Hull & Company – Jacksonville

December 24, 2025People Moves: Gallagher Taps EY’s Hughes as Tax Specialist in Private Equity/M&A Team
Gallagher Taps Hughes From EY as Tax Specialist in Private Equity and M&A Practice Gallagher announced the UK appointment of specialist corporate M&A tax adviser Tom Hughes as director of Tax Insurance to its EMEA-wide Private Equity and M …

December 24, 2025EU Faces Renewed US Ire After ESG Cutbacks Fail to Calm Tensions
The European Union’s ESG framework — a shadow of its former self after a year of deep cuts — is drawing renewed threats from the US. At issue is the so-called extraterritoriality of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the …

December 24, 2025Louvre Tightens Security After $102M Jewel Heist, Installs Bars on Infamous Window
A freight lift rose up on its crane Tuesday toward the Louvre Museum — but this time it wasn’t jewel thieves. It was workers installing security bars on the window used to break into the Paris landmark’s Apollo Gallery in …

December 24, 2025Brown & Brown Files Suit Over Alleged Howden Poaching of 200+ Employees
Reports that Howden US, part of the London-based insurance brokerage, had lured away more than 200 employees from Brown & Brown Insurance have left industry leaders worried that poaching seems to be the new business model for some companies. And …

December 24, 2025Southern California in ‘Great Danger’ From Christmas Flooding
A powerful winter storm is lashing Southern California, prompting California Governor Gavin Newsom to proclaim a state of emergency in Los Angeles and neighboring counties. Coastal communities are bracing for multiple months’ worth of rain in just a …

December 24, 2025The Best Climate Adaptation Methods Are Surprisingly Simple
As the effects of a hotter planet rack up more damages and health issues for people in exposed regions, the conversation around climate change is shifting from how to curb it to how to adapt to it. A new report …

December 24, 2025Judge Rejects Business Group’s Challenge to Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, saying it fell under his broad powers to regulate immigration. … …

December 24, 2025Brown University Police Chief Placed on Leave After Fatal Shooting
Brown University’s president on Monday placed its campus police chief on leave as the Rhode Island university reviews its security policies after a gunman killed two students and injured nine others earlier this month. Questions surrounding Brown’s s …

December 24, 2025Missouri Faces Legal Battle with China Over Pandemic Compensation
Missouri’s top prosecutor said China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said in a news release that China …

December 24, 2025Zombie Ship Shows US Targeting Darkest Corner of Oil Fleet
A 27-year-old crude tanker that was supposedly scrapped in 2021 is due to reach Venezuela late this week, according to ship-tracking data, in the latest example of how the South American country keeps its embattled oil industry alive. The tanker …