Midwest News for August 2021
- Minnesota Tops 300 Pre-Labor Day Traffic Deaths
- People Moves: MJ Insurance Adds Bingham; Ashurst Joins Marsh in Chicago
- Fewer Virus Vaccinations Among Missouri Nursing Home Workers than Most States
- Confirmed Tornado Caused Damage in Southeastern South Dakota
- New Law Impacts Missouri Insurance Producers, Insurers
- Northeastern Iowa Tornado, Storms Damage Buildings, Crops
- Fines, but no Jail Time for South Dakota AG in Pedestrian Death
- Michigan Regulators Probing Utilities over Outages That Left 1M Without Power
- Homes, Outbuildings Burned in Minnesota Blaze
- Former Iowa Anchor Wants Age Bias Lawsuit to Change TV News
- Fire at Missouri Lawyer’s Office Apparently Arson, Police Say
- Charges Filed in Crash That Killed Two in Wisconsin
- Openly Brings Home Insurance Offering to Missouri
- Illinois Gives Pie Approval to Acquire Western Select
- Lawsuit: Teens Sexually Assaulted in Illinois School Team Hazing
- Ohio Coaster Dropped Metal Plate, Injuring Woman
- Man Sues Nebraska Sheriff After Pepper Ball Blinded Him
- Illinois County Settles with Nurse Over COVID Request
- Ohio Roller Coaster Closed After Object Flies Off Ride, Injures 1
- Forest Service: Lightning Caused Minnesota Wildfire
- People Moves: Harrington to VP at GJS Re; Kansas Association of Insurance Agents Adds Werth
- Michigan Issues C&D Order Against Aliera Companies, Connected Businesses
- Some Rural Midwest Bankers Concerned About Drought’s Impact on Business
- New University of Iowa Utilities Contractor Fined After Worker’s Fall
- Kansas City Police to Pay $200K in Settlement With Demonstrator
- Wildfire Grows to 5 Square Miles in Northeastern Minnesota
- Family of Man Killed During Kenosha, Wisconsin, Protests Sues Police
- People Moves: Korte Named Sr. VP at CNA; Stephan Joins The Plexus Groupe; Ryan Specialty Group Adds Behren
- Dozens of Homes Evacuated as Minnesota Wildfire Spreads
- 1 Mayor Sentenced, 1 Pleads Guilty in Illinois Town’s Insurance Procurement Case
- Settlement Reached on PIP Coverage for Michigan Car Accident Victims
- AM Best: Outlooks Negative for Wisconsin Reinsurance Group Members
- Crews Battle ‘Rapidly Growing’ Wildfire in Northern Minnesota
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Settle Police Dog Attack Suit for $50K
- Forecast: Smaller Corn Crop Expected in Kansas
- Insurance Fraud Referrals Up by 11% in Minnesota in 2020
- Hub International Acquires Assets of Kansas Agency, Dissinger Reed
- Illinois Court Rules Hobby Lobby Broke Law in Transgender Employee Bathroom Case
- 6 Tornadoes Confirmed in North Dakota’s Red River Valley
- Alera Group Acquires Risk Consulting Partners
- Jury: North Dakota Hotel Not Civilly Responsible for Deadly Fight
- People Moves: Brown Now CEO at Avalon; Paraboschi to CEO at IMG; J.M. Wilson Promotes Lloyd, Adds Chalus
- Hagerty and State Farm Partnering on Classic Vehicle Insurance
- North Dakota Governor Seeks Federal Help After Storm Damage
- 6 Tornadoes Confirmed in Northern Illinois
- Tornadoes Reported in Northern Chicago Suburbs
- Officials: Illness Outbreak at Kansas Splash Park Not Caused by Zoo Animals
- Berkley Program Specialists, Illinois’ CISA Partner on Condominium Insurance
- Illinois Cooperative Faces $303K in Fines, Cited for Grain-Handling Violations
- Court: Minnesota Healthcare Provider Must Pay $483K in Back Wages, Damages
- McGowan Acquires Assets of Michigan’s Arbanas & Associates
- Tornado in Wisconsin’s Grant County Destroys, Damages Buildings
- People Moves: LineSlip Hires Hunter Reilly; Lockton Adds Schwartz
- Minnesota Restaurant Workers Shortchanged During COVID Awarded $230K
- U.S. Fines Company $35M Over North Dakota Drilling Wastewater Spill
- Crop-Dusting Plane Crashes in Yard of Northeastern Ohio Home
- FEMA OKs $29M for Detroit Residents Impacted by Flooding
- Minnesota Governor Supports Relief for Drought-Stricken Farms
- Crop-Dusting Plane Crashes in Yard of Northeastern Ohio Home
- South Dakota’s Sanford Health Targeted by Cyber Hackers
- Former Iowa Insurance Producer Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
- Disaster Emergency Declared for Detroit Suburbs After July Storms
- Worker Crushed to Death in Accident at Nebraska Poultry Operation
- People Moves: Miller Named Partner at Kapnick Insurance; Betts Joins Great American’s Dempsey & Siders Insurance
- MJ Insurance Acquires ProCourse Fiduciary Advisors in Indiana
- Risk Strategies Buys Centric Actuarial Solutions in Kansas
- People Moves: Dreier Now Leading Minnesota Insurance Division; O’Brien Joins Kansas Insurance Agents Group’s Executive Committee
- South Dakota Supreme Court Allows Police Excessive Force Lawsuit to Proceed
- OSHA: Ohio Contractor Exposed Roofers to Fall Hazards for 6th Time in 3 Years
- 295K Pounds of Raw Beef Recalled by Nebraska Meat Processor
- Michigan Counties Ask State for Funds After Tornado Damage
- Additional $5M in Drought Aid OK’d for North Dakota Ranchers
- 4 Tornadoes Confirmed in Wisconsin
- Whitmer: Michigan to Provide $10M for People Impacted by June Floods
- Jury in Talcum Powder Trial Finds J&J Not to Blame for Woman’s Death
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