Latest NonProfits Headlines
All the headlines from our NonProfits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Disaster Loans Available to Florida Businesses Affected by Tornadoes
Apr 13 2016 // The U.S. Small Business Administration is accepting applications for low-interest disaster loans for Florida Panhandle businesses and residents affected by tornadoes and storms in February. The loans are available for...
L.A. Gives Nod to $30M Gang Injunction Suit Settlement
Mar 22 2016 // The city of Los Angeles has agreed to spend up to $30 million to settle a lawsuit that challenged widespread injunctions that restrict the movements of thousands of suspected gang members. The City Council voted to fund...
New Chubb’s O’Brien Traverses High Wire of Integrating High Net Worth Businesses
Mar 21 2016 // Its acquisition of Fireman’s Fund’s business in April, 2015 provided ACE Ltd. with an idea of what’s involved in integrating two leading high net worth insurance businesses. Frances D. O’Brien is...
Obama OKs Disaster Aid for N.J.’s January Snowstorm Damage
Mar 18 2016 // President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration to help parts of New Jersey recover costs stemming from the blizzard dumped nearly 3 feet of snow in January. The White House says federal funding is available to...
Maine’s Nonprofit Health Insurer Sets Aside $43M to Cover Potential Losses
Mar 14 2016 // The lone health insurance cooperative to make money in 2014 on the Affordable Care Act’s public insurance exchanges saw big losses in 2015 and is now setting aside $43 million to cover possible big losses this...
Some Businesses in 7 North Dakota Counties Eligible for Disaster Loans
Mar 14 2016 // Small, nonfarm businesses in seven North Dakota counties are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans to help recuperate from wind and hail damage last June. The U.S. Small Business Administration says...
Malware Used to Steal $80M-Plus in Bangladesh Cyber Bank Heist: Officials
Mar 11 2016 // Investigators suspect unknown hackers managed to install malware in the Bangladesh central bank’s computer systems and watched, probably for weeks, how to go about withdrawing money from its U.S. account, two bank...
Arizona Insurance Council Now Arizona Insurance Institute
Mar 9 2016 // The board of directors of the Arizona Insurance Council has changed the name of its property/casualty insurance trade association. The group will now be operating as the Arizona Insurance Institute. The name change is to...
How Insurance for Nonprofits Has Changed for the Better
Mar 9 2016 // When Pamela Davis started in the insurance industry 26 years ago, there were few insurance markets willing to take on the unique risks of nonprofit organizations. Back then, says Davis, who is now president and CEO of the...
Aon Affinity, Arch Insurance Launch Social Service Insurance Program
Mar 8 2016 // Affinity Nonprofits, a division of Aon Affinity, in partnership with Arch Insurance Group, has launched a nationwide property and casualty insurance product for the nonprofit social service sector, including organizations...
Federal Disaster Declared in 33 Georgia Counties From Winter Storms
Mar 4 2016 // President Barack Obama has declared that a major disaster exists in 33 Georgia counties following recent severe storms and flooding that affected the state. The White House announced Feb. 26 that federal aid will be...
BHSI Launches Portfolio Product for Nonprofit Organizations
Feb 26 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has launched Executive First Nonprofit Portfolio, a collection of executive and professional lines coverages tailor-made for America’s nonprofit organizations. The...
Merger and Acquisition Activity Sets New High-Water Mark
Feb 22 2016 // Merger and acquisition activity for 2015 set a new record with 456 deals, sailing past the previous high-water mark of 325 deals set in 2012, according to recent data. The fourth quarter closed with 104 announced...
FAA Open to Discussing Turning Over Air Traffic Safety to Nonprofit
Feb 16 2016 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing a House Republican plan to spin off the nation’s air- traffic control system to a nonprofit corporation and hasn’t rejected the idea. FAA Administrator...
P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency 2015 M&A Highlights by Region, State
Feb 10 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since brokers are enjoying their best...
P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency M&A Activity Brisk in 2015
Feb 8 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since many brokers have continued to enjoy...
Then and Now in the Nonprofit Market
Feb 8 2016 // The nonprofit sector is not what it used to be. This critical sector represents more than 1.5 million organizations and accounts for almost 10 percent of all salaries and wages paid in the United States. And it’s...
How to Keep Peace Over Politics in the Workplace
Feb 1 2016 // As Iowa and New Hampshire citizens prepare to caucus and vote, it’s worth remembering that sparring over immigration reform, ISIS and whether Donald Trump should be in the White House can go quickly from casual to...
Supply Chains Thwart Climate Risk Management for 75 Major Companies: Report
Jan 26 2016 // Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Coca-Cola Co. and 73 other companies that together buy more than $2 trillion of goods and services are unprepared for climate shocks because suppliers are ignoring requests for data on their...
Deal Activity Still Booming
Jan 25 2016 // Deal count for the third quarter of 2015 continued its record breaking pace with 89 announced transactions. Although it was the slowest quarter in 2015 (107 in 1st quarter and 99 in 2nd quarter), it was the most active...
