Sentences with phrase «which protect consumers»

As insurance professionals who believe in the value of a strong and affordable renters insurance policy, we are happy to see regulations that encourage responsible practices within the industry and which protect consumers.

As insurance professionals who believe in the value of a strong and affordable renters insurance policy, we are happy to see regulations that encourage responsible practices within the industry and which protect consumers.

The good news is that debt collectors collecting on student loans are governed by the FDCPA, which protects consumers against abusive and unfair collection practices.

Pennsylvania has a Puppy Lemon Law, which protects consumers in instances when a purchased pet is unhealthy or has a congenital or hereditary defect.

First, business cards are not covered under the Credit CARD Act of 2009, which protects consumers by forbidding excessive fees and surprise interest rate hikes that apply retroactively to purchases already made.

The Buyer alleged that the Broker was liable for fraudulent concealment, negligent misrepresentations, and violations of the state's Consumer Protection Act, a statute which protects consumers against fraud.

The Buyer brought a lawsuit, alleging that the Broker was liable for fraudulent concealment, negligent misrepresentations, and violations of the state's Consumer Protection Act («Act»), a statute which protects consumers against fraud.

Not exact matches

Consumers want to know that their purchases are protected, which can be a selling point for your business.

The system, which leverages «network insights, predictive capabilities, and both internal and external data sources,» will determine if a card account is at risk of fraud, and then quantify that risk to the issuer, allowing them to take action quickly to protect consumers and mitigate fraud losses.

«I'm just focused on doing my job, which is protecting consumers,» Cordray told CNBC on Wednesday on his way to Capitol Hill.

One of which is called Shieldz Technology, which produces thin silicon sleeves that let consumers protect their headphone pads, while simultaneously customizing them.

The former protects consumers in electronic transactions, and the latter involves the so - called truth in lending laws, which govern terms and cost of loan products.

Malwarebytes started as an antivirus tool for consumers and now gets about half its revenue, which totals $ 100 million annually, from businesses looking to protect their devices from the persistent threat of infections and malicious websites.

Following this model, realtors transfer data from the MLS system into password - protected websites of their own making, which they intend for use by consumers, who assume the tasks of determining appropriate listing prices and open houses from their realtors.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday that the company will recall 440,000 of its Nest Protect Smoke + CO alarms, which have a feature that allows users to temporarily silence some alerts by waving their arm near the unit.

The pace at which that occurs will be determined by how quickly those involved in digital currencies accept and adapt to a real regulation and adjust such currencies to better protect consumers and investors.

A Baymard survey of over 2,500 consumers revealed Norton as the most trusted seal — despite also reporting that users aren't all that particular about which technology protects your website.

«In concluding that Aetna's acquisition of Humana would violate federal antitrust laws, the court has protected consumers and the competition on which they rely.

According to the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances, median retirement savings among people nearing retirement (age 55 to 65) is only about $ 100,000, which only buys $ 5,000 a year of inflation - protected annuity income.

WASHINGTON / LOS ANGELES (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a steep tariff on imported solar panels on Tuesday, a move billed as a way to protect American jobs but which the solar industry said would lead to thousands of layoffs and raise consumer prices.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

Carl Wilkerson, vice president and chief counsel, Securities & Litigation, for the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) said in a prepared statement that ACLI was «disappointed» with Warren's report, which «misrepresents the comprehensive regulatory framework that governs conduct in the sale of insurance products and protects consumers» interests.

In her report, Warren reiterates her support for that rule, which she says would «protect consumers from these types of abuses,» and would «put an end to these conflicts of interest.»

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

The week that Netflix announced that they were coming to Canada, Rogers scrapped the unlimited plan and gave me an awesome 80Gb cap, citing that they were protecting us poor consumers from bandwidth throttling (which they do anyways).

Money transmitter licenses, which are required for California MSBs (money services businesses), protect consumers by preventing money laundering in addition to maintaining public confidence in financial institutions and preserving the health, safety, and general welfare of the public.

This is an independent non - governmental body, which regulates the financial services industry to ensure financial markets work well and that consumers and businesses are protected.

