Two vaping companies have agreed not to promote their products to minors under a settlement with Los Angeles prosecutors. The city attorney’s office announced a lawsuit settlement Friday with NEwhere Inc. and VapeCo Distribution LLC. The LA-based companies also will …
One was a ship in name only, an artist commune set up in an Oakland warehouse. The other was a bona fide boat afloat on the ocean off Santa Barbara. Both became fiery death traps for a combined 70 souls, …
A tour bus crashed on a highway running through the red-rock landscape of southern Utah on Friday, killing four people from China and injuring dozens more. The bus from Southern California rolled onto a guard rail, crushing its roof and …
AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (superior) and the long-term issuer credit ratings of aa- for the members of Quincy Mutual Group. The group includes the lead company, …
Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has acquired certain assets of WhartonHill Retirement Services LLC, Strategic Planning Resources Inc. and Karen McCloskey, collectively doing business as WhartonHill Advisors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Ft. Washington, …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Pittsburgh, Penn.-based Allied Insurance Brokers and its subsidiary, Ascinsure Specialty Risk. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1982, Allied Insurance Brokers specializes in offering insurance and risk management services to …
Newark – part of it, anyway – stinks. Residents of New Jersey’s largest city have been complaining about the stench of carcasses emanating from Darling Ingredients Inc.’s rendering plant, which turns animal byproducts and grease into feed and fuel. It’s …
Walgreens and a Google affiliate are testing drone deliveries that can put drugstore products on customer doorsteps minutes after being ordered. Snacks like Goldfish Crackers or gummy bears as well as aspirin for sick kids will be delivered starting next …
C3 Risk & Insurance Services has acquired Mission West Insurance, an Orange County, Calif.-based insurance brokerage. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mission West is an independent agency offering business, personal and employee benefits insurance services. C3 is a …
Saga Plc said on Monday it was securing alternative flights, where possible, for customers who are due to travel imminently and have been impacted by the collapse of Thomas Cook. The over-50s tourism and insurance firm said in an email …
