Read fine print on cyberthreat coverage
Owners of small to midsized businesses are increasingly worried about their exposure to cyber risks, including data breaches, and are turning to insurance protection...
Conduct exams lead to positive changes in insurance coverage for behavioral...
State reports are expected by this spring on the remaining three of Rhode Island’s four largest health insurers to determine how well they have...
Tight labor market demands competitive pay
The minimum wage increased in Rhode Island this month to $10.50 an hour, the second bump in two years.For the estimated 20,000 to 30,000...
Tax overhaul changes haven’t deterred charitable giving
For Lynn O’Marra, Blum, Shapiro & Co. PC tax principal, 2018 stands out in her nearly 25-year tenure in the industry as a memorably...
Schools form consortium to encourage students to pursue humanities degrees
As co-founder of the Wheaton Institute for Interdisciplinary Humanities at Wheaton College in Norton, Touba Ghadessi knows all too well how the humanities have...
Colleges’ reliance on endowments ‘never been greater’
By the end of January, analysts will come out with their annual report on the performance of endowments of U.S. colleges and universities, including...
Boost for school construction, job training
The Ocean State had its eyes on the public school system this past year, as two statewide ballot requests for funding, not to mention...
Partnerships, high-profile merger plan lead the way in health care
2018 began with health risks, routine and unforeseen, and proposed partnerships, and ended with uncertainty over the fate of the $78 billion merger of...
Tax reform boosts profits in banking industry
You might say 2018 was the year of Trump in banking. It’s debatable whether President Donald Trump is accomplishing his campaign promise to make...
Home sales cool; golf clubs on the move
The residential real estate market started to cool in 2018, returning to an equilibrium between buyers and sellers, after two solid years of appreciation...
