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Wisconsin Republican Party: Hackers Stole $2.3M

Hackers have stolen $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party’s account that was being used to help reelect President Donald Trump in the key battleground state, the party’s chairman told The Associated Press. The party noticed the suspicious activity on …

Zeta’s Impact on Louisiana Island: ‘Like a Bomb Was Dropped’

Mark Andollina remembers stinging rain and a howling wind that peeled the roof off part of his Cajun Tide Beach Resort on Grand Isle, the Louisiana barrier island town where residents were among the first to feel the ferocity of …

10 People Injured in Mississippi Hayride Accident

Ten people on a hayride in Mississippi were treated for critical injuries after a pickup truck collided with their trailer being pulled by an ATV. The pickup rear-ended the trailer Friday around 7:30 p.m. in rural Pearl River County, about …

Rhode Island Climate Change Suit Remains in State Court

A lawsuit filed by the state of Rhode Island against 21 fossil fuel companies seeking damages for the impacts of climate change will be allowed to proceed in state court, a federal appeals court has ruled. The decision Thursday by …

Disbarred New York Attorney Pleads Guilty to Stealing 9/11 Victim Compensation Funds

A disbarred attorney based in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., has pled guilty in White Plains federal court to stealing government funds. Gustavo L. Vila’s plea results from his theft of approximately $1 million that the U.S. Department of Justice’s 9/11 Victim …

Holzworth to Head Applied Systems’ IVANS

Applied Systems has named Reid Holzworth as chief executive officer of IVANS, the insurance industry’s exchange connecting insurers, MGAs, agencies, and the insured. Holzworth will lead the expansion of the IVANS strategy and all business functions to accelerate the digitization …

Navarro, Pillsbury Eye Election as Delaware’s Next Insurance Commissioner

Delaware is set to elect its next insurance commissioner tomorrow. Dr. Julia Pillsbury is the candidate for the Republican party, while current Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro is running for re-election with the Democratic party. Navarro was elected to his …

Reporter Tear Gassed at Oregon Protest Settles Lawsuit

A Eugene Weekly reporter who was hit with a tear gas canister while he filmed police breaking up a protest in late May in Oregon has settled a lawsuit against the city of Eugene. Henry Houston said he and the …

$166M in Fines Recommended for PG&E Over California Outages

California regulators are being asked to fine Pacific Gas & Electric nearly $166 million for failing to properly inform customers before it cut power to millions of people last year. The sweeping outages without proper notification were “a major public …

Private Equity Investors Pelican Ventures, J.C. Flowers to Buy Ariel Re from Argo Group

Pelican Ventures and J.C. Flowers & Co., both private equity investors with significant insurance expertise, announced they have agreed to acquire reinsurance franchise Ariel Re from Argo Group for an undisclosed sum. Ariel Re is a global underwriter of property …

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