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.”...
...And Keith Barr, chief executive of Holiday Inn owner InterContinental Hotels, recently opined that the UK stock market is “not a very attractive place”....
...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....
...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....
...‘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....
...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....
...The Co-op has been seeking a new owner for several months after struggling to expand the business but there is no guarantee a deal will be done. The talks were first reported by Sky News....
...Three stickers decorate a fire door inside the Siouxland Energy Co-operative of north-west Iowa. One with a green heart declares “I Love Ethanol”....
...Sage is owned within its Real Estate Partners Europe V fund, an opportunistic fund, and could ultimately be sold or listed....
...What the analysts continuously ignore in evaluating the sector are the hidden costs in shared-mobility solutions, which are currently borne by auto owners....
...Greenhill & Co has hired four new managing directors. Scott Littlejohn, who will focus on the insurance sector, joins the investment bank from BNP Paribas where he was also a managing director....
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