Midwest News for July 2019
- J.M. Wilson Hires Boyer as Transportation Underwriter in Ohio
- 2 Companies Cited After Fatal Iowa Silo Fire, Blast
- Company Faces $724K in Federal Fines for Hazards at Ohio Plant
- Nebraska’s Omaha National Expanding to Illinois and Pennsylvania
- New Norman-Spencer Insurance Program Targets Delayed Real Estate Closings
- Detroit Company to Pay $120K to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
- Third Round of Flooding, Cleanup Takes Toll on Iowa Merchants
- After Flooding, Davenport, Iowa, Now Mulling Mississippi River Wall
- Tornado, Flood Repairs to Missouri Facilities Could Cost Almost $13M
- Iowa Insurance Agent Charged with Fraud
- Wisconsin’s McDonald Insurance Agency Joins Keystone Insurers Group
- Ohio State Hit With More Suits by Ex-Athletes Over Sex Abuse by Team Doc
- Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Names McCarty New Chief Strategy Officer
- Nebraska School District to Pay $2.75M in Suit Over Girl’s Abuse by Former Golf Coach
- Missouri Man Hurt When Big Rig Backs Up on I-35 Awarded $2M in Lawsuit
- Indiana Fines ArcelorMittal $14K After Worker Dies in Train Accident
- Documents: Hospital Paid $6M to Armstrong Family in Wrongful Death Suit
- U.S. Appeals Court: Ohio Work Comp Solicitation Ban at Odds with Free Speech Law
- U. of Wisconsin System to Pay $325K Sex Harassment Suit Settlement
- Missouri Contractor Faces $212K in Penalties Over Trench Hazards
- Flood-Hit Midwest Businesses Struggle to Bring Customers Back
- J.M. Wilson Promotes Tucker-Lorenz to Surety Underwriter in Indiana
- With Commissioner’s OK, Wisconsin Workers’ Comp Rates to Fall by 8.8%
- Two Workers Die After Being Trapped in Ohio Grain Silo
- Botti Promoted to Assistant Fleet Underwriter at J.M. Wilson in Michigan
- Assurance Names Schwarz VP in Employee Benefits Unit
- $47M Settlement Reached Over Deadly 2017 St. Louis Boiler Explosion
- Bayer May Have Home Advantage in St. Louis Roundup Cancer Trial
- U.S. Criminally Charges Ohio Opioid Distributor with Profiting from Epidemic
- Method Insurance Brings Specialty Workers’ Comp Program to Illinois
- Illinois Medical Instrument Sterilization Plant to Reopen with Emission Control Equipment
- PTSD Coverage for First Responders Left Out of Ohio Workers’ Comp Budget
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires DPI Benefits in Kansas
- Chair Maker Blamed in Michigan Fire That Killed Record-Setting Cats
- 5 New Lawsuits Filed in Fatal Minneapolis School Explosion
- Norris Now Sole Owner, CEO of National Real Estate Insurance Group in Missouri
- Illinois Governor Asks Residents to Report Flood Damage
- With Expansion, Iowa’s Cottingham & Butler Bringing 25 Jobs to Dysersville
- Minnesota City Seeking Study of Toxic Chemical After Refinery Blast
- Nebraska Department Buys Extra Gear as Defense Against Firefighter Cancer Risks
- DOXA Insurance Holdings Acquires Chicago’s Financial Risk Solutions
- Harris Promoted to P/C Underwriter at J.M. Wilson in Michigan
- N. D. Insurance Commissioner Urges U.S. Senate to Tackle Surprise Air Ambulance Bills
- Holmes Murphy Welcomes Deibele to Employee Benefits Team in Minnesota
- J.M. Wilson Adds Lewton, Arens in Indiana
- Ripley Entertainment Settles Some Missouri Duck Boat Lawsuits
- Virtus Acquires Cobbs Allen’s Kansas City Employee Benefits Unit
- Missouri Governor Vetoes Repeal of Motorcycle Helmet Law
- Missouri Officials Estimate More Than $29M in Flood Damage to Roads
- $45M Center to Test Self-Driving Vehicles Opens in Ohio
- Jewelers Mutual Board OKs Plan to Transition to Mutual Holding Company
- Landscape Changed for Kansas Medical Malpractice Suits with Court Ruling
- Illinois’ Parn Financial Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
- Minnesota Construction Workers’ Lawsuit Accuses Employer of Wage Theft
- Foley Joins Cannasure Insurance in Ohio as Chief Financial Officer
- Kansas Benefits Most From Federal Disaster Grants, Study Finds
- Over 600 Buildings Damaged by Tornado That Hit Missouri Capital
- Missouri Regulators: At Least $139M in Insured Losses From May Tornadoes
- Ryan Specialty Group Adds Blackshear as Global Chief Compliance Officer
- Outlooks Revised to Stable for Wisconsin’s Badger Mutual Insurance
- North Dakota Fines Blue Cross Blue Shield $125K After Market Conduct Exam
- Illinois Metal Treating Facility Faces $181.6K in Fines for Workplace Hazards
- Server Joins Federal Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Against N. Dakota Restaurant
- Insurance Department: Uptake of Earthquake Coverage Declines in Missouri
- Nebraska’s Counties Struggling With Post-Flood Road Repairs
- 8.8% Drop in Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates Proposed in Wisconsin
- Iowa Law Helps Families of Fallen Officers, Firefighters Keep Insurance
- Under New Law, Kansas Drivers Can Refuse Field Sobriety Tests
- Popular Chicago ‘Bean’ Sculpture Vandalized, 7 Arrested
- Normandy Insurance Enters Missouri With Workers’ Comp Coverage
- Survey: Midwest Economic Growth Likely to Continue
- Michigan Hospital to Pay $74.4K to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
- Worldwide Facilities Acquires Benchmark Management Group in Chicago Area
- Minnesota Safety Officials Building Awareness of New Hands-Free Cellphone Law
- Hailstorm Destroys Thousands of Acres of Crops in Minnesota
- Official: Derailed Train Car at Canada/Michigan Border Leaked Sulfuric Acid
- QBE’s Gonzalez Named Executive VP, General Counsel at CNA
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