Markets/Coverages: Aviva’s Lloyd’s Insurer Probitas Launches 5 New Lines of Business

Aviva’s Lloyd’s business Probitas announced it began to quote for five new classes of business – marine (cargo, fine art & specie, and ports & terminals), construction, renewable energy, contingency/event cancellation, and mergers & acquisitions (M&A), effective Nov. 1. This development marks a significant step in Aviva’s strategic integration plan following its acquisition of the…

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Technology

The 10 Most Important Banking And Financial Technology Trends That Will Shape 2025

As technological disruption and economic uncertainty continue to reshape the financial landscape, alongside dramatic shifts in consumer behavior and regulatory requirements, 2025 promises to be both challenging and opportunistic for banking and financial services. Midway through the decade, established institutions face unprecedented pressure from challenger banks and fintech disruptors while racing to implement AI solutions…

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Technology

How AI is reshaping science and society

Artificial-intelligence tools such as ChatGPT might soon become fully autonomous by learning to perceive and interact with their environment. Some of the surprise winners of this year's Nobel prizes were the developers of AlphaFold, an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can accurately predict the 3D structure of more than 200 million proteins. AlphaFold is powered…

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Health

Seniors will pay more for Medicare in 2025. Here’s what to know.

America's seniors will pay more for their health care in the new year, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that premiums for its Part B plan will increase by about 6% in 2025. Part B covers visits to doctors, outpatient care, preventative services such as vaccines, medical equipment like wheelchairs…

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News

Who’s who on Trump’s short list for attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump has wasted little time in naming top White House and Cabinet officials to serve in his administration as he prepares to be sworn in for a second term in January. It remains to be seen, however, who Trump will pick to head up his Justice Department, perhaps one of the most important…

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NY judge grants Trump’s request to pause court deadlines, sentencing, in a victory for president-elect

The Manhattan judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump's trial agreed to grant a stay on all deadlines associated with the felony conviction proceedings against President-elect Donald Trump in the final months before he takes office, a closely-watched decision that allows Trump to avoid a maximum sentence of up to four years in prison. The judge overseeing…

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Lifelong Dem, who voted Trump, clashes with CBS reporter on the state of the Biden economy

A Democratic voter in Pennsylvania insisted "nobody’s wages went up" after CBS journalist Scott Pelley questioned her vote for President-elect Donald Trump. After Trump’s decisive win and massive GOP gains after the election, "60 Minutes" traveled to the swing state to reach out to ordinary Americans about how Democrats "misread the people." One voter, diner…

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Federal judge in Ohio rescinds retirement after Trump victory, with Biden yet to nominate a successor

A federal judge in Ohio is rescinding his partial retirement after President Biden's administration failed to nominate a replacement for him. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley had announced plans to take on senior status in October 2023, which allowed him to take a lighter case load until a replacement could be appointed. His decision to…

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In election victory, Trump’s gains went beyond the battlegrounds

President-elect Trump flipped six highly competitive states in his election victory last week. But his gains with voters were not limited to the battlegrounds. Trump improved his vote share across the country, starting with conservative areas but extending into deeply Democratic states. It is a critical part of the story of this election: one where…

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Sports

Rex Ryan, Damien Woody unload on Micah Parsons after comments about Cowboys head coach: ‘Total BS’

Dallas Cowboys star edge rusher Micah Parsons didn’t shy away from speaking his mind about his coaching staff after losing to the Philadelphia Eagles, 34-6, on Sunday. Ex-NFL coach Rex Ryan and former offensive lineman Damien Woody didn’t mince words about Parsons either after hearing what he said about head coach Mike McCarthy and the…

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