1. Florida’s battered insurance industry faces tumultuous future
When Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Co. was declared insolvent and placed into receivership in August, it was the latest in a series of developments that highlighted the struggles faced by Florida’s property insurance market. Already, according to the Insurance Information Instituteopens pdf file, Florida residents pay the highest premiums in the country and the situation is not expected to get any better with fewer insurers on the market.
2. How office design is key to helping bring back employees
With companies looking to bring employees back to the office, employers are turning to design professionals to find creative new ways of making the office the center of work once again.
3. How Jacksonville’s healthcare community is addressing equitable access
As the business environment evolves, supporting key market players, like chambers of commerce, tend to follow suit. Invest: spoke with the leaders at the helm of these chambers in the Triangle to understand how they have begun repositioning to keep up with their members’ shifting needs.
4. Low jobless rate a net positive but is it equitable?
Unemployment figures in Minnesota made headlines earlier this year when it was announced that it had the lowest jobless rate any state has ever had at 1.8%. And despite seeing its first increase since May 2020, the state has continued to have the lowest unemployment in the country at 1.9%. While low unemployment has been an overall net positive for the state, it has not been equitable for all.
5. Much more than just family, fun and food
One of the biggest annual events in the Lone Star State, in attendance and in revenue, is winding down this week. Each year the State Fair of Texas attracts millions of patrons to the metroplex. But the fair is more than just family, fun and food, as it is also a significant economic driver for Fair Park, Dallas and the state as a whole.
