EAGAN, Minn., April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota family of companies (Blue Cross) reported a combined $353 million in operating losses on $10.4 billion in fully insured premium revenue for 2025. This represents an operating margin loss of approximately 3 percent. The reported operating loss includes a premium deficiency reserve of $150 million to cover continued claims expenses that exceed forecasted premium revenue.
Strong investment portfolio performance resulted in Blue Cross closing out the year with a positive net income of $83 million.
Overall, Blue Cross paid $9.8 billion for members’ medical and pharmacy services in 2025, or nearly $27 million in claims on a daily basis. This represents an increase of $1.7 billion in claims spending over the year prior.
Unfavorable performance...
Credicorp Ltd.: Credicorp Announces Three New Directors, Reelection of Six Existing Directors, and New Committee Composition
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Lima, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lima, Peru – April 1, 2026 – Credicorp Ltd. (“Credicorp” or “the Company”) (NYSE: BAP), the leading financial services holding company in Peru with presence in Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Panama, and the United States, today announced the appointment of three new directors, the reelection of six existing directors and the composition of its Board committees.
Appointment of New Directors
María Inés Álvarez (Independent), Juan Paredes Manrique (Independent) and Manuel Romero Valdez (Non-Independent) were appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors for the period from March 2026 to March 2029.
Credicorp’s shareholders provided strong support for each of the Company’s proposals at the Company’s 2026 Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on March 31, 2026, including the election of these directors.
These...
Base Carbon Annual Letter to Shareholders
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TORONTO, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Base Carbon Inc. (Cboe CA: BCBN) (OTCQX: BCBNF) with operations through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Base Carbon Capital Partners Corp., is pleased to provide its year-end letter to shareholders from Chief Executive Officer, Michael Costa. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this letter to the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” refers to Base Carbon Inc. and its subsidiaries, collectively.
Dear Fellow Shareholders,
Base Carbon may carry the label of a junior company, but the business has never operated like one. Junior companies are typically reliant on capital markets to fund themselves and often price large binary risks. A fellow CEO once put it well: junior companies are liabilities until they become assets. We generate free cash flow1, are not reliant upon capital...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Schedules Q1 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call for April 27
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BATON ROUGE, La., April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, before the market opens on Monday, April 27, 2026. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results later that morning at 9:00 a.m. CST.
Participants may join the call by dialing 1-800-715-9871 (toll-free, North America only) and entering Conference ID 4364723, or by requesting the Business First Bancshares conference call.
A live webcast of the call will be available at:https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/6n7xau4t
A corresponding slide presentation will be accessible on the b1BANK website at:https://www.b1bank.com/shareholder-info
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Intermap’s AI Flood Risk Platform Adopted Across Czech Insurance Market
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Deployment establishes national underwriting standard as Europe confronts widening protection gaps and structural underinsurance
DENVER, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intermap Technologies (TSX: IMP; OTCQB: ITMSF) (“Intermap” or the “Company”), a global leader in 3D geospatial products and intelligence solutions, today announced that eight leading insurers, representing a majority of the Czech residential property insurance market, have adopted Intermap’s AI flood risk platform, including its sixth-generation river flood maps and second-generation flash flood models, to support underwriting, property valuation and portfolio risk management nationwide.
The multi-year deployment, developed in coordination with the Czech Insurance Association and the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, incorporates hydrological recalibrations...
Havila Shipping ASA: Petition received to register arrest in certain assets
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Reference is made to the stock exchange notice dated 12 December 2025 where it was advised that companies in the group had received notice from DNB Bank ASA, Swedbank AB (publ) and Danske Bank A/S NUF that they would take legal action to obtain security for their alleged claim following the judgement from Oslo city court dated 8 December 2025 .
The group has today received a petition to register an arrest over the vessel “Havila Herøy” and certain other assets of the group. As stated in the notice 12 December 2025, the group disputes the banks’ claims. The decision from Oslo city court has been appealed by the group and the hearing for Borgarting appeal court is scheduled for 29 September 2026. The petition for arrest will be disputed before the relevant courts and the group will claim compensation for any loss the group...
CVB Financial Corp. Announces Receipt of Regulatory Approvals for Pending Merger with Heritage Commerce Corp.
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ONTARIO, CA, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CVB Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: CVBF) announced that CVBF has received the necessary regulatory approvals for its merger with Heritage Commerce Corp. (“HTBK”).
This includes (1) the receipt of a Section 3 waiver and non-objection letter from the Federal Reserve concerning HTBK’s proposed merger into CVBF and (2) a letter of approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regarding the merger of HTBK’s wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Heritage Bank of Commerce (“HBC” and, together with HTBK, “Heritage”) into CVBF’s wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Citizens Business Bank, National Association, (“CBB” and, together with CVBF, “Citizens”).
The closing of the respective mergers of HTBK into CVBF and of HBC into CBB, which is presently expected to occur on April 17, 2026, remains...
Petrus Resources Declares Monthly Dividend for April 2026
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CALGARY, Alberta, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Petrus Resources Ltd. (“Petrus” or the “Company”) (TSX: PRQ) is pleased to confirm that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend in the amount of $0.01 per share payable April 30, 2026, to shareholders of record on April 15, 2026. The dividend is designated as an eligible dividend for Canadian income tax purposes.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”)Petrus’ DRIP enables eligible shareholders to reinvest all or part of their cash dividends into additional common shares of the Company. Participation in the DRIP is optional. Eligible shareholders who elect to reinvest their cash dividends under the DRIP will receive common shares issued from treasury at a discount of 3% from the market price of the common shares.
To participate in the DRIP, registered...
Pennant Acquires Arbor Rose Senior Living Community in Mesa, Arizona
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EAGLE, Idaho, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the parent company of the Pennant group of affiliated home health, hospice, home care and senior living companies, today announced the acquisition of the real estate and operations of Arbor Rose Senior Living, an established senior living community located in Mesa, Arizona, which will now be known as Lavender Lane Senior Living.
The Lavender Lane campus includes independent living, assisted living, and memory care services, with 74 licensed beds comprised of 44 assisted living beds and 30 memory care beds, in addition to 25 independent living units. The acquisition strengthens Pennant’s Arizona senior living portfolio, reinforcing its presence in the East Valley market.
“The Lavender Lane acquisition reflects our commitment to disciplined growth...
Adagene Reports Full Year 2025 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update
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In 2025, muzastotug showed 29% confirmed overall response rate (ORR) among 21 patients with MSS CRC in the 20 mg/kg dose cohorts
Median overall survival (OS) for the 10 mg/kg cohorts was 19.4 months, with a median follow-up of 17.8 months
4% overall discontinuation rate, no dose limiting toxicities, and no Grade 4 or 5 treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) across 67 patients in all dose cohorts supports improved tolerability profile of muzastotug
Randomized Phase 2 trial enrollment ahead of plan, with potential updates in 2026 and results expected in 1H 2027; registration trial expected to begin once optimal dose regimen has been established
Cash and cash equivalents of $74.5 million as of December 31, 2025, plus proceeds raised from the ATM Offering in 2026 year-to-date, anticipated to provide cash runway into early 2028
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