Say What? 9 Things Overheard Among the Wealthy
1. Let’s be frank: “We are all 1 percenters here.” We were island hopping on a cruise on a smaller ship with about 75 passengers. It was easy to get to know people, with...
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EPA Finalizes Regulation Requiring Oil and Gas Operators in Texas to Reduce Methane Emissions
Article 0 Comments The Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday finalized a long-anticipated climate regulation that will require oil and gas operators to dramatically reduce how much methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is escaping from...
The Two Best Life Settlement Opportunities
What You Need to Know Clients can sell some term life policies. Older but healthy insureds can often sell their policies. A policy sale price can be much higher than a policy cash surrender...
Echelon Insurance expands Commercial Property offering with Legal Assistance services, Legal Expense Insurance
Commercial Property offering expands to include access to Legal Assistance services, Legal Expense Insurance for select policyholders Toronto, ON (Nov. 29, 2023) – Echelon Insurance, a leading Canadian Specialty insurer, and a member of...
Insurance industry strengthens resilience in challenging environment: Swiss Re Institute Global outlook
Swiss Re Institute sigma 6/2023 – Risks on the rise as headwinds blow stronger Total premium growth is forecast at 2.2% annually on average for the next two years, higher than the average of...
TWIA Board of Directors to Consider 2024 Budget at Upcoming Meeting
Article 0 Comments The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Board of Directors will meet next week to consider the association’s 2024 budget. The meeting, which will be held at the Corpus Christi Omni Hotel...
Trump Denied Immunity Against US Election Subversion Charges
Article 0 Comments Donald Trump is not entitled to absolute presidential immunity against criminal charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge ruled, saying the office doesn’t come with...
Canadian operating risk concern almost doubles as recession, climate and cybersecurity fears loom
35% of Canadian business leaders say they operate in a high-risk environment, up from 20% last year 12% of business leaders said they are less resilient to risks impacting their business than a year...
The IRS Delayed Its Payment Reporting Rule Change Again. Is That Good for Taxpayers?
Beginning in 2023, the reporting threshold for businesses that use third-party apps, such as Venmo, Etsy, StubHub and Airbnb, was set to decrease significantly, from $20,000 to $600. Now, the Internal Revenue Service has...
11 New Findings on What Clients Really Think of Advisors
Start Slideshow U.S. consumer demand for live, hands-on financial advisors continues to grow despite voluminous data and technology designed to empower individuals to handle their own investments, says new research from Cerulli Associates and the...