Midwest News for January 2020
- Cleaning Solution in Drinks at Nebraska Bar Sickens 2
- Officials: South Dakota 2019 Traffic Deaths Possibly State’s Lowest
- Distinguished Programs Taps Requejo as Sales Leader for Illinois, Wisconsin
- Collapsed Cave Not a Covered ‘Building’ Under Policy, Appeals Court Says
- Lindley Named VP, Chief Information Security Officer at Trustmark in Illinois
- Outlooks Revised to Negative for Michigan’s Amerisure Mutual Insurance, Affiliates
- Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Biometric Privacy Violation Claims
- Family Sues Over Worker Death at Missouri Sawmill
- Aadvantage Insurance Group Adds Fricke as Sales Agent
- North Dakota Officials Promoting Flood Insurance in Red River Valley
- Bill Would Require Extended Safety Netting at Ohio Pro Ballparks
- First Acceptance, IBI Offer Specialty Auto Program to Indiana Agents
- Wisconsin’s American Family Insurance Raising Minimum Pay to $20 Per Hour
- Iowa Town to Buy more Homes in Flood Plain
- Michigan Health System: Ex-Worker Stole Patient Data and Shared It
- Bayer Roundup Trial in Missouri Postponed as Settlement Talks Continue
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Kemper Group
- AssuredPartners Acquires Lundstrom Insurance Agency in Illinois
- Cross Named Acting Deputy Commissioner, Supervision at Iowa Insurance Division
- Trump OKs North Dakota Storm-Related Disaster Declaration
- Wisconsin Manufacturer Fined $171K for Exposing Workers to Lead, Other Hazards
- Court: Insurer GEICO Must Pay Injured Kansas Man for Care Provided by Wife
- Judge Rejects City’s Plea to End Lawsuit Over Ohio Teen’s Death
- Michigan Company to Pay $125K to Settle Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Suit
- Branch Launches in Missouri, Offering Home, Auto Insurance
- AssuredPartners Acquires Illinois’ Corkill Insurance Agency
- Prince Wrongful Death Case Against Doctor, Hospital Dismissed; Settlement Presumed
- Dean Promoted to Managing Director at Burns & Wilcox in Indianapolis
- 4.5 Mag Quake Shook Southern Kansas on Sunday
- Former Iowa Agent Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraud
- Ohio State Doctor Abuse Lawsuits, Investigation Have Cost $9.8M, So Far
- Owner of Missouri Duck Boat Settles Final Lawsuit Over Deadly Sinking
- Ohio’s Norman-Spencer Adds Blanco to Real Estate Team
- Ohio Grain Handling Company Fined $292K After Employee Deaths
- Minnesota School District Sued by Parents of Students Who Were Sexually Exploited
- 2019 Floods Brought Financial Woes to South Dakota Townships
- With Focus on Iowa, MIAA Hires Wright, Siegfried
- Keystone Signs Minnesota Agencies Cartier, Moores Insurance Management
- Report: Nebraska, Iowa Sustained Billions in Weather Losses Last Year
- Michigan Sues 3M, DuPont over ‘Forever’ Chemical Contamination in Water
- Expanding into Iowa, Keystone Insurers Group Signs Kingsgate Insurance
- Integrity Insurance Hires Huber as Territory Sales Manager in Minnesota
- Outlooks to Revised to Stable for Missouri Valley Mutual Insurance
- Test for Self-Driving Shuttles to Run in Columbus, Ohio, Neighborhood
- South Dakota School District Settles Former Student’s Lawsuit for $65K
- Russell Joins POWERS Insurance as Commercial Lines Account Manager
- Ohio’s Nationwide Investing $160M in Workforce Development, Retention
- Tax Break for Hiring Felons Included in Nebraska Bill
- Lead, Uranium Found After Detroit River Aggregate Spill, EPA Says
- Judge Won’t Make Health System Fund Defense of Accused Ohio Doctor
- Counselor: Students ‘Excited’ About Insurance After Zurich’s Apprenticeship Summit
- Fastcomp Creates ‘Workers’ Comp Insurance Exchange’ for Independent Agents
- Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Expands Leadership Team
- In Ohio Suit, Pharmacies Say Prescribers Bear Responsibility for Opioid Crisis
- U.S. Safety Agency Opens Probe into Deadly Tesla Crash in Indiana
- Taylor Joins J.M. Wilson in Michigan as Accounting Assistant
- Missouri City Sues Dairy, Alleging River Contamination
- Hub International Acquires Assets of Illinois’ Briargate Insurance
- $190K Fine Proposed After North Dakota Grain Bin Death
- Illinois’ Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Names Mosler Principal, Consulting Actuary
- Iowa Company Awarded $610K in Damages, Plus Interest, in Construction Dispute
- Report: Impaired Driving Arrests Increased in Minnesota in 2019
- Hub International Acquires Assets of Michigan’s Cranbrook Bloomfield Insurance Agency
- North Dakota Records Fewer than 100 Traffic Deaths in 2019
- Delta Workers Sue Wisconsin Manufacturer Lands’ End Over Uniforms
- Iowa Risk Pool Criticized for Travel Seeking to Block State Audit
- Church Mutual’s Conversion to a Mutual Holding Company Finalized
- Legal Sales of Recreational Marijuana Begin in Illinois
- Better Flood Protection Needed in Missouri, Governor’s Advisory Group Says
- Some Fire Agencies in Wisconsin Ditching Hazardous Firefighting Foam
- 3 Hurt in Explosion at South Dakota Petroleum Distributor
- Investigators Cite Leadership Failures at Fire Scene in Illinois Firefighter’s Death
- Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Midwest Region Stories of 2019
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