Midwest News for August 2018
- RICO Case Against State Farm Set for Trial in Illinois Federal Court
- Prosecutors: Possible Negligence in Missouri Duck Boat Sinking
- Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Names Taylor Marketing VP
- Illinois Governor Sends Workers’ Comp Bill Back to Lawmakers
- Church Mutual Launches New Online Insurer, CM Select
- Seeman Holtz Acquires Indiana Agency, Ritman & Associates
- 10th Child Dies After Chicago Fire
- Severe Storms Leave Trail of Damage in Wisconsin
- Official Says Fireworks, Cigarettes May Have Caused Deadly Chicago Blaze
- Maday Joins J.M. Wilson as Assistant Property/Casualty Underwriter
- Wisconsin’s CorLife Launches Workers’ Comp Home Health Service
- Credit Ratings Assigned to New Horizons Insurance Co. of Missouri
- Keystone Insurers Group Adds 2 More Wisconsin Agencies
- Radar Coverage in North Dakota to Be Improved After Deadly Tornado
- CPA Mutual Acquires Michigan’s Professional Management Consultants Assoc.
- Indiana Sees Decline in Workplace Injuries
- New Crop Insurance Program May Benefit Wisconsin Dairy Farmers
- Largest Chicago Apartment Fire in Years Kills 8
- In Suit, Kansas Woman Blames Crash on ‘Pokemon Go’
- Indiana Fire Marshal Threatens to Shutter Pallet Factory Over Safety Issues
- Detroit Mayor, 8 Motorists Sue Insurance Commissioner Over Michigan’s No Fault Law
- Ohio Jury Awards $3.4M to Female Ex-Firefighter in Harassment Claim
- Wisconsin’s Coverra Insurance Joins Keystone Insurers Group
- Home Depot to Pay $100K to Settle Illinois Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
- J&J Vows to Appeal After Missouri Judge Affirms $4.69B Talc Verdict
- Missouri Insurance Department: Medical Professional Liability Insurers Saw Tiny Profit in 2017
- Outlooks Upgraded to Stable for Michigan’s Farmers Mutual Insurance
- Risen Named President of Meadowbrook Insurance Agency in Michigan
- Corless Promoted to CEO of Workers’ Comp Provider AF Group in Michigan
- Missouri Man Files Lawsuit Over Deadly 2015 Shooting of Son
- Weather Service Confirms Tornado in Southwest Missouri
- Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud, Ohio Home Remodeler Must Repay $255K
- Ohio Tool Manufacturer Faces $213K in OSHA Penalties for Amputation Hazards
- Spokesman: City’s Insurer, not Kansas Family’s, Paid for Broken Sculpture
- Kansas Commissioner: Enrollment Rises in College Insurance Programs
- Ohio Work Comp Bureau to Distribute $1.1M in Grants to Fire Depts.; $1.2M to Employers
- York Named Chief Underwriting Officer at CM Vantage
- Hy-Vee Sued by Minnesota Family Sickened by Tainted Pasta Salad
- Missouri Corrections Officers Awarded $113.7M in Overtime Lawsuit
- Survivor of Missouri Duck Boat Sinking Wants Them Banned
- Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau to Help Buy Bulletproof Vests for Law Enforcement
- Worldwide Facilities Hires Carlson as VP, Healthcare, in Chicago
- Former Illinois Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison, Must Repay Nearly $1M
- Recreational Pot Measure Approved for North Dakota Ballot
- 34 Sickened by Salmonella Outbreak in Southeast Missouri County
- Special Police Unit Seeks to Curb Thefts From Indiana RV companies
- Insurer for Missouri City Must Pay $5.3M to Man with Overturned Conviction
- Newspaper: Sturgis Rally Traffic Deaths Likely Higher Than Official Count
- MJ Insurance Relocates Indiana Office, Unveils New Logo
- Burns & Wilcox Names O’Donnell Associate Managing Director in Minneapolis
- BNSF Acknowledges Iowa Derailment Was Flood Related
- Church Van Crashes in Missouri; 3 Dead, 10 Injured
- Burns & Wilcox Relocates Milwaukee Office with Plans to Expand
- Feds: Missouri Farmworkers Kept in Inhumane Conditions
- Michigan Insurance Department Creates Insurance Innovation Hotline
- Missouri Voters Reject Attempt to Weaken Labor Unions
- Moonrise, American Family Aim to Boost Customer Engagement, Financial Security
- Feds Examining Electronic Devices as Missouri Duck Boat Inquiry Continues
- A.M. Best: Credit Ratings of Indiana’s Yosemite Insurance Under Review
- City in Iowa Rejects Plan to Bill Insurers for Emergency Response
- Illinois’ Bell Insurance Solutions Adds Grothaus
- Kansas School District Sued by Feds Over Unequal Pay
- Nationwide Insurance to Provide Aid to Employees Losing Jobs in Nebraska
- Illinois Manufacturer Fined $587.5K for Health, Safety Violations
- North Risk Partners Acquires Iowa’s Benefit Solutions
- Illinois Supreme Court Says Woman Can Sue City Over Sidewalk Fall
- Ohio Manufacturer Faces $331K in Fines for Excessive Noise, Other Workplace Hazards
- Seeman Holtz Acquires Wisconsin’s Asenbrenner Insurance Agency
- Agency Says Wisconsin Refinery Fire Caused by Blast Debris Hitting Tank
- Over 500 Citations Issued in Ohio Move Over Law Enforcement
- Coast Guard: Missouri Duck Boat in Violation of Inspection Terms
- Anderson Assumes Executive VP, CFO Roles at CNA
- Federal Judge in Kansas Rules UPS’ Policy of Paying Disabled Drivers Less Is Unlawful
- Family Who Lost 9 Files 2nd Lawsuit Over Missouri Duck Boat Tragedy
- Great American Insurance Promotes Vicario to Sr. VP, Bonds
- U.S. Appeals Court Takes Up American Family Agent/Employee Classification Case
- Munich Re Specialty Names Hennessy to Lead U.S. Expansion
- Huffman Insurance Group in Missouri Adds Neal
- Ohio Chipotle Restaurant Reopens Following Customer Illnesses
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