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Zoom Offers $18 Million to Settle SEC Privacy Probe From 2020
Zoom Communications Inc. has offered $18 million to settle a four-year-old US Securities and Exchange Commission probe related to its privacy policies and communications. In the most recent quarter, the company recorded an $18 million expense for a “tentative settlement …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2024 6:07 AM |
Microsoft Faces Wide-Ranging Antitrust Probe
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The probe was approved by FTC Chair Lina Khan …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2024 6:05 AM |
Best Agency to Work For – Southeast Silver Winner: Energy Insurance
The president of Energy Insurance Agency, an operation with a large presence in Kentucky, said it is “incredibly humbling” for the agency to again be named one of Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work For in the Southeast. “This recognition …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2024 6:02 AM |
Alleged Snowflake Hacker ‘Danger’ to the Public
The man accused of carrying out cyberattacks against dozens of Snowflake Inc. customers will face an extradition hearing later this year, after Canadian officials accused him of cybercrimes and being “a risk of danger to the public, police and himself.” …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2024 6:02 AM |
Aspiring Alabama Country Singer/Claims Adjuster Charged After Violating Bond at CMA
An Alabama public adjuster known as an aspiring country music singer has been re-arrested after reportedly violating the terms of his bond from an arrest earlier this year. Austin Tanner, of Orange Beach, also appears to be part owner of …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2024 6:01 AM |
Best Agency to Work For – Midwest Silver Winner: Ansay and Associates
For over 75 years, Ansay and Associates has invested in its future by investing in its people. “As a family owned and independent agency, we have the freedom to focus on long-term success rather than short-term gains,” said Mike Ansay, …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2024 6:00 AM |
Washington Workers’ Comp Premium Going up in 2025
The average cost of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington will go up about 3.8% in 2025, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced. Employers and workers together will pay on average roughly $1 per week more for each …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2024 6:00 AM |
New Jersey Using Buyouts and Barriers to Battle Flooding
New Jersey is using a mix of buyouts and barriers to tackle flooding in two vulnerable locations. Officials this week announced funding to buy and demolish homes in flood-prone sections of Cranford, a Union County community about 20 miles (32 …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2024 6:00 AM |
Best Agency to Work For – West Silver Winner: CMR Risk & Insurance Services
It’s often easy to put a finger on exactly why someone likes their job, and if there’s more than one thing to like, that says something good about the workplace. But what does it say if there are almost too …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2024 6:00 AM |
Best Agency to Work For – South Central Silver Winner: G&G
G&G Independent Insurance has cracked the code. For the fifth straight year, G&G has been named a finalist in Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work For competition. Five straight years of praise coming from inside the Fayetteville, Arkansas-based agency’s walls. …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2024 6:00 AM |
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