ESG Rules Are a Serious Barrier to EU Trade
US companies are adding their voice to the list of critics targeting ESG regulations in Europe. The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union, whose members include Ford Motor Co., Exxon Mobil Corp. and Amazon.com Inc., is calling on …
Read More SEC Starts Shifting Agency’s Focus as Job Cut Threat Spooks Staff
A day after the Trump administration sent a missive to all federal employees inviting them to resign, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s acting boss, Mark Uyeda, addressed staff in a packed auditorium at its Washington headquarters. In his opening …
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