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Total Expert Announces Enhanced Lead Management Capabilities
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #TotalExpert--Total Expert announced an expansion of its Customer for Life Platform, an enterprise-grade Lead Management solution, purpose-built for retail lenders.
True Adds Consumer and Enterprise Growth Leader Michael McGoohan as Managing Director Across CEO, Board and Consumer Practices
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Board--True appoints Michael McGoohan as Managing Director bringing enterprise leadership and commercial transformation experience.
RLI Declares Regular and Special Dividends and Authorizes New $250 Million Share Repurchase Program
PEORIA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #casualtyinsurance--RLI Corp. announced a $2.00 per share special dividend, raised its quarterly dividend to $0.18 and approved a $250 million share repurchase program.
Interactive Brokers Expands Prediction Markets, Unifying Access to Kalshi, CME Group, and ForecastEx
GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #IBKR--Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind unified interface for trading prediction markets
Nitro Launches Nitro Automate, Integrating Intelligent Document Automation Into Any Workflow, System, and AI Agent
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nitro Software, a global provider of PDF, eSign, and AI-powered document automation solutions, today announced early access availability of Nitro Automate, an intelligent document automation solution that embeds Nitro’s enterprise-grade document processing capabilities directly into the AI agents, automated workflows, and custom applications organizations already use. In the automation and AI age, the challenge of complex document processing has remained unsolved
Zebra Technologies to Present at Investor Conferences
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ZBRA--Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in digitizing and automating workflows to deliver intelligent operations, today announced that the company will present at four investor conferences. May 21 at 11:45 a.m. U.S. eastern time at the 19th Annual Wolfe Research Global Transportation & Industrials Conference in New York; May 27 at 11:00 a.m. U.S. eastern time at Bernstein’s 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference in New York; Ma
Ten Toes Launches Ten Beat, Sport's First Million-persona Intelligence Platform
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ten Toes, the sports marketing agency behind work for FIFA, The FA, Matchroom, Nike, Harry Kane, Ferrero, and Visa, today launches Ten Beat, sport's first million-persona intelligence platform. Ten Beat is the largest behavioral data sample ever built for sport. At its most basic level: imagine wanting to know what hundreds of thousands different types of football fans think about a topic or brand. Before Ten Beat, that would require finding them, surveying them and t
D&O Insurance Market Continues to Stabilize as Premiums Moderate, Finds The Baldwin Group and Nasdaq Study
TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Baldwin Group ("Baldwin" or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BWIN), a leading independent insurance brokerage and advisory firm, in collaboration with Nasdaq, today released its fifth annual 2026 Directors & Officers (D&O) Benchmarking Report, revealing a stabilization in the D&O insurance market following record-high premiums in 2022. Approximately 54% of companies saw premiums remain within ±10% year-over-year, 30% experienced moderate decreases of 10–30%,
GHK Capital-Backed WSB Announces Acquisition of Alta Science & Engineering
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WSB LLC (“WSB”), one of the nation’s fastest‑growing design and consulting firms, today announced the acquisition of Alta Science & Engineering, Inc. (“Alta”), a well‑established science and engineering firm with more than 35 years of experience delivering environmental and infrastructure solutions across the western United States. WSB is a portfolio company of GHK Capital Partners LP (“GHK”), a leading middle-market private equity firm based in Greenwich, CT.
