Ahead of a decision from California’s insurance commissioner on a State Farm General request for emergency rate increases, company executives and representatives of a consumer group pled their opposing cases in letters to Commissioner Ricardo Lara. News outlets in California reported earlier this week that Commissioner Lara is leaning toward a solution that would have … Read more
Has your old Chromecast suddenly developed a problem? You’re not alone it seems. Many users of second-generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio streaming devices have discovered that their beloved dongles have gone belly-up and are showing error messages such as: “Untrusted device: [name] couldn’t be verified. This could be caused by outdated firmware.” And what has … Read more
A reader asks: Do you think the S&P 500 top 10 will change in the next 10 years? I love this topic. I’ve been been keeping track of the top 10 names for years. Here’s the latest update with the current top 10 in the S&P 500: A few things stand out from this data. … Read more
Tariffs and threats of tariffs have been roiling financial markets since January. Property and casualty insurers are no less concerned, as the cost of repairing and replacing damaged property is a driver of claim costs and, ultimately, policyholder premiums. Triple-I Chief Economist and Data Scientist Dr. Michel Léonard recently sat down to explain the implications … Read more
Clive Robinson • March 13, 2025 1:11 PM RIP Mark Klein, Even though he’d been “retired” for a couple of decades he was still a bit of a youngster. What he testified to went back to 2002, but it’s interesting to see that he was effectively ignored by the US MSM he approached untill after … Read more
