Insurers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) must not discriminate against consumers, New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris said Thursday (July 11). Harris said this in a press release announcing the DFS’s adoption of guidance for insurers that use AI in underwriting and pricing. “New York has a strong track
Accelerated bonus depreciation Accelerated depreciation allows businesses to write off most property costs – vehicles, equipment, etc. – faster than under modified accelerated cost recovery (MACRS). The idea is that businesses can recoup part of these costs more quickly, allowing them to make capital investments that boost the economy while freeing up cash flow for
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The president and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) was in Battle Creek Thursday to learn more about the challenges West Michigan families face and the improvements they hope to see after the upcoming election. Starsky Wilson met with parents at Kellogg Community College, urging that it is a critical
This month, California lawmakers progressed in making changes to AB 3129, the bill proposing to give the California Attorney General (“AG”) approval authority over certain private equity and hedge fund investments in the health care industry, as well as to regulations governing the review process of the California Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”). Critically,
CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — The Chandler Unified School Board has just approved plans to expand its behavioral health and drug addiction services The board gave the green light Wednesday night to bring in drug addiction and behavioral health experts to six of its high school campuses. “I think it’s a great idea,” said parent Jessica
A construction crew works at the Nordstrom store in the Village at Corte Madera mall in 2013. (James Cacciatore/Special to Marin Independent Journal) Following an appeal by Nordstrom, Marin County has lowered the property tax assessment of the retailer’s Corte Madera store by more than $8.7 million and refunded $1.11 million in property taxes, plus
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Allstate has asked the state to approve an average 34.1% homeowners insurance rate hike for this year, the Department of Insurance confirmed Thursday . The rate hike request, filed in April 2023, was initially for 39.6%. But Consumer Watchdog, a Santa Monica-based consumer advocacy group, petitioned to intervene. Allstate lowered the request this past January
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Crews later this month will begin installing the power and data cables that are essential to completing construction of a new wave energy testing facility off the Oregon Coast. The cables will support Oregon State University’s PacWave South, the first pre-permitted, utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test site in the United States. When
Karen Nguyen said she was able to get onto the property ladder by buying in areas cheaper than Sydney. (Source: TikTok/Karen Nguyen) A Sydney woman says becoming somebody else’s landlord was the only way she could afford to crack into an increasingly expensive property market. More young Aussies are finding themselves locked out of the