Phoenix, Ariz.-based CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has completed its acquisition of Alaska National Insurance Co. The forecasted enterprise financial results as of Dec. 31 are roughly $625 million of written premium, a combined ratio of 98.5%, total assets of $5 billion …
Bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. has removed a requirement that California Gov. Gavin Newsom sign off on its settlement with wildfire victims, trying to buy more time for its restructuring plan. PG&E reached an agreement Monday with representatives of the …
At least five people have died in weather-related crashes in Missouri and Kansas amid a storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow in places, forced schools to close their doors and snarled traffic, authorities said. The wintry weather was …
Three Louisiana parish sheriff’s offices were targeted by hackers over the weekend in a suspected cyberattack, officials confirmed. The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Sheriff’s Association in Baton Rouge on Friday that Rapides, Washington and Orleans …
The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a magnitude 3.6 earthquake in Oklahoma near Stroud. The quake was recorded Sunday morning about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) north of Stroud. Stroud, which has a population of about 2,700 people, is located about …
In the not-so-distant future, city streets could be flooded with autonomous vehicles. Self-driving cars can move faster and travel closer together, allowing more of them to fit on the road – potentially leading to congestion and gridlock on city streets. …
Congress is planning to use a $1.4 trillion package of two must-pass spending bills to repeal Obamacare taxes, raise the age for tobacco purchases to 21 and extend the U.S. Export-Import Bank for seven years, according to legislation released Monday. …
Satellite Agency Network Group Inc. (SAN) has hired Nick Blatchley as agency development field specialist for Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania. In this role, Blatchley will be directly responsible for agency development and consulting services of SAN member agencies, …
A lawsuit filed by a Dartmouth College student against the school who was seriously injured during baseball practice has been settled, the college said Monday. Last year, Colton French said in federal court documents that he was pitching to a …
The state Supreme Court has refused a request by Delaware’s attorney general to review a judge’s decision dismissing Walgreens as a defendant in Delaware’s lawsuit against the drug industry over the opioid crisis. The court issued a ruling Wednesday saying …
