Midwest News for October 2019
- Farm Bankruptcies Up 24% on Strain from Trump Trade War
- Indiana Environmental Regulators: Steelmaker Too Slow to Act on Chemical Spill
- Issuer Credit Outlook Revised to Positive for Upland Mutual Insurance in Kansas
- Certified Diversity and Inclusion Professional, White, Joins Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance
- J.M. Wilson Promotes Russon to Corporate Trainer in Michigan
- McGriff, Siebels & Williams Expands in Midwest, Opens Kansas City Office
- Michigan’s H.W. Kaufman Group Hires Fusinski as Chief Information Officer
- Company Fined Nearly $1.6M After 4 Workers Killed in Illinois Plant Explosion
- Ohio’s AmVenture Insurance Agency Changes Name to Suracy Insurance Agency
- Sherman Named Branch Manager in J.M. Wilson’s Wisconsin Office
- Former Managers of Ohio Aluminum Plant Sentenced on Obstruction of Justice Charges
- Cox Appointed VP, Business Development at Midwest Employers Casualty
- More than 5K Minnesota Motorists Cited for Using Cellphones While Driving
- Iowa Revokes License of Arizona Insurance Agent Over Annuity Fraud Scheme
- Michigan Governor Wants to Make More Workers Eligible for Overtime
- Schweisthal Named Asst. Surety Underwriter at J.M. Wilson in Indiana
- Kansas-Oklahoma Border Shaken by 3.7 Magnitude Quake
- Majority of Ohio Medical Marijuana Users over 40, Data Shows
- Iowa Insurance Pool Board Rethinking Costly Out-of-State Meetings
- McNeil & Co. Acquires Bonding & Insurance Specialists Agency in Illinois
- Sheriff Says Midwest Crop Thefts Are a ‘Major League Operation’
- Puckett Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP in Chicago
- Ohio Roofing Contractor Faces $247.5K in Fines for Workplace Fall Hazards
- Kansas Farmer Pleads Guilty to Nearly $500K in Crop Insurance Fraud
- North Dakota Governor Declares Statewide Flood Emergency
- J.M. Wilson Promotes O’Leary to Director, Training & Strategic Quality
- Ohio Janitorial Service to Pay $315K to Settle Federal Discrimination Charges
- Indiana’s Methodist Hospital System Warning Patients About Data Breach
- Iowa’s GuideOne Insurance Names Groenheide Senior VP, Specialty
- Sheeran Promoted to President of Michigan’s Meadowbrook Insurance Agency
- Four Drugmakers Reach $260M Settlement, Ending Opioid Trial Set to Start Today
- Ratings of Members of Kansas Medical Mutual Group Downgraded
- Wisconsin Prescription Drug Step Therapy Law Goes into Effect Nov. 1
- Contractor: Ensuring Security of Des Moines, Iowa, Skywalk a Tough Job
- Iowa School District Settles 3rd Firing-Related Lawsuit for $1M
- The Insurance House in Illinois Adds Mayer, Reising as Producers
- Idea Exchange: Missouri Court Rulings Conflict with Insurer Right to Intervene Protections
- Wisconsin’s SECURA Insurance Moves to New Home Office Location
- Wisconsin Jury Awards $450K in Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuit
- Michigan’s Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes Blocked by Judge
- Illinois Bill Would Require Lab Testing of CBD Items Sold in State
- Nearly 2,000 Competitive Racing Pigeons Killed in Indiana Fire
- Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance Expands Ownership, Welcomes New Partners
- Suit Challenges Michigan Insurance Director Fox over $250K Benefit Cap
- Appeals Court Nixes J&J $110 Million Baby Powder Verdict
- Brown, Szary Join Great American’s Fidelity/Crime Division in Ohio
- Indiana Staffing Firm to Settle Federal Disability Discrimination Case for $25K
- Insurance Broker Virtus Expands Private Equity Practice in Chicago
- Court Denies Ohio’s Attempt to Stop Cleveland Opioid Trial
- Insurance for Police Survivors Approved by Wisconsin Assembly
- Southeast Missouri Shaken by Magnitude 3.0 Earthquake
- AF Group Appoints Cooper, Travis to New Executive Roles
- Michigan’s J.M. Wilson Promotes Bartolacci to Personal Lines Underwriter
- North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Godfread to Seek Re-Election
- Wisconsin to Have More Health Insurance Options Available This Fall
- AM Best Upgrades Credit Rating of Illinois’ American Heartland Insurance
- Ohio Foundry Facing $270K in Penalties for Serious Workplace Health Violations
- Employee Accused of Stealing Over $100K From Nebraska Insurance Agency
- Prather Appointed Employee Benefits Practice Leader at Alera Group in Illinois
- Missouri Food Flavoring Manufacturer Faces $223.5K in Penalties Over Worker Fatality
- Suit Against BNSF over Missouri Railroad Crossing Crash Moved to Federal Court
- Illinois Agents Group Taps Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Members for Top Awards
- Krol Promoted to Assistant Brokerage Underwriter at Michigan’s J.M. Wilson
- Salus Workers’ Compensation Acquires Omaha’s Method Insurance Services
- Restoration Firm Cited for Workplace Safety Violations at Missouri Capitol
- Iowa Meat Plant Pushes Back Against Claims of Micronesian Worker Mistreatment
- Two Midwest School Districts Join Lawsuit Wave Against Juul Over Vaping
- Insurers Named as Defendants in Challenge to Michigan Auto Insurance Law
- U.S. Supreme Court Rejects U. of Wisconsin Appeal in Patent Fight with Apple
- Origami Risk Taps Bennett, Bentley to Lead New Operating Units in Chicago
- Ohio Home, Auto Insurance Rates Remain Below National Average, Department Says
- Micronesians Working at Iowa Meat Plant Allege Mistreatment
- With Expansion, IICF Missouri Chapter Forms the Heartland Chapter
- Iowa’s BrokerTech Ventures Adds Four New Investment Partners
- Global Insurance Accelerator Boosts Its Funding for Insurtech Startups
- Worker Dies from Injuries at BP’s Refinery in Whiting, Indiana,
- AmeriTrust Group Names McGuire as New Chief Claims Officer
- Survey Suggests Little or No Midwest Economic Growth on Horizon
- 11 Earthquakes Recently Recorded in Kansas’ Jewell County
- In Midwest Expansion, Venture Underwriters Opens Office in Chicago
- Husky Refinery in Wisconsin Plans Rebuild After Last Year’s Explosion, Fires
- J&J to Pay $20.4M to Settle Ohio Counties’ Opioid Claims
- New Firm’s Services for Consolidated Dairy Industry Include Crop Insurance
- American Family Insurance Closes Acquisition of Wisconsin’s Ameriprise Auto & Home
- Hughes Promoted to Transportation Technician at J.M. Wilson in Michigan
- Nebraska Woman Convicted of $246K Insurance Fraud
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