Midwest News for August 2019
- Study Needed of Missouri River Flood Options, Corps Official Says
- Dix Named Human Resources Senior VP at Lockton in Missouri
- With New, Legal Cannabis Industries, Illinois and Missouri Can Learn from Pioneer States
- Fix for Missouri River Flood Bottlenecks Sought by Midwest States
- J.M. Wilson Promotes Mikos to Transportation Underwriter in Illinois
- Wisconsin Man Wants State to Adopt Driver Hands-Free Cellphone Law
- Ohio Hospital Settles More Lawsuits Related to Doctor Accused in Opioid Deaths
- Missouri Agency Changes Name to Department of Commerce and Insurance
- Tokarski Named Sr. VP at Lockton’s Mylo
- Officials: 2015 North Dakota Liquid Gas Spill Much Bigger Than Reported
- Holmes Murphy Adds Hughes to Minnesota Team
- Iowa’s GuideOne Teams Up with Strategos International on Armed Intruder Training
- Reports: Account Information Stolen from Iowa Grocery Chain Being Sold
- Chicago Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Auto Insurance/Crash Victim Scam
- Probe Finds Indiana Company Partly Responsible for Employee’s Death
- USDA: Crop Insurance Covers Loss from Irrigation Tunnel Collapse
- Twister in Iowa Had Winds of 150 MPH, Weather Service Reports
- 678 Citations in 1st Week of Minnesota’s Hands-Free Law
- Broker Not Liable for Late Notice that Cost Illinois Client $1.34M
- Suits Filed Against Operator of Illinois Medical Equipment Cleaner
- $385K Settlement Reached in St. Louis Park Injury Case
- Proposed Settlement in Lawsuit Over St. Louis Rams Merchandise OK’d
- Kaufman Institute Opens Its Personalized Insurance Learning Hub to Industry
- May Tornadoes Losses Among Highest Insured Losses in Ohio History
- Liberty Specialty Markets Adds Goodliffe in Chicago as Sr. Underwriting Officer
- Iowa’s Hy-Vee Grocery Warns of Security Problem With Credit Card Readers
- Illinois Sues Company over Lead Found in Drinking Water
- 2019 Planting Season Is Ohio’s Worst Weather Weather-Wise, USDA Says
- West Bend Mutual Insurance Promotes Dunn, Ertmer, Jacques, Schwalen and Tighe
- Michigan Manufacturing Facility Fined $32.5K After Worker’s Death
- Ohio’s Root Insurance Names Rosenthal CFO, Norelli Capital Markets Leader
- States Brace for Long-Term Flood Fight as Damages Mount
- Illinois Insurance Agents Group Launches New Pre-Licensing Program
- Family of Teen Who Died Trapped in Car Sues Cincinnati Over 911 Response
- Risk Strategies Appoints Black to Lead National Professional Liability Practice
- Insurance Broker, Assurance, Relocates Illinois Headquarters
- Explosion at NW Indiana Business Injures 3 Workers
- 20 Semis Blown Over by High Winds in Western Kansas
- Focusing on Insurance, Mutual of Omaha Selling Bank to CIT
- Bicycle Thefts Rise to 5-Year High in Minneapolis
- Alliant Acquires InvisionBenefit in Illinois
- Insurance Technologies Corp. Acquires Ohio’s Smart Harbor
- Huffman Insurance Group in Missouri Hires Finnell as Sales Assistant
- Former Chicago Officer Awarded $2M in Retaliation Case
- Ohio Department of Insurance Adds 3 to Senior Team
- Ex-St. Louis County Exec, Stenger, Gets Nearly 4 Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme
- Ohio Jury Awards $50M to Man Who Alleged Police Locked Him in Closet
- Allianz Appoints Mitchell as Regional Head, Multinational for the Americas
- Illinois Governor Signs Kennel Safety Law Prompted by Deadly Fire
- New North Dakota Insurance Laws Now in Effect
- Lack of FEMA Levee Approval Would Leave Southern Illinois Village at Risk
- HDI Appoints Ryan as Sr. VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in Chicago
- Enbridge Says Gap Beneath Great Lakes Pipeline not a Risk; Officials not so Sure
- Missouri Barrel Maker Cited for Multiple Workplace Hazards; Fined $413.3K
- Missouri Man Gets Prison Sentence for Stolen SUV Scheme, Must Repay $213K
- Alliant Adds Madej in Chicago as Sr. VP, Public Entity
- Rector Insurance Agency in Illinois Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
- J.M. Wilson Adds Fawley as Accounting Assistant in Michigan
- After Fires and Spills, Study of Lightning Strikes in North Dakota Oil Patch Proposed
- State Farm Lowering Home Insurance Rates in Kansas
- Hub International Acquires Assets of Missouri’s Truss LLC
- Wisconsin Governor Credits Health Reinsurance Plan for Drop in Premium Rates
- Giannone Tapped to Lead Chicago Office and Central Region for Risk Strategies
- Iowa’s LMC Insurance Teams Up with Nationwide on Renters Insurance Program
- Ohio Company Fined $250K, Gets Probation in Worker’s Death
- Tarling Joins Marsh in Chicago as Senior Aviation Adviser
- After Cyberattack, Nebraska Schools Could Face High Costs
- Ohio Employer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter After Worker Dies in Fall Off Roof
- RT Specialty Promotes Mannschreck to President of Claims, Chief Claims Officer
- Outlooks Revised to Positive for Minnesota Lawyers Mutual, MLM Risk Retention Group
- Minnesota Law Requiring Drivers to Use Hands-Free Phones Now in Effect
- Extreme Heat May Hurt Farms, Agriculture Industry: Report
- Michigan Manufacturer Ordered Shut Down Amid Health Concerns
- Pin Oak Agency in Illinois Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
- Nebraska Insurer, Ameritas: Data Breach Possibly Exposed Customers’ Info
- North Dakota’s Health Reinsurance Program Approved by Feds
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