Hull & Company – Jacksonville

October 9, 2025Tokio Marine Weighs More Than $10 Billion of International M&A
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., Japan’s top property and casualty insurer, could spend more than $10 billion on acquisitions to boost its international business, according to Brad Irick, who co-heads the unit. The firm, which generates about 80% of its o …

October 9, 2025French Wine Output to Fall Below 2024 After Fires Ravage Vines
France further cut its estimate for this year’s wine production, putting output below 2024’s historically low level, after summer heat waves and wildfires hit vineyards. With the grape harvest nearly complete, output is now seen at 36 million hectoli …

October 9, 2025People Moves: GEICO Names Orpello CMO; O’Donnell Joins Howden US as Head of Logistics
GEICO Names Orpello Chief Marketing Officer GEICO, headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, named Arianna Orpello as its new chief marketing officer, reporting to Chairman, President and CEO Todd Combs. Orpello, who will join the company on Jan. 5, 20 …

October 9, 2025Musk’s X Settles Ex-Twitter Executives’ $128 Million Severance Pay Lawsuit
Elon Musk and X Corp have reached a settlement in a lawsuit by four former top executives at Twitter, including former CEO Parag Agrawal, who claim they were not paid $128 million in promised severance pay after Musk acquired the …

October 9, 2025Survey: Employer, Employee Views Differ on Workplace Safety
Employers and employees see safety issues and solutions differently, and open communication could be the easy solution. A recent report on employees’ safety perspectives found gaps in both issues and solutions when it comes to workplace safety. When …

October 9, 2025Drone Attacks Are Now Seen 2,000 Kilometers Inside of Russia
Russia has reported a growing number of drone attacks deep inside its territory, with some reaching nearly 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from the Ukrainian border, further testing the country’s air defenses as the war expands. Drones were detected i …

October 9, 2025IMA Financial Adds Alabama’s Valent Group to the Team
IMA Financial Group, a wholesale brokerage based in Denver, has added Valent Group, one of Alabama’s largest privately held insurance brokers, to its team of affiliated firms. Valent, a subsidiary of EBSCO Industries, will retain its name and four of …

October 9, 2025Greystar, Other Landlords Agree to $141M Settlement in Rent-Setting Lawsuit
Real estate giant Greystar and 25 other property management companies have agreed to collectively pay more than $141 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing landlords of driving up housing costs by using rent-setting algorithms offered by t …

October 9, 2025Engle Martin Acquires London-Based Integra Technical Services Claims Adjusters
Engle Martin & Associates, an independent claims management firm based in Atlanta, has acquired Integra Technical Services, an international adjusting firm headquartered in London. Integra, founded in 1998, manages claims in a number of industrie …

October 9, 2025Washington Dairy Worker Pleads Guilty in $122K Workers’ Comp Scam
A dairy worker in Skagit County, Washington who said he was too injured to work pleaded guilty to illegally taking workers’ compensation payments. Efrain Alatorre Camarena, 58, pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree theft and was ordered to r …