Hull & Company – Jacksonville

December 5, 2025Apartment Building Fires Displace 70 Massachusetts Families; No Injuries Reported
Both of the apartment building fires that displaced 70 families in Holyoke this week appear to be accidental but the exact causes remain under investigation, according to city and state fire officials. Holyoke Fire Chief John Kadlewicz and State Fire …

December 5, 2025Markets/Coverages: Bold Penguin Adds Parametric Coverage With Adaptive Partnership
Bold Penguin announced a partnership with Adaptive Insurance, expanding coverage options available through the Bold Penguin Placement Desk. Adaptive is pioneering the path to resilience in the face of emerging climate risks, starting with their GridP …

December 5, 2025Viewpoint: Healthcare Cyber Insurance at an Inflection Point
The cyber insurance market is reaching an inflection point where underwriting companies must differentiate healthcare from other industries in how the risk is evaluated, priced, and how claims are managed. Healthcare cyber claims data tells a consist …

December 5, 2025The Rise of AI Reasoning Models Comes With a Big Energy Tradeoff
Nearly all leading artificial intelligence developers are focused on building AI models that mimic the way humans reason, but new research shows these cutting-edge systems can be far more energy intensive, adding to concerns about AI’s strain on powe …

December 5, 2025‘Dream is in Sight:’ Chamber, Reinsurers, Insurers Urge Florida to Stay the Course
The message from the Florida Chamber of Commerce Insurance Summit was loud and clear: Don’t mess with legislative changes that have all but restored the state’s property insurance market. And while you’re at it, don’t repeal Florida’s personal injury …

December 5, 2025People Moves: Affordable American Insurance Hires Haskett as Sales VP
Affordable American Insurance Inc. naned Ross Haskett vice president of sales. Haskett has a decade of experience in insurance-industry lending and agency financing, including senior leadership roles at Westfield Bank and Live Oak Banking Company. Hi …

December 5, 2025Arizona Study Group Issues Report on Homeowners Insurance and Wildfire Risk
A report from a regulator-created group found that a multifaceted approach to addressing wildfires and lack of insurance affordability in Arizona should be tackled with a multifaceted approach that includes homeowners, communities and the state worki …

December 5, 2025California AG Settles With National Sanitation Company Over No-Poach Agreements
California Attorney General Rob Bonta settled with a national cleaning and sanitation company to resolve allegations that the company used unlawful no poach agreements. The settlement is against Packers Sanitation Services Inc. LTD., now doing busine …

December 5, 2025Wealthy County in New York Must Pay $112 Million Over Immigrant Rights Violations
New York’s Suffolk County, home to the ultra-wealthy Hamptons and the bucolic North Fork, must pay $112 million in damages to immigrants after a court ruled that their detention in local jails violated their rights. The Long Island county disclosed … …

December 5, 2025People Moves: Walsh to Become President, CEO of Keystone; SageSure Appoints Sence
Keystone, an Aon company headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, will appoint Mike Walsh as president in the coming months. Patrick Kinney will continue to serve as CEO of the independent agency network and platform during this period. Once the …