Lumin Digital Previews Compounding Growth Platform Expansion Beyond Digital Banking
SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumin Digital, the Compounding Growth Platform for banks and credit unions, today outlined the next phase of its platform strategy, expanding beyond digital banking into a unified system spanning CRM, lending, payments, and service. The roadmap was previewed at Lumination, the company’s client conference, held May 11–13 at the Arizona Biltmore. The expansion marks a strategic shift from digital banking to a full-lifecycle growth platform. Instead of relying o
KBRA Releases Research – Playback: Issuance, Industry, and Performance Trends in Music ABS
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA releases research on performance and trends of the music ABS sector. The music royalties ABS sector has continued to expand in recent years, supported by strong investor demand for recurring cash flows and the growing institutionalization of music rights. KBRA has assigned 81 ratings on music royalty ABS across 18 issuers since 2020, totaling approximately $12.9 billion in issuance. KBRA-rated music ABS issuance exceeded $3.3 billion in both 2024 and 2025. KBRA e
Nectar Social Raises $30M Series A to Build the Agentic Operating System for Modern Marketing
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nectar Social today announced a $30 million Series A led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, created in partnership with Anthropic, with participation from True Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Kinship Ventures. Founded by two sisters, Misbah and Farah Uraizee, both former Meta leaders, Nectar emerged from stealth in 2025. The company is also officially launching its Nectar Agent - the autonomous AI agent for modern marketing, avail
Amsterdam & Partners LLP: Senior Iraqi Officials Accused of Working With Terrorists to Kidnap, Torture and Extort American Citizen
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amsterdam & Partners LLP today confirms that the efforts by the chief of the Iraqi judiciary, senior Iraqi officials, politically connected businessmen, and other defendants named in the civil action brought by Kurdish-American businesswoman Sara Saleem to dismiss the lawsuit currently before the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia have been shown to be without merit. A hearing on the defendants' motions to dismiss has been scheduled for 12 Ju
Flick Raises $6M Seed Round to Redefine How AI Films Are Created
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Flick (flick.art), an AI-native filmmaking platform founded by award-winning filmmaker Zoey Zhang and founding Instagram engineer Ray Wang, today announced it has raised $6 million in a seed round from True Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), Y Combinator, Lightspeed, Formosa Capital, Pioneer Fund, Olive Tree Capital, and N1 in addition to angel investors. Flick was built around a simple belief: AI should enhance filmmaking, not replace it. Instead of another one-cli
Rossby Financial Adds Technology Expertise Via New COO Lindsay Evans
MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--Lindsay Evans brings her operational and tech expertise to improve advisor experience, strengthen compliance and help firms scale with confidence.
FinTurk Launches Advisor-Built CRM With $8 Billion RIA Chicago Partners
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FinTurk, an AI-first CRM built specifically for financial advisors, today announced its official launch and a partnership with Chicago Partners Wealth Advisors (“Chicago Partners”), a registered investment advisor (RIA) managing over $8 billion in assets for high-net-worth clients across a team of more than 50 advisors. Founded by Mitchell Bratina, CFA, chief executive officer, FinTurk was built to replace legacy CRM systems, helping advisors operate more efficiently,
Balefire Wealth Welcomes Sarah Schmitz, C(k)P®, AIF®, CEBS®, RPA®, CPFA®, as Senior Corporate Solutions Advisor
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Balefirewealth--Balefire Wealth, a purpose-driven registered investment adviser serving ultra-high-net-worth families, founders, executives, and institutions nationwide, announced Sarah Schmitz has joined the Balefire Wealth team as a Senior Corporate Solutions Advisor. Schmitz joins from a distinguished career spanning more than 25 years in retirement plan consulting and employee benefits — including senior roles at Principal Financial Group, True North, and Encana Corporation — bring
Workiva to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK), a leading, AI-powered platform for trust, transparency, and accountability, today announced its participation at the following events: J.P. Morgan 2026 Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference: Julie Iskow, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present on May 20, 2026 at 9:20 a.m. Eastern Time. William Blair 46th Annual Growth Stock Conference: Barbara Larson, Chief Financial Officer, will present on June 3, 2026 at 4:00 p.m
PGIM launches first private credit CIT to broaden defined contribution market access
NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The CIT provides exposure to a broad range of investment-grade private placement and investment-grade asset-based finance securities.
ALIT INVESTOR NOTICE: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces that Alight, Inc. Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead Class Action Lawsuit
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ALIT #ALIT--The case alleges Alight’s top executives made false and/or misleading statements.
