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Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Prevail in California Gig-Worker Ruling
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. can keep classifying California drivers as independent contractors, after the state's top court said a company-backed law passed by voters doesn't wrongly curtail ...
FTC Called on to Investigate Automakers’ Sale of Driving Data Used by Insurers
Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers selling customers' driving data to brokers who package it and then sell it to insurance companies. In a letter ...
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 ...
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 ...