The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent injunction ordering a Rockland County roofing contractor and its principal to provide employees with fall protection equipment and make sure it’s used at all company worksites, as required by federal law. …
Florida lawmakers have agreed to convene in another special session – the sixth in three years – this time to sanction the country of Iran but with a little indirect Florida property insurance relief also on the agenda. The call …
A federal appeals panel wants to know why lawyers for former President Donald Trump didn’t try years ago to use a claim of absolute presidential immunity to shield him from a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of …
Okta on Oct. 20 disclosed a breach of its customer support system that allowed some hackers to view files uploaded by certain clients, pushing the software company’s shares down about 12%. “Okta security has identified adversarial activity that leveraged access …
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced it will release a nine-part blog series on the economic and financial impacts of extreme weather events in the Federal Reserve’s Second District. Starting November 8, the Liberty Street Economics series will …
The chance for persistent inflation to keep interest rates higher and potential losses in the commercial real estate market are among the top concerns of respondents to a Federal Reserve survey on financial stability, the U.S. central bank said on …
Choice Financial Group announced it has acquired SIA Insurance in Manasquan, New Jersey. The move marks Choice’s fourth acquisition in New Jersey and adds to Choice’s growing East Coast presence from New Hampshire to Florida. SIA Insurance was formed in …
Starbucks accused a union representing thousands of its baristas of damaging the brand and endangering co-workers with a pro-Palestinian tweet. The CEO of a prominent tech conference resigned amid backlash for his public statements suggesting that Israel was committing war …
XPT Specialty, a wholesale brokerage with offices in 12 US states, has named Mike Jones senior vice president, based at XPT’s newly established Orlando office. Jones will oversee hybrid managing general agency/brokerage placements for contractors, hospitality, product liablity and liquor, …
Bermuda-based global specialty insurance firm R&Q Insurance Holdings said on Friday it would divest its insurance and program management business, Accredited, to Onex Corp. for an enterprise value of $465 million. Proceeds from the sale, expected to be around $300 …