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Commercial Real Estate Reporting
LBGTQIA+ members of the commercial real estate industry have seen progress, but there's still a long way to go.
The rising tide of property insurance rates is making owners in California nervous.
CRE is increasingly looking at marinas as an investment opportunity, but houseboat residents are feeling the crunch of capital.
Recovery for San Francisco's hotel industry is on the rise, but it's still slow going.
CRE wants to bring more industrial to the Port of Oakland, but the solution isn't that easy.
Retail trends in San Francisco have shifted following the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
A lack of supply is serving as a boon for retail landlords as consumer sentiment remains depressed.
Major consumer brands in the Bay Area face a tough holiday season
Ports in the Bay Area took a hit during the pandemic but have seen improvement.
The senior housing segment is gearing up to face a tough second half of 2023, with the lending environment serving as one of the roughest pain points for the asset class and new development all but non-existent. Dekel Capital expects the general fundamentals of the market to improve, as the segment's labor market begins to [...]
Satellite Communications Industry Reporting
Satellite connectivity is driving the future of the Internet of Things. For satellite-based IoT solutions, partnerships are driving the industry.
Seven European Internet of Things service providers have signed multiyear agreements with satellite communications and internet services provider EchoStar Corp.
The satellite communications industry reached $281 billion in revenue in 2022 as several segments saw record earnings, particularly ground equipment and manufacturing, buoyed by increased affordability across the industry and an emerging space sustainability segment.
Aerospace components and systems manufacturer Moog is shifting from only producing satellite components to building full satellites, a Moog spokesperson told Connectivity Business News. However, no details on future customers for the full units or payloads were provided. "In space vehicles, it's a market that we know very well.
Aerkomm reported a $10.4 million operating loss amid zero sales in 2022, according to a July 10 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Commercial Insurance Reporting
While cyber exposures in the hospital space are generally always an area of concern for insurers and risk managers, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has led to concern among cyber security experts that the healthcare sector could be at expanded risk due to the conflict.
The growing demand and rising exposures for the Advanced Practice Clinicians segment, a category which can include nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and physician assistants, has led to the creation of new standalone products and coverages from carriers, alongside a drip feed of rate hikes.
Increased exposures have led to planned rate hikes scattered among medical professional liability carriers within the physician and nurse practitioner's segment. Despite the seemingly never-ending specter of COVID-19, carriers have generally not noted any adverse impact on pricing as a result of the pandemic, though overall exposures and suspension of practices are continuing to vary [...]
Despite the pandemic leading to a groundswell of demand for telehealth coverage among general practitioners, exposures and claims for telehealth related coverage remained relatively benign, with the most common concerns among carriers being the potential fallout of state licensure issues and claims severity as damage caps vary greatly across state lines.