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CoreLogic Engaged in Takeover Talks With CoStar, Warburg

CoreLogic Inc. is in discussions with CoStar Group Inc. and a consortium consisting of Warburg Pincus and GTCR about a potential takeover, valuing the company at more than $80 a share, according to a person familiar with the matter. CoStar …

Hurricane Zeta Slams Louisiana With High Winds, Storm Surge

Oct 28 06:10 PM. Hurricane Zeta smashed into Louisiana on Wednesday with 110-mile-per-hour (175 kph) winds and what government trackers called “a life-threatening storm surge,” the third hurricane to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast state this year. Zeta’s extremely dangerous …

Insurers Again Battled Many California Bills, but a Fight Last Year Was Biggest Recent Victory

The election is nearly here, and while it’s been quite a year all around, things could have been worse for the insurance industry. When the year started, insurance industry lobbyists were facing a big battle, and not just COVID-19. As …

California Claims Adjuster and Chiropractor Arrested in $1.6M Operation

Claims adjuster, Agop Sarafian, 65, of La Crescenta, Calif., and chiropractor, Shahe Topjian, D.C. 65, of Granada Hills, Calif., were arrested on felony insurance fraud charges after allegedly conspiring to defraud Sarafian’s employer, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, by setting …

Georgia Commission Agrees to $110K Settlement in Reverse Bias Case

The Augusta Commission in Georgia agreed to pay $110,000 to settle the reverse discrimination complaints of a white worker who claimed she was mistreated after a Black man was elected as probate judge for the first time. Commissioners agreed to …

Arson Investigators Probe Kentucky City Hall Fire

Arson investigators are trying to determine whether a blaze that damaged a Kentucky city hall building was intentionally set. The Burkesville government building suffered fire damage early Sunday to a section where police offices are located, news outlets reported. The …

Tower Hill, Safeco to Offer Policy Multi-Policy Discount in Florida

Florida-based Tower Hill Insurance and national carrier Safeco, two non-affiliated carriers, have formed a marketing partnership in the state of Florida to offer a multi-policy discount to customers. Beginning in November, policyholders will have access to a multi-policy discount when …

Black Man Killed by Police in Louisiana Did Not Have Knife, Lawsuit Says

The parents of a man killed by police in Louisiana is suing the Lafayette Police Department, saying their son did not have a knife when he was killed. Trayford Pellerin, 31, was killed Aug. 21 as he walked away from …

1 Killed, 20-Plus Injured When Western Illinois Hayrack Ride Overturns

A woman was killed and more than 20 other people were injured over the weekend when a hayrack side overturned in rural western Illinois, police said. Troopers were called to the scene in Hancock County on Saturday night after between …

Wisconsin City’s Failure to Report Contamination Site Deemed an ‘Oversight’

A 2015 report identified hazardous substances on the site of the Sheboygan Municipal Armory near Lake Michigan, but contamination was only recently reported to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at the request of state environmental regulators. Now, the DNR …

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