Midwest News for March 2017
- Minnesota Better Prepared for Bird Flu, Poultry Producers Say
- Esurance Lays Off 30 Workers in South Dakota
- Michigan Senate OKs $5M Loan for Sinkhole; Allots Federal Aid for Flint
- Insurance Trade Group: Illinois Workers’ Comp Bill Unnecessary, ‘Burdensome’
- Michigan Senate OKs Bill Authorizing Theft Fees on Commercial Trucks
- RLI Promotes McLaughlin to VP, Chief Claim Counsel; Casey to Retire
- A.M Best Assigns Rating to ICC Holdings; Affirms Illinois Casualty Ratings
- Proposed Wisconsin Bill Targets Adults Who Host Underage Drinkers
- Iowa Workers’ Comp Overhaul Bill Sent to Governor
- Jury: Cleveland Indians not Responsible for Fan’s Injuries from Foul Ball
- Slapnicka Joins Holmes Murphy Team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Pipeline Owner: North Dakota Crude Spill Larger than First Estimated
- South Dakota Speeding Tickets Rise Along with 80 mph Limit
- Great American Insurance Group Promotes Kornesczuk
- Kansas Amusement Ride Safety Bill in the Works
- Officials: Kansas Apartment Blaze Caused $23M to $25M in Damage
- Ohio’s Norman-Spencer Agency Adds Nonprofit Division
- Amended Iowa Workers’ Comp Overhaul Advanced to Senate
- Texas-Based ProAg to Acquire Iowa’s International Ag Insurance Solutions
- Oswald Cos. Names Sandusky Global Casualty Practice Leader
- Reported Dakota Access Pipeline Vandalism Exposes Risk of Sabotage
- Welder Sparked Massive Kansas Apartment Fire, Official Says
- Senator: North Dakota Insurance Fund Won’t Pay Claim in Gambling Case
- Overland Park, Kansas, Apartment Building Fire Ignites Houses
- Illinois Places Public Service Insurance Co. into Rehabilitation
- Missouri’s Millennium Brokers Joins Insurance Agency Alliance
- J.M. Wilson Adds Mahaffey as Assistant Underwriter in Ohio
- Study Finds Safety Benefits in Chicago’s Red-Light Camera Program
- Wildfire Destroys Homes near Nebraska’s Lake McConaