A year after L.A. fires, survivors face a perfect storm of insurance shortfalls and rising homebuilding costs

Fewer than a fifth of burned-out homes in Altadena have been issued rebuilding permits, county records show, let alone started construction. After an early rush of property sales, some homeowners have ...
Wall Street Journal

Justice Department Using Fraud Law to Target Companies on DEI

At the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Board of Directors Council Summit in November, Ellen Kullman, board director for Amgen, Carbon, and Goldman Sachs, weighed in on the balance between stakeholders and ...
Daily Mail

Record number of NHS staff are dismissed after Wes Streeting introduces 'zero tolerance' policy on poor performances

Record numbers of NHS staff have been dismissed by Wes Streeting's new 'zero tolerance' policy on incompetence. There were nearly 7,000 dismissals in 2024-25, according to NHS data, up nearly by ...
CNBC

Best umbrella insurance companies of 2026

Umbrella insurance provides coverage beyond the limits of your auto, homeowners or other insurance policies. It can protect you financially from bodily injury and property damage liability claims, as ...
Reuters

Trump targets defense giants' shareholder payouts as cost overruns mount, sources say

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is planning an executive order that would limit dividends, buybacks and executive pay for defense contractors whose projects are over-budget and ...
Stars and Stripes

Congress removes provisions in policy bill that would have allowed military to repair its own equipment

WASHINGTON — A defense policy bill expected to be voted on this week does not include provisions that would have ensured the military’s ability to purchase the technical data, parts and information ...
Fox Business

Insurance giant lifts cap on California homeowners policies, but it comes at a cost

Farmers Insurance eliminated the cap on the number of homeowners insurance policies it offers in California, marking a significant step for a state that has been working to stabilize and rebuild its ...
Stars and Stripes

Pentagon rolls back Biden policy that let certain DEERS enrollees choose gender ID preference

U.S. military retirees, family members and contractors may no longer assert a personal preference in requesting a change in their gender category in the Defense Department’s database, under amended ...
Palm Beach Post

State insurance commissioner asks: ‘Have you read your insurance policy?'

Florida's insurance regulator is pushing to simplify lengthy insurance policies for homeowners. Many Floridians are unaware of policy limitations, such as caps on water damage or lack of flood ...
Times of San Diego

SANDAG ends diversity requirements on all contracts following federal rule change

The San Diego Association of Governments is ending diversity requirements that helped woman- or minority-owned businesses win contracts for highway, transit and airport projects. SANDAG alerted ...
Time

Public Policy: Rickover’s Attack on Defense Contractors

Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, who has long directed his salty criticism at inadequate U.S. schools and at unimaginative military brass, last week zeroed in on U.S. business. Industry has fallen ...
Wall Street Journal

Million-Dollar Life Insurance Policy: What It Costs and When It Makes Sense

A $1 million policy might be more affordable than you think Written By Written by Insurance Writer, Buy Side John is a staff writer at Buy Side. He specializes in translating complex consumer and ...