Latest Alaska Headlines
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West Regulation Report Card: California Most Politicized State
Jan 9 2017 // A report gives California’s insurance regulatory environment low marks for auto body repair rules, the insurance commissioner’s call for insurers to divest from coal, its prior approval law and being the...
West Regulation Report Card: California Most Politicized State
Dec 22 2016 // A report gives California’s insurance regulatory environment low marks for auto body repair rules, the insurance commissioner’s call for insurers to divest from coal, its prior approval law and being the...
Acrisure Acquires Alaska USA Insurance Brokers’ Commercial, Benefits Business
Dec 20 2016 // Acrisure LLC has acquired Alaska USA Insurance Brokers’ commercial insurance and employee benefits books of business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The new company will operate under the name Insurance...
Alaska Jury Deadlocked in Family’s Lawsuit Against Tobacco Company
Dec 5 2016 // After more than three weeks, a Bethel Superior Court jury could not decide whether a tobacco company misled an Alaska man about the harmful effects of smoking. Jury foreman Robert Sundown said jurors deadlocked over...
My New Markets
Nov 21 2016 // Workers’ Comp High Risk Market Detail: RWISI (www.rwisi.com) offers non-standard workers’ comp coverage for high-risk, high mods, USL&H, construction, roofing, temporary staffing, oil & gas, steel &...
Alaska Jury Deadlocked in Family’s Lawsuit Against Tobacco Company
Nov 18 2016 // After more than three weeks, a Bethel Superior Court jury cannot decide whether or not a tobacco company misled an Alaska man about the harmful effects of smoking. KYUK-AM reported jury foreman Robert Sundown says jurors...
USGS Confirms Moderate Quake in Southwest Alaska
Nov 14 2016 // A moderate earthquake was felt by residents in southwest Alaska, but there were no immediate reports of damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Alaska Earthquake Center says the temblor had a preliminary...
What to Expect for This Winter’s Weather Across U.S.
Oct 20 2016 // Forecasters at the U.S. Climate Prediction Center issued their U.S. winter outlook today, saying that La Nina is expected to influence winter conditions this year. La Nina favors drier, warmer winters in the southern U.S...
Hacker Used Employee Credentials to Breach University of Alaska Data
Sep 8 2016 // University of Alaska officials say someone used an employee’s credentials to hack into a network drive that contained private information like Social Security numbers of more than 5,400 students at the Mat-Su...
Hub Acquires Assets of Alaska-Based Patterson Insurance Brokers
Sep 7 2016 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Anchorage, Alaska-based Patterson Insurance Brokers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kent Patterson, Patterson’s president, will join Hub Northwest as vice...
Alaska Asking for Input on Updated Tsunami Guidelines
Jul 11 2016 // The University of Alaska Fairbanks and the state officials are seeking public input on new guidelines for how coastal communities should respond to tsunamis. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported that new modeling shows the...
Magnitude 4.6 Quake Hits Central Alaska, Officials Say
May 23 2016 // A magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattled central Alaska over the weekend, officials confirmed. The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor struck at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, and was centered 110 miles northwest of Anchorage at...
Alaska City Approves Ban on Texting While Driving
May 2 2016 // Sitka, Alaska officials have approved an ordinance that prohibits drivers from using their cellphones while driving. The measure approved by the Sitka Assembly last week bans more cellphone uses while driving than state...
Alaska Assisted Living Home Faces $75K Fine for Workplace Death
Apr 29 2016 // State labor officials have fined an Anchorage assisted living home $75,000 for alleged safety and health violations in the death of a caregiver who was killed by a resident of the home. The Alaska Department of Labor and...
Board to Ponder Rules for Marijuana Consumption at Alaska Stores
Apr 27 2016 // Marijuana regulators in Alaska plan to consider rules this week for consuming marijuana products at authorized retail pot stores, a first among states that have legalized the recreational use of pot. Late last year, the...
Ash from Southwest Alaska Volcano Rises 20,000 Feet
Mar 29 2016 // A remote and active volcano on Alaska’s Aleutian Islands erupted, sending ash 20,000 feet into the air, scientists said. The U.S. Geological Survey says the Pavlof Volcano, which is about 600 miles southwest of...
Earthquakes Hit South Central Alaska, Aleutians
Mar 15 2016 // A magnitude 4.5 earthquake that hit south-central Alaskawas felt in the state’s largest city, Anchorage, and was one of several recent quakes in the area. The National Tsunami Warning Center says the quake hit at...
Hub International Acquires Assets of Gwaltney & Associates in Alaska
Mar 4 2016 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Anchorage, Alaska-based Gwaltney & Associates Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dave Gwaltney, president of Gwaltney, will join Hub Northwest and report to...
Alaska Flight Company Ordered to Compensate Whistleblower Pilot
Feb 25 2016 // A federal agency has ordered an Alaska flight service company to compensate and rehire a pilot fired after reporting safety concerns four years ago. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
PCI Hails Consumer Benefit of Alaska’s Proposed Insurance Law
Feb 17 2016 // Alaska consumers will benefit from a proposed law that will enable insurers to use insurance scoring when a homeowner or auto policy is renewed, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. SB 127...
