Hints and tips:
...Need to know: business General Motors agreed a deal with the UAW union to end the carworkers’ strike, following similar deals struck by Ford and Chrysler owner Stellantis....
...Two things to start: WeWork has filed for bankruptcy, a humbling fall for the once high-flying co-working start-up co-founded by Adam Neumann and backed by billions of dollars from Japan’s SoftBank....
...The group believes it can convince business owners to pay up to $5,000 per vehicle for a variety of services including smart insurance and hands-free driving....
...“I was the master of ceremonies,” he says, of his role co-ordinating it all. “We’re a 24/7 service that’s ready to help.”...
..., disability coverage, a 401(k), and health insurance upon retirement from play....
...And Keith Barr, chief executive of Holiday Inn owner InterContinental Hotels, recently opined that the UK stock market is “not a very attractive place”....
...Its centrepiece is a large painting of the man wearing a Worcester Wreath Co cap and caressing a wreath. In the background are graves with wreaths, soldiers, Boy Scouts and a casket pulled by horses....
...Business owners’ needs extend beyond insurance coverage, of course, and brokers have long provided ancillary services — cyber support being the latest example....
...The co-ownership model means less competition for single family homes....
...The Taobao and Tianmao owner held a nearly 80 per cent share of the online shopping market in 2015, write the Financial Times’ Eleanor Olcott and Gloria Li....
...He dressed modestly but carried himself with the confidence of a man who had co-founded a bank with his childhood best friend and turned it into a juggernaut....
...Several of the worst-performing companies in the index, including Hippo and Root, focus on personal lines of insurance such as home and auto....
...As ever, send your thoughts, queries and philosophical riddles to Imani (imani.moise@ft.com) or me (sid.v@ft.com). Happy reading!...
...In 1957, the combination of pension funds, insurance companies and investment funds owned a mere 18 per cent of the shares in issue in the UK....
...In the parlance of New York developers, Silverstein was an owner — not a builder. At 70, few expected him to have the stamina or will....
...‘Perfect scenario’ Those look like V-shaped projections, Andrew Glenn thought to himself....
...What I love about English football are the historic rivalries: Liverpool v Manchester United, Arsenal v Tottenham and now, erm, Qatar v Saudi Arabia....
...Could a more flexible pensions model encourage business owners to make regular pensions savings?...
...Auto insurers including Admiral and Direct Line may have to revise profit expectations. The price of insurers’ shares, which were remarkably steady on Monday, will probably fall....
...Idexx said in October that the animal health market had experienced a “V-shaped recovery”....
...A local credit co-operative sold her a $50,000 life insurance policy she didn’t need....
...CIB missed on lower EQ revenues, while Insurance & Corporate Center beat. Payments were line....
...Financials the key sector beneficiary: We are Overweight Banks and Insurance from a top-down strategy perspective....
...On the other hand, the most resilient ones were insurance, utilities and railroad....
...During the six-month Biennale the floating city erupts with creativity as churches, palazzos and music academies are co-opted for a host of fringe events....
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