Midwest News for December 2018
- Ohio Records 9 Traffic Fatalities Roads During Christmas Holiday Weekend
- Another Lawsuit Filed over Detroit’s Towing Practices
- North Dakota Still Working to Improve Warnings After Deadly Tornado
- Insurance Journal Midwest’s Top Stories for 2018: From Agent Fraud to Ruby Slippers
- Whitmer Taps Fox to Lead Michigan Insurance, Financial Services Department
- Alleging Fraud, Minnesota AG Swanson Sues Comcast
- Ohio Agents Group Adds Fitzsimmons as Customer Experience Manager
- Ohio Plan Would Make Roads Wider, Safer in State’s Amish Region
- Wisconsin’s Next Governor Picks Insurance Commissioner, Other Cabinet Members
- 164K-Plus Pounds of Ground Turkey Recalled by Minnesota’s Jennie-O
- Missourians Urge FEMA Action Over Too-High Illinois Levee
- Damaging Hail in August Leads to Disaster Designation, Help for Michigan Farmers
- Nebraska Dairy Faces $78.8K in OSHA Penalties Following Grain Bin Death
- Michigan Company Sues 3M over Chemicals Linked to Tainted Water
- Woman Sues Chicago Hotel After Daughter’s Walk-In Freezer Death
- Oswald Companies Hires Barlage as VP, Global Casualty
- J&J Vows to Appeal After Judge Rejects Bid to Set Aside $4.7B Baby Powder Verdict
- Civil Rights Commission: Iowa Employer Used Slurs to Disparage Black Workers
- Harwood Joins AXA XL’s Broker and Client Management Team in Chicago
- Outlooks Revised to Positive for Ohio’s Wayne Mutual Insurance
- Indiana Gets $521K Federal Grant for Statewide Smoke Detector Installations
- Clymer Appointed Chief Information Officer at Lockton
- American Financial Group Names Pater Asst. VP – Internal Audit
- South Dakota Researcher Helping to Develop Fire Risk Estimation Tool
- Massive Fire Destroys 28K Square-Foot Kansas Warehouse; Loss Tagged at $1.6M
- Goughnour Named to Grinnell Mutual’s Board
- Nebraska Senators Aiming to Get Medical Marijuana on 2020 Ballot
- Feds Cite Missouri Demolition Company After 2 Workers Die
- Indiana Officer Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit for $50K
- Michigan Business Index Shows Hiring, Retaining Talent Still Challenging
- Feds Sue North Dakota Restaurant over Firing of Pregnant Worker
- New Brightway Insurance Agency Opens in Illinois
- June 20 Still the Cut Off Date for Dicamba Use in Minnesota
- Alera Group Acquires Ohio Employee Benefits Firm, Bailey & Company
- ‘Ineffective’ Safeguard Cited in Husky Oil Refinery Blast in Wisconsin
- Ohio Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for $425K Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Michigan’s Kaufman Group Named a BEST for Workplace Training and Development
- Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Minnesota’s Otis-Magie Insurance Agency
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Chicago Captive Insurance Consultant
- Firms Increasing Investments in Michigan Insurance Brokerage, Acrisure
- Iowa Hardware Store Struck by Vehicles in 2 Accidents 5 Days Apart
- Haven Holdings Completes Acquisition of Wisconsin’s Time Insurance
- Missouri’s Gov. Parson Pushing for Prescription Monitoring Bill
- 50K or More Hens Died in Illinois Egg Farm Fire, Company Says
- Cincinnati Insurance to Open Facility at U. of Cincinnati’s Innovation Hub
- AssuredPartners Acquires Ohio’s Carriage Insurance Agency
- Head Joins Ellsworth Insurance Agency in Illinois
- Curti Elected to National Assoc. of Professional Insurance Agents Executive Committee
- Jury Awards Indiana Doctor $112M in Medtronic Royalties Dispute
- Nebraska Farm Bureau: Trade Conflicts Cost State $1.2B
- Fraud Forces Minnesota Agribusiness Giant CHS to Lower 5 Years of Profit
- Suit Filed in Kansas Says Cessna Crash Caused by Drill Bit Left During Repair
- Chicago Doctor Convicted on Charges of Billing Insurers for Nonexistent Treatment
- Survey: Shortage of Skilled Workers Hurting Midwest Economy
- Stamping Fee to Decrease on Illinois Surplus Line Policies Effective Jan. 1
- Ames, Iowa: Parking Ticket System Breached; Personal Info Possibly Stolen
- Lawsuit Against Fraternity over Illinois Student’s Hazing Death Settled for $14M
- Multiple Tornadoes Hit the Midwest; One Killed in Missouri
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