Consumer groups, law enforcement, research organisations and those in the private sector are all being brought into the project — «Decrypting Cryptocurrency Scams» — which aims to protect consumers from the rising tide -LSB-...]

Are Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), for which the Treasury adjusts the principal based on the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI - U), effective as an inflation hedge?

The FTC's workshop will also focus on discussing the ways in which consumers can be protected by scams in the crypto industry.

He's even more scathing about the «sales promotion» and «public relations» aspects of the market, and he shows that governments need to protect consumers from false advertising and to constrain the massive campaigns to «create needs» — the pursuit of which takes away energy and time from other important activities.

Such certifications (PGI) by the European Union promote the development of specific rural regions and populations, which are related to agricultural products with special quality characteristics and protect the interests of both growers and consumers.

The distinctive Rainbow Array ® clear packaging is protected by a trade dress which insures that consumers are able to associate the distinctive Rainbow Array ® packaging with Ziegenfelder Co. products.

«Feedback so far is that our trading partners have been appreciative of teh New Zealand government's approach, which is focused on the implementation of additional measures to protect consumers both in New Zealand and overseas.»

Multinational food firms are manufacturing poorer quality, unhealthier (but sometimes more expensive) versions of their trademarked brands for the Eastern Europe market, says the Czech Republic, which wants to see EU legislation to protect consumers...

Australian Organic members own the right to play a part in our strategic agenda to protect the organic marketplace, promote products that bear the Australian Certified Organic logo and make a major difference to consumer health and wellbeing for generations, all of which in turn helps farmers to care for land and animals organically, sustainably and humanely.

«Our DISCS technology provided invaluable insights, which enabled us to create a pack proven to best protect the fragile cargo and deliver a beautifully designed premium product to consumers.

Eric Gall, IFOAM EU Policy Manager, added: «It is time for the European Commission to act in line with the precautionary principle to protect the environment and consumers by confirming that plants and animals genetically modified with new technologies will at least be regulated like existing GMOs, and be subject to rigorous risk assessment, traceability and labelling, which are cornerstones of EU environmental and food policies».

An organic certification logo protects consumers from misleading claims and is the mark of a genuine organic product which has been audited all along the production chain from paddock to plate to comply with strict organic standards.

A research laboratory has developed new tests that enable processors to identify pine nuts and chestnuts in food, which could help protect consumers with allergies.

Under federal law children are protected from food allergens that can bring on severe or life threatening reaction under the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) 2 (Public Law 108 - 282) which requires the labeling of allergens on manufactured food products.

The cybersecurity regulations — which cover banks, insurance companies and other financial services institutions — mandate that any DFS - regulated institution must have a cybersecurity program designed to protect consumers» private data, a chief information security officer and other controls to ensure the safety of the finance industry.

She also touted the work she has been doing in Congress, such as the 2009 passage of the Credit Card Holder's Bill of Rights, and protecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was enacted under the 2010 Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and which some Republicans in Congress wish to see reworked.

From investing in infrastructure and taking on the credit card companies to protect consumers to creating transparency in Washington and helping pass FMAP legislation which is estimated to save more than 200,000 jobs in our state, working people can be confident that Senator Gillibrand will continue to fight on their behalf in Washington.

• The 37 distinct action items of the Oneida County Farmland Protection Plan which lay out five goals of supporting ag - business while creating new businesses; connecting local farmers with consumers; bringing new individuals to agriculture through education initiatives; increasing public awareness and protecting important farmland resources.

But where they do, consumers are protected by MRLs, which are a form of trading standard.

He added, «At the same time making sure that we're protecting consumers, which is actually good for businesses because if consumers trust the industry they're do more business with the industry.»

He said the decision in March 2012 by the Coalition Government to set a minimum price of 40p on a unit of alcohol to reduce consumption was a reverse of the principle behind traditional price fixing, which had been to protect consumers from sharp rises and guarantee the availability of necessities like beer.

AG Schneiderman applauded the Assembly for passing the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, which will help protect consumers from abuse by debt collectors, and urged the Senate to follow suit.