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Third-party litigation funding has been an emerging issue over the past several years and its evolution is creating deeper ripples across the insurance ecosystem.

As the cyber threat landscape becomes more complex, preparedness against cyber risks is declining with only 73% of U.S. business leaders feeling resilient against the cyber risk.

This week, a Texas district court ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cannot enforce its ban on noncompete agreements.

The deduction, which is scheduled to expire at the end of 2025, is heavily relied upon by many Big “I” members and their clients to expand their small businesses, hire more employees, and better serve their communities.

Two Texas district courts issued stays on the rule, which was scheduled to take effect Sept. 23 and would expand the meaning of “fiduciary” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Two lawsuits seek to block the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ban on noncompete agreements from taking effect as scheduled on Sept. 4.

It is important for every member agency, as well as state associations, to evaluate current employees to determine if they are eligible for overtime pay.

The guidance was set to take effect on June 1 and would have required mortgagors to acquire replacement cost value coverage for their property, including roofs, deeming actual cash value unacceptable.

The Big “I” government affairs team released a video explaining the rule, its effect on independent agents and the current state of play.

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that will subject the financial services industry to new requirements designed to protect retirement investors from receiving bad or self-interested investment advice.