Midwest News for December 2019
- Michigan City Ramping Up Enforcement of Ban on Using Handheld Phone While Driving
- POWERS Insurance & Risk Management Adds Pallarito as Personal Lines Manager
- In Midwest, Legal Marijuana Sales May Spark Interstate Tension
- Ohio Doctor Charged in 25 Patient Deaths Sues Hospital for Defamation
- Blast at Beechcraft Plant in Kansas Injures More Than a Dozen People
- Document: Iowa School District Settled Discrimination Suit for More Than $170K
- Iowa’s Collins Community Credit Union, Coverage Direct Partnering on Launch of Collins Insurance
- Agriculture, Aviation Woes Cited for Lag in Personal Income Growth in Kansas
- Vetter Named VP, Branch Manager for Erie Insurance in Indiana
- Brothers Die After Being Overcome by Fumes in Minnesota Grain Silo
- St. Louis Jury Hands Johnson & Johnson a Win in Talc Case
- Ohio Agents Honor Berg of Big ‘I’ with Industry Citation Award
- Ohio Governor Says Distracted Driving Should Be Primary Offense
- Missouri Lawsuit: Bank Mismanaged Estate, Lost Artwork by Thomas Hart Benton
- J.M. Wilson Promotes Frawley to Sr. P/C Underwriter in Illinois
- Minnesota Intensifying Enforcement of New Wage Theft Law
- Cedar Rapids Proposes $3M Settlement in Suit Over Traffic Camera Ticket Fines
- Outlooks for Safeway Insurance Group Members Revised to Stable
- Some Marijuana Vaping Products Recalled in Michigan
- Former NHL Player Dies of Injuries from Minnesota Workplace Accident
- Opioid Distributors Sued by Michigan AG Under Drug Dealer Law
- High Street Insurance Partners Acquires Michigan’s InPro Insurance Group
- Yahr to Retire from Michigan’s J.M. Wilson After 42 Years
- Construction Company Put on Probation for Fatal South Dakota Building Collapse
- Ohio Supreme Court: ‘Dangerous Dog’ Label Not Needed for Prosecution
- Wisconsin’s SECURA Insurance Promotes Thiel, Heyroth
- Weather-Related Crashes Blamed on 5 Deaths in Missouri, Kansas
- Steel Mill Sued over Chemical Spill in Indiana Lake
- HDI Global Insurance in Chicago Names Cao as VP, Actuary
- USI Insurance Services Acquires Nebraska’s Marcotte Insurance Agency.
- J.M. Wilson Hires Kirby as P/C Technician in Michigan
- A Passion for Learning Is Driving Force for J.M. Wilson’s Galecka
- Ratings of Kansas’ Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance, Subsidiaries Upgraded
- Michigan House Votes to Ban Drivers Under 18 from Using Cellphones
- Councell Promoted to Senior Fleet Underwriter at Michigan’s J.M. Wilson
- Supreme Court Lets Stand American Family Ruling Agents Are Independent Contractors
- Michigan Poultry Ranch to Pay $93K to Settle Federal Harassment, Retaliation Suit
- Bronze 2019 Best Agency to Work For – Midwest: DSP
- Missouri Court: City’s Insurer Must Pay Millions to Man in Homicide Case
- Mylo in Missouri Names Tokarski Chief Operating Officer
- EMC Insurance CEO Kelley To Retire in March; Jean Named as Successor
- AM Best Downgrades Ratings of Governmental Interinsurance Exchange in Illinois
- Silver 2019 Best Agency to Work For – Midwest: Military United Insurance
- Wisconsin Worker Dies After Becoming Trapped in Machinery at Sub-Zero
- Gold 2019 Best Agency to Work For – Midwest: The Bulow Group
- Ohio’s DSW Shoe Warehouse to Pay $40K to Settle Race Discrimination Lawsuit
- Credit Ratings of Illinois’ National Fire and Casualty Downgraded
- Judge: 1851 Maritime Law Doesn’t Apply in Missouri Duck Boat Case
- Rickett Joins Worldwide Facilities as VP – Chicago/Atlanta Transportation Team
- Missouri Roofing Contractor Fined $205K for Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards
- 3 Policyholders Receive Safety First Grants from Missouri’s Safety National
- Minnesota AG Sues E-Cigarette Maker Juul over Rise in Youth Vaping
- NTSB: Poor Training Led to Deadly 2017 Explosion at Minneapolis School
- Auto Insurer, Noblr, Now Offering Policies in Ohio
- Economy Slowing in 9 Midwest, Plains States, Survey Suggests
- J.M. Wilson Promotes Mandwee to Sr. Fleet Underwriter
- 1.6% Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease Recommended for Missouri in 2020
- Hub International Acquires Nebraska Brokerage, SilverStone Group
- Ratings of Iowa’s Petroleum Marketers Management Insurance Upgraded
- Cox Named VP, Business Development at Midwest Employers Casualty
- Missouri Buying Earthquake Simulator to Increase Awareness of New Madrid Risk
- ISMIE Mutual Completes Merger with Southeast Michigan Physicians’ Insurance
- Ohio Court to Consider Teacher Liability in Bullying Case
- Kansas County to Pay $37.5K to Officer Bitten by Police Dog
- Iowa Court Upholds Woman’s $4.9M Verdict From Icy Sidewalk Fall
- Kansas County Paying $37K to Officer Bitten by Police Dog
- Aid Request for 6 South Dakota Counties Rejected by FEMA
- Michigan State, AF Group Partner on Master’s Certificate in Quantitative Risk Analytics
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