Midwest News for May 2019
- Risk Placement Services Creates North Central Region Transportation Team
- Iowa Insurance Agent Faces Fraud, Theft Charges
- Gerger Joins Illinois Independent Agents Group as Education, Agency Resources Director
- State of Emergency Declared in Ohio; Insurers Asked to Allow Deferred Payments
- Gov.: Care for Injured Drivers in Michigan Will ‘Still Be There’ After Insurance Overhaul
- Milwaukee County Settled Jail Death Lawsuit for Nearly $7M
- Chicago Fitness Club to Pay $45K to Settle Sex Harassment Suit
- Nebraska’s Creighton University Launches FinTech Degree Program
- Sovos Acquires Iowa’s Eagle Technology Management
- Ex-Clerk for Nebraska City Reaches $325K Settlement in Retaliation Suit
- Minnesota Supreme Court Malpractice Ruling Has Doctors Concerned
- 1 Dead After Tornadoes Leave Trail of Destruction Across Indiana, Ohio
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Indiana’s Cairnstone Financial
- Bill to Cut Auto Insurance Premiums Passed by Michigan Legislature
- Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Hires Davis as Marketing Director
- Issuer Credit Rating Outlook Revised to Stable for Church Mutual Insurance Group
- Recovery Begins in Missouri’s Capital After Tornado Sweeps Area
- GuideOne in Iowa Names Pearson Sr. VP, Chief Underwriting Officer
- State Auto Innovation Unit: $25M; 5 Insurtechs; 18 Months
- Cost of Flood-Prone Home Buyouts in Missouri, Elsewhere: $5B and Rising
- Attorneys Say Ohio State Must Reveal Who Knew About Abuse by Team Doctor
- South Dakota Judge Sides With Liberty Mutual in Bad Faith Dispute
- AXA XL Promotes Gauder in Illinois to Lead North Central Region
- The Hilb Group Acquires The Keane Insurance Group in Missouri
- McDonald’s Workers in Chicago Asking OSHA to Look into Pattern of Violence
- Instec Promotes Fagan to President of Operations
- Valentine Named Sr. VP, Chief Insurance Officer for Farmers Alliance Companies
- Company Cited, Fined $106K After Employees Injured in Nebraska Trench Collapse
- Missouri Lawmakers Act to Relax Helmet, Vehicle Safety Inspection Laws
- Quicken Loans’ Gilbert Starts Ballot Drive to Cut Michigan Auto Premiums
- Liberty Specialty Markets Taps Kunzer to Lead New Trade Credit Product Line
- Equal Pay Lawsuit Settled With Kansas School District
- Michigan Governor Not in Favor of Zero Coverage Option for Drivers
- Safe Auto in Ohio Files Registration Statement with SEC for IPO
- Grinnell Mutual in Iowa Promotes Brunk and Augustin
- Ohio Launches Campaign Urging Safety Belt Use by Drivers
- Missouri Statute Update Shields Insurers from Certain Bad Faith Litigation
- Proposed Ohio Bill Bars Towing Services from Hiring ‘Spotters’
- Moore Joins Lockton as Sr. VP, Employee Benefits Consultant for Midwest
- Outlooks Revised to Stable for Illinois’ Specialty Risk of America
- Employers Mutual, EMC Insurance Agree on $36 Per Share Buyout Price
- Kansas Supreme Court: Bars Can’t Be Sued by Drunken Driving Victims
- Midwest Farmers Feel Pain of Trade War with China
- Minnesota Clergy Abuse Victims to Sue Vatican, Seek Abusers’ Names
- Dowd Tapped to Lead New Private Client Unit at POWERS Insurance in St. Louis
- Hiscox Appoints Insureon’s Wood as Midwest Regional Executive
- Chookaszian, Banta Join Omaha National Insurance Board of Directors
- USPS Fined Nearly $185K Over Safety Issues at Iowa Post Office
- Schmidt Named Director, Business Development at Illinois’ Associated Agencies
- Company Says It Was Told Duck Boats Were OK Before Missouri Sinking
- Michigan Edges Toward Showdown Over Auto Insurance Rates
- Kansas’ Spirit Aerosystems Faces $193.2K in Penalties for Carcinogen Exposure
- Everest Insurance Adds Suarez, Rimbey to E&S Casualty Team in Chicago
- Michigan House Approves its Own Auto Insurance Reform Plan
- State Farm Again Cutting Auto Insurance Rates in Kansas
- Conagra Sued by Burn Victims After Cooking Spray Cans Explode
- Schlitterbahn Water Park Where Kansas Boy Died Appears Unlikely to Open
- Ohio’s International Excess Taps Brown-Hurtado to Lead Cannabis Division
- Michigan Senate Passes Plan to Cut Car Insurance Rates
- Bailey Named Surety Underwriting Manager at Iowa’s UFG Insurance
- Iowa Court: No Claim for Workers’ Comp Insurer’s Failure to Inspect Workplace
- Minnesotan Pleads Guilty to Faking Death in $2M Insurance Scam
- Iowa Egg Farm Sues Contractor Over Bird Flu Disinfection Damage
- Ihling Promoted to Executive Brokerage Underwriter at J.M. Wilson
- 4 Die in Midwest Flooding; Roads Closed, Levees Strained
- St. Louis County Exec’s Corruption Conviction Linked to Insurance Firm Owner
- Explosion at Illinois Plant Leaves 2 Confirmed Dead, 4 Injured, 2 Missing
- Reliance Global Group Acquires Ohio’s Fortman Insurance
- Suits Filed Against Indiana Auto Dealerships Over Car-Buying Fees
- Michigan Governor Orders Study of Insurers’ Use of Non-Driving Rating Factors
- Hub Acquires Assets of South Dakota’s First Western Insurance Agency
- Communities Along Mississippi River Prepare for Record Crest
- Iowa Wind Turbine Maker Settles with State Over Safety Violations
- New Suit Filed in Indiana Against USA Gymnastics Seeks Help for Abused Athletes
- Indiana’s Walmart Stores East to Pay $10K to Resolve Charge of Discrimination
- Missouri Bill Shielding Businesses from Fines in Lawsuits Advances
- Genck Joins Integrity as Territory Sales Manager for Iowa
- Wisconsin Court: Gun Sales Website not Liable in Spa Shooting
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