State Dept. Adds Passport and Fee Rules for DV‑2027 Lottery
The U.S. Diversity Visa (DV) program, established by the Immigration Act of 1990 and known as the “Diversity Lottery,” aims…
Year: 2026
SEC Offers Limited No‑Action Relief for HFIAA Form ID Delay
As discussed in our Dec. 23, 2025, GT Alert and our March 9, 2026, GT Alert, Congress enacted the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable…
How USCIS Officers Evaluate EB‑2 NIW Petitions: Insider Insight
Every year, thousands of highly skilled professionals apply for an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) in hopes of obtaining a U.S. green…
New York Healthcare Transaction Oversight Expansion
As New York’s FY 2026-27 budget process moves from joint legislative hearings that concluded last month into March negotiations, Governor…
Drug Supply Chain Scrutiny, CMS Models, and Key Health Actions
THIS WEEK’S DOSE Senate Aging Committee holds hearing on drug supply chain. Members examined China’s influence on the US drug supply…
Execs brace for volatility as AI, macro risks dominate insurers’ emerging risk radar for 2026
Meanwhile, regulation is moving in parallel. In the US, all 50 states introduced some form of AI‑related legislation during the…
FTC Seeks Comment on Expanding Negative Option Rule
On March 26, 2016 the FTC announced today that it is seeking public comment on an Advance Notice of Proposed…
Global Indemnity tightens core book as peers post record margins
Company delivered strong ex-cat underwriting as peers continued to post sub-90 combined ratios Source link
Court Limits Venue for Remote Workers’ Bias Claims
Quick Hits A New Jersey federal court granted a request to transfer venue in an age discrimination lawsuit involving a…
Chubb picked to lead US insurance backstop for Hormuz shipping
The insurer will act as lead underwriter for a DFC reinsurance scheme backing as much as $20 billion in war-related…
USPTO Expands Design Patent Options for GUIs and Virtual Interfac
On March 12, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) released new guidance[1] (the “Guidance”) that updates prior USPTO practice…
Retailers Casualty returns $1 million to workers’ comp policyholders
There’s still an eligibility criteria that must be met and future distributions remain at the board’s discretion Source link