Midwest News for April 2021
- Firefighter Injured in Blaze at Eastern Missouri Chemical plant
- Illinois Black, Latino Nursing Home Deaths Linked to Overcrowding
- Committee Votes Down Missouri Bill to Block COVID-19 Lawsuits
- Milwaukee Area Water Technology Facility Faces $234K in OSHA Penalties
- Wisconsin’s M3 Insurance Unveils M3 Elevate for Small Businesses, Individuals
- Illinois Distribution Warehouse Cited for Virus Exposures; Fined $12K
- Central Illinois Church Suffers Extensive Smoke Damage from Fire
- Chicago-Area Chiropractor Sent to Prison for Insurance Fraud; Must Repay $500K
- Indiana Gun Shop Sued for Selling Guns Used in Chicago Crimes
- Wisconsin Governor Signs Emergency Responder Workers’ Comp Bill
- Court Upends $6M Wisconsin Lead Paint Ruling But More Cases to Come
- N.D. Governor Signs COVID-19 Liability Protection Bill
- Minnesota Nursing Home Fined $27K After Employee’s Coronavirus Death
- Wisconsin Farm, Manure Spreader to Pay $242K for Pollution Violations
- S.D. Firefighter Landowner Suspects Arson as Large Wildfire Cause
- North-Central Kansas Rattled by Small Earthquakes
- Nebraska Restaurant Chain to Settle Sex Harassment Suit for $85K
- Worker Group Alleges Unsafe Chemical Releases at Minnesota Refinery: Reuters
- Kansas Jury Awards Black Ex-Firefighter $2.43M in Discrimination Case
- 1 Dead After Dozens of Vehicles Crash on Snowy Wisconsin Highway
- People Moves: Kirk to CEO at BroadStreet Partners; UFG Promotes Albertson
- New Michigan Rules Target Contractor Payroll Fraud
- Debris Pile Apparent Source of South Dakota Fire that Caused 400 Evacuations
- Minnesota Excavation Firm to Pay $380K OSHA Penalty, Increase Employee Safety Training
- Court Agrees Chubb Excluded Coverage in $3.3 Million Unsolicited Advertising Case
- Illinois Lighting Company Faces $85K in OSHA Penalties for Worker Injuries
- Workplace Safety Regulator Warns Of COVID-19 Hazards Inside Iowa Capitol
- People Moves: UFG Promotes Starr; Omaha National Promotes Weides, Zimmerman
- J.M. Wilson Acquires Wisconsin’s Transcom General Agency
- Minnesota Restaurant/Bar to Pay $15K for Executive Order Violations
- Wisconsin Food Plant Worker Sues ConAgra After Contracting COVID-19
- Insurer to Pay $8M Settlement in Suit by Black Man Paralyzed by Iowa Officer
- Michigan Company Fined $15M for Safety Violations at Hydro Projects
- Thieves Targeting Catalytic Converters in Milwaukee
- Officials Warn of Possible Legionnaires’ Disease Exposure at Missouri Hotel
- Missouri City Settles Part in Suit over Black Inmate’s Death for $500K
- People Moves: Burkhart to Lead Michigan Big ‘I’; J.M. Wilson Promotes 3, Adds VanderMaiden
- Deaths in Vehicle Crashes Up 38% in South Dakota in 2020
- Abry Partners Acquires Michigan’s High Street Insurance Partners
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Governor Can’t Limit Business Capacity
- Michigan Workplace Virus Rules, Office Restrictions Extended for 6 Months
- Detroit Police Sued by Man Mistaken for Shoplifter by Recognition Technology
- People Moves: Riddle Joining Ohio Mutual; Schauer Group Adds Guyer; Burnett Joins AF Group
- Fire Damage to BNSF Nebraska Terminal Estimated at $3M
- CDC Chief to Michigan: ‘Close Things Down’ Amid Virus Spike
- Missouri Bill Allowing Guns on Buses, in Churches Advances
- FRISS Acquires Ohio Commercial Insurance Data Manager, Terrene Labs
- Hacking of Small Kansas Water Utility System Highlights Risks
- Study of Area Where South Dakota Mine Collapsed to Begin in May
- Charles Taylor Acquires Indiana’s Syndicate Claim Services
- People Moves: Great American Promotes Markey; MJ Insurance Adds Gross
- North Dakota Governor Declares Statewide Drought Disaster
- Cincinnati to Pay $6M to Settle Suit Over Death of Student Who Called 911
- Indiana Farmers Insurance Will Enter Ohio in 2021
- Authorities: Explosion at Ohio Plant Leaves 8 Hurt, 1 Missing
- Indiana Senate OKs Bill Making Pregnant Worker Accommodations Optional
- The Hilb Group Acquires Indiana’s STAR Insurance
- Missouri High Court: Lawsuit Against Catholic School May Proceed
- Towerstone Acquires Ohio Wholesale Insurance Broker Jacobs & Associates
- Underground Electrical Explosions Force Nebraska Hotel Evacuation
- Suit Over Iowa Trooper’s Alleged Misconduct Settled for $225K
- People Moves: Acrisure Adds Marolda; Smeltzer Joins Jewelers Mutual; Rockford Mutual’s Johnson Retires
- Ardonagh Group Forms M&A Unit; Acquires Chicago’s AccuRisk Solutions
- Fire Destroys Apartment Building in North Dakota Town
- Iowa Insurance Agent Told to Stop Doing Business in the State
- Menards in Michigan to Pay $25K to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
- Hub Acquires Assets of KC Insurance Group
- Indiana State Regulators Fine CenterPoint for $900K for Pipeline Violations
- Dunning Named Director of Nebraska Department of Insurance
- Kemper Completes Acquisition of Illinois’ American Access Casualty
- Firefighter Injured, Utility Infrastructure Damaged in North Dakota Blaze
- Ohio Manufacturing Facility Cited for Unsafe Conditions; Fined $119K
- Midwest People Moves: The Horton Group; Ohio Mutual; MJ Insurance; Lockton
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