When insurance and risk management veteran Tom Pegues decided to launch Insuri – a new small business risk and insurance consultancy – in the middle of a global pandemic, some industry peers may have (quite understandably) questioned his timing. Mid-pandemic is “certainly not the ideal time” to launch a business, […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump paid extremely little in income taxes in recent years as heavy losses from his business enterprises offset hundreds of millions of dollars in income, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing tax-return data. The Times reported that Trump, who is seeking re-election in […]
YouTube will use machine learning to automatically apply age restrictions on videos, the Google-owned video site said Tuesday, widening its use of artificial intelligence to automate blocking some videos from viewers who either aren’t signed into a YouTube account or are signed in as a viewer under the age of 18. Creators who believe their videos […]
Buying a car is a huge decision that should be made with research and planning. Part of that work includes figuring out a way to pay for your vehicle, which normally means taking out a loan since most people don’t have enough extra cash to pay for a car outright. […]
We constantly hear stories of insurers and brokers having to ramp up their digital efforts in order to meet rising demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a new report has shone a spotlight on just how important these efforts are. The World InsurTech Report 2020, published today by Capgemini and […]
The months-long journey toward getting a second stimulus check approved might be getting closer to reaching an end, if the latest hints about restarting stimulus bill negotiations turn out to be true. All eyes are on Congress to come together in the next few weeks to vote on a bill that includes another direct payment. President Donald Trump […]
Facebook will launch today a new web page where the company plans to list all the vulnerabilities that have been identified and patched in the WhatsApp instant messaging service. The app maker regularly publishes WhatsApp release notes on the iOS and Google Play Store pages; however, these changelogs don’t go into detailed […]
Owing money can be a huge financial burden and it can also be logistically difficult to keep up with multiple creditors if you have several different loans outstanding. If you’re tired of sending in multiple monthly payments, debt consolidation through a personal loan could be the solution you’re looking for. […]
The risk profile of an organisation is a landscape sensitive to any and every evolving external factor. There are, however, very few situations in recent years which have managed to rewrite the risk profile of businesses so profoundly as the COVID-19 pandemic. The ‘COVID Risk Review’ a global survey recently […]
The Treasury Department on Friday night released guidance related to President Trump’s payroll tax deferral, which is scheduled to begin next week. The guidance allows employers to defer payroll tax withholdings for employees with incomes below $4,000 during a bi-weekly pay period, calculated on a pre-tax basis, or the equivalent. The deferral period will be Sept. […]