By Greg Care As we’ve discussed in prior blog posts, there is an ongoing legal fight over the fate of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning nearly all employment non-compete provisions nationwide. The two fronts of this fight remain—for now—in the appellate courts of the Fifth Circuit (Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, No. … Read more
According to senior executives at Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), the fee income flowing to the company from its third-party capitalised Ruby Re life reinsurance sidecar is already meaningful and while a new transaction was ceded to the sidecar in Q3 last year, the structure still had around two-thirds of its capital and capacity left … Read more
Phishing Attacks target Microsoft 365 | At Neuways, we understand that cyber threats evolve rapidly, and staying ahead of attackers is critical for businesses relying on Microsoft 365. A recent discovery by cyber security researchers revealed a new and dangerous phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) scheme called Sneaky Log, which poses a significant threat to organisations using Microsoft … Read more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has updated its guidance for H-2A visa applications in light of current legal challenges to the Farmworker Protection Rule (FPR), while the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has adopted a new final rule that gives H-2A workers more flexibility … Read more
Fitch Ratings said in an outlook revision that it expects Mercury General Corp.’s credit profile will withstand the impact of the Eaton and Palisades fires near Los Angeles, but the agency also gave a negative outlook that reflects “the potential for credit deterioration and financial pressure from a third large catastrophe event or an aggregation … Read more
