Midwest News for March 2021
- ‘Not Over Yet,’ But Crews Gaining Control of South Dakota Wildfires
- Medical Marijuana Bill Advances in Kansas
- Fire Danger Alerts, Red Flag Warnings Issued in Midwest States
- South Dakota Wildfires: 400 Homes Evacuated; Mount Rushmore Closed
- Michigan’s Acrisure Launches New Asset Management Division
- Indiana Sandwich Shop to Pay $28.7K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
- Illinois Governor Vetoes Personal Injury Prejudgment Interest Legislation
- Forklift Accident at Wisconsin Food Plant Leads to $177K in Proposed Penalties
- Bill to Legalize Recreational Pot Dies in North Dakota Senate
- Midwest People Moves: J.M. Wilson; AF Group
- U.S. Supreme: Accident Victims Can Sue Ford in Minnesota, Montana State Courts
- Kansas AG: Roofer Fined $110K, Must Repay More Than $8.3K in Resititution
- Minnesota Recreational Marijuana Bill Advances in House
- North Dakota Seed Company to Pay $225K OSHA Penalty After Employee Injury
- Ohio Entertainment Firm to Pay $40K in Discrimination/Retaliation Case
- North Dakota House Kills Bill That Would Strengthen Seat Belt Law
- Minnesota District to Pay $300K to Settle Transgender Student Discrimination Suit
- Railcar Carrying Molasses Explodes in Minnesota
- Canada’s Constellation Insurance to Acquire Ohio National for $1 Billion
- Insurance Broker Acrisure Raises $3.45 Billion
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires R&R Benefits/Risk Management in Indiana
- UFG Insurance to Diversify Risk Profile by Expanding into Reinsurance Across U.S.
- $0 to $100M in 3 Years: Fast-Growing Work Comp Provider Sees Bright Future Ahead
- Midwest People Moves: Kapnick, J.M. Wilson
- Wisconsin Issues Wildfire Warning After 30-Plus Weekend Blazes
- ‘Forever Chemicals’ in 60 Closed Minnesota Landfills Contaminating Groundwater
- Indiana Fines Utility $1.1M for Pipeline Safety Violations
- Former Kansas Insurance Agent Sentenced in Fraud Case
- Feds Investigating Tesla/Police Cruiser Crash in Michigan
- Alera Group Acquires Michigan’s Specialized Insurance Services Agency
- Trinity Healthshare to Stop Operating in Iowa After ‘Unauthorized Insurer’ Charges
- Illinois Court: Suit Against MLB over Wrigley Field Foul Ball Injury Can Proceed
- Former Michigan Agent Sentenced for Embezzling from Client; Must Repay $70K
- Tesla Drives Under Semitrailer in Detroit; Feds to Investigate Crash
- Self-Insured Minneapolis Will Tap City Budget to Pay Floyd Settlement
- 8K Gallons of Milk Spilled in North Dakota Truck Crash
- Cluster of Earthquakes Rattles South-Central Kansas
- Homes Damaged by Kansas Tornado
- Topeka, Kansas, to Settle 2016 Police Crash Lawsuit for $335K
- More than 10K Jobs Lost in North Dakota’s Oil Patch Last Year
- Illinois Shipping Firm Cited, Fined $156K after Worker Suffers Severe Injuries
- Floyd Family Agrees to $27M Settlement with Minneapolis
- Kansas Businesses Hurt by COVID Closures Could Get Help Under Bills
- South Dakota AG Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Crash Charges
- Minneapolis to Pay Floyd Family $27M to Settle Civil Lawsuit
- Missouri Reform School Owners Charged with Abuse
- Minnesota Power Outages Amid Snow, Rain, Hail
- South Dakota Senate Pushes Permissive Medical Pot Law, Defying Governor
- Lawmakers Hear New Pitch for Medical Marijuana Legislation in Nebraska
- Hertz Sued by Michigan Man over Receipt That Cleared Him of Murder
- Lawsuit: Paraplegic Inmate Denied Shower for 5 Months in St. Louis Jail
- Minnesota Insurance Licensing Exams Now Available Online
- Indiana Says Medical Malpractice Surcharge Rates to Decrease in July
- Ohio to Farmers: March 15 Is Insurance Deadline for Spring Crops
- Los Promoted to Executive VP at Ohio’s National Interstate Insurance
- Former Oilfield Maintenance Manager Pleads Guilty in North Dakota Workers’ Death
- Blaze at North Dakota Fire Department Totals Building, Damages Trucks
- Allen Promoted to Business Development Specialist at Minnesota’s SFM Mutual
- Kansas Governor Issues Disaster Declaration Due to Fire Hazard
- Detroit Mayor Turning Down J&J Vaccine over Others
- 50 People Sue City in Wisconsin Over Protest Response
- Illinois Specialty Insurer, RLI, Makes Leadership Promotions, Changes
- PFAS Manufacturers Sued by Wisconsin City Over Pollution
- Heading into Spring Flooding Season, Missouri River Remains Low
- Ohio Food Production Plant Faces $136.5K in Penalties for Safety Violations
- Patriot Enters Ohio with Addition of Strategic Benefits of Cincinnati
- Former Iowa Insurance Agent Faces Fraud Charges
- Hub Acquires Assets of Ohio’s Benefit Strategies Agency
- Virus Limits for Businesses, Nursing Homes Eased in Michigan
- Kansas Lawmakers Look to Extend COVID-19 Liability Shield for Businesses
- Workers’ Comp Benefit Denied to Family of Missouri Officer Who Died from Virus
- State Sues Nebraska Ethanol Plant, Citing Pollution, Non-Compliance
- Southern Illinois Mayor, an Insurance Agent, Quits Amid Corruption Charges
- Ohio Contractor Cited After 14-Year-Old Badly Injured in Fall from Roof
- Coffman, Wilkerson Join Missouri’s Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
- Nearly $37M Recovered for Ohio Insurance Consumers in 2020
- Survey: Midwest Economy Grows, but Inflation, Shipping Worries Loom
- GCG Financial Promotes DeMello, Levitz in Illinois
- 3 Vehicles Stolen in Attack on Illinois Luxury Car Delivery Driver
- Ohio Roofing Contractor Cited for Safety Violations, Fined $117.5K
- Nebraska’s Applied Underwriters Promotes 4 in Actuarial Department
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