President Taft descendant aims to grow RBC Wealth Management
He's the great-grandson of a U.S. president, the grandson of a former U.S. senator and presidential hopeful, and the cousin of a two-term Ohio governor. But John Taft, 60, has...
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Auto insurers cut motorists who drive few miles little slack
Big auto insurers, including Northbrook-based Allstate, frequently fail to give price breaks to motorists who do relatively little driving, despite a strong correlation between mileage and claims, says a study...
Proposal requiring Allstate execs to hang on to more stock is defeated
A shareholder proposal that would have required senior Allstate executives to hang on to more of the Northbrook-based company's stock was defeated at Tuesday's annual meeting. The recommendation by Kenneth...
Rev Burger out of business
Rev Burger, which touted healthy hamburgers and lower-calorie accompaniments, has gone out of business. It recently closed its River North location, which opened last year at 22 W. Ohio St.,...
‘SNL’ alum Hammond plays Colonel Sanders in new KFC ads
Darrell Hammond, an alum of "Saturday Night Live," has been hired to portray Colonel Sanders, the white-haired white-suited founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, in TV commercials that debut Monday. KFC...
Direct insurers paying less to attract customers
The gap continues to widen between what online car insurance companies and traditional carriers spend to land new policyholders, new research shows. Direct insurers — those that sell policies directly...
Best credit cards for grads include Capital One, Chase, Harley-Davidson
It's graduation season, and credit-card comparison website CardHub said it compared more than 1,000 offers, and found "drastically different" rates, rewards, fees and approval requirements for graduates entering the real...
More businesses expected to use drones, survey finds
In fewer than five years, the use of drones could become common for about 40 percent of businesses, according to a survey released Wednesday by Munich Re. Insurers USAA, Bloomington-based...
Ally named best bank for consumer protections
Ally Bank is the friendliest to consumers when it comes to disclosing fees, handling overdrafts and resolving disputes, according to a study released Tuesday by Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew, in...
Chase to reissue debit cards with microchips
Chase, Chicago's biggest bank, officially said Tuesday it plans to reissue all its debit cards to include embedded microchips aimed at helping to reduce fraud. The Tribune first reported the...