We constantly hear stories of insurers and brokers having to ramp up their digital efforts in order to meet rising demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a new report has shone a spotlight on just how important these efforts are. The World InsurTech Report 2020, published today by Capgemini and […]
The months-long journey toward getting a second stimulus check approved might be getting closer to reaching an end, if the latest hints about restarting stimulus bill negotiations turn out to be true. All eyes are on Congress to come together in the next few weeks to vote on a bill that includes another direct payment. President Donald Trump […]
Facebook will launch today a new web page where the company plans to list all the vulnerabilities that have been identified and patched in the WhatsApp instant messaging service. The app maker regularly publishes WhatsApp release notes on the iOS and Google Play Store pages; however, these changelogs don’t go into detailed […]
Owing money can be a huge financial burden and it can also be logistically difficult to keep up with multiple creditors if you have several different loans outstanding. If you’re tired of sending in multiple monthly payments, debt consolidation through a personal loan could be the solution you’re looking for. […]
The risk profile of an organisation is a landscape sensitive to any and every evolving external factor. There are, however, very few situations in recent years which have managed to rewrite the risk profile of businesses so profoundly as the COVID-19 pandemic. The ‘COVID Risk Review’ a global survey recently […]
The Treasury Department on Friday night released guidance related to President Trump’s payroll tax deferral, which is scheduled to begin next week. The guidance allows employers to defer payroll tax withholdings for employees with incomes below $4,000 during a bi-weekly pay period, calculated on a pre-tax basis, or the equivalent. The deferral period will be Sept. […]
Support for Windows 7 ended in January, which means Microsoft wants holdouts to upgrade to Windows 10 to keep devices running securely and smoothly. If you have an older PC or laptop still running Windows 7, you can purchase the Windows 10 Home operating system on Microsoft’s website for $139. But you don’t necessarily […]
Credit card reward points and miles are loyalty benefits that most credit card issuers give to their borrowers in exchange for spending money on their card. Are credit card reward points worth it? The answer is yes — if you’re maximizing your rewards. To get the biggest possible benefit from your spending, […]
The hotel industry has been one of the hardest hit by COVID-19 shutdowns and travel restrictions. According to the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), nearly six out of 10 open hotel rooms were empty across the country as of July 08, thousands of hotels have been shuttered, and, overall, hotels have […]
Last week, the National Taxpayer Advocate promised that help was on the way for some taxpayers who had missing or incomplete stimulus check payments. Today, the Advocate delivered, explaining the kinds of problems that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will currently resolve, what some individuals need to do to receive […]