A new agreement Oscar signed with Berkshire Hathaway’s National Indemnity reinsurance subsidiary is a signal Oscar may be on the verge of a big expansion in the individual and small group health insurance. Source: Forbes – Business – Bruce Japsen, Contributor
Climate change experts agree on the last place they’d invest for the future: waterfront property
Sean Pavone/Shutterstock When Business Insider spoke to three climate scientists about their retirement plans, it quickly became clear where they wouldn’t invest: waterfront property. They said they probably wouldn’t buy waterfront property, and cite future sea level rise as a big part of that choice. That’s not to say they’re against waterfront property for short-term […]
Trump touts Walmart earnings as proof that the US economy is ‘doing great’ amid fears of a looming recession (WMT)
Gunnar Rathbun/AP Images for Walmart President Donald Trump on Thursday touted Walmart‘s "outstanding" earnings report as evidence that the US economy is "doing great" amid fears of a looming recession. "Walmart, a great indicator as to how the U.S. is doing, just released outstanding numbers," Trump tweeted. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. President […]
4 reasons my freelance career is more secure than your full-time job
Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock According to a recent survey, about 83% of self-employed people say they made the choice to ditch their full-time jobs to work for themselves, and 70% have better work-life balance in self-employment. Those stats may surprise some, but not me — I went full-time freelance five years ago, and I’ve never looked back. […]
Steve King questioned if there would be people left on Earth without ‘rape and incest.’ Here’s his most disturbing comments
J. Scott Applewhite, File via AP Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa, a controversial lawmaker who’s used white supremacist rhetoric, questioned on Wednesday whether there would be people left on earth without "rape or incest," provoking a bipartisan avalanche of criticism. "What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled those […]
‘The Olympics needs this youth cool factor’: Tony Hawk sees world stage as only a part of skateboarding’s journey
Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo games, but how well it does will not be the deciding factor of skateboarding’s future, according to Tony Hawk. The Olympics has struggled with millennial and Generation Z viewership. The hope is for skateboarding to increase youth interest similar to the way snowboarding did in […]