Insurance
NYC Lost $9 Billion of Income to Miami, Palm Beach in Five Years
A net 30,000 New Yorkers fled the city for Florida’s Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties in the five years through 2022, taking with them a combined $9.2 billion in income, a new report shows. The two Florida counties gained households …
Read More Hurricane Forecasts Are Better Than Ever But NOAA Cuts Could Change That
(THE CONVERSATION) The National Hurricane Center‘s forecasts in 2024 were its most accurate on record, from its one-day forecasts, as tropical cyclones neared the coast, to its forecasts five days into the future, when storms were only beginning to come …
Read More Burger King Must Face Lawsuit Over Whopper Ads
Burger King must face a lawsuit claiming it misleads customers with advertisements that make its Whopper sandwich and other products appear larger than they are. In a decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Roy Altman in Miami found it plausible …
Read More People Moves: Dunn Joins Marsh as US Construction Practice Leader
Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan headquartered in New York City, appointed Jim Dunn as U.S. construction practice leader. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Dunn will report to Michael Pellegrini, U.S. and Canada specialty leader, Marsh. Dunn has over 30 years …
Read More Lemonade Posts Q1 Loss on Wildfires, Spending; Auto Product Positioned to Grow
Insurtech Lemonade reported a first quarter 2025 net loss of about $62.4 million compared to a loss of $47.3 million a year ago during the same time. The decline, according to a letter to shareholders, was due primarily to losses …
Read More People Moves: Mutual of Enumclaw Hires Otis as President and CEO
Mutual of Enumclaw, hired insurance industry veteran Bob Otis as its new president and CEO. Otis has more than 30 years of executive-level experience in property/casualty insurance with several firms, including Allstate, USAA and National Lloyds. Most recently, he was …
Read More Air Traffic Control Lost Contact With Newark Aircraft; DOT Vows ‘Brand New System’
Air traffic controllers overseeing planes at Newark International Airport in New Jersey lost contact with aircraft for 30 seconds last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Monday. “The primary communication line went down, the backup line didn’t fire, …
Read More DoorDash Is Latest Tech Firm to Commit Millions to New York City Elections
DoorDash Inc. is committing $5 million to back political candidates in New York City and state-level races in New Jersey this year, becoming the latest technology company to disclose its lobbying efforts ahead of local elections in the tristate area. …
Read More Business Moves: Earnix Agrees to Acquire Insurtech and AI Specialist Zelros
Earnix, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) specialist, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Zelros, the Paris-based insurtech and developer of artificial intelligence solutions. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. By combining Earnix’s advanced predictive AI platform with …
Read More Smoke Shop Ordered to Pay $4.9 Million for ‘Persistent Illegal Cannabis Sales’
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has secured a $4.93 million judgment against Planet Zaza of East Haven and its owner, Mohamed Alraishani, following “persistent illegal cannabis sales in spite of a court order and repeated law enforcement visits.” Tong said …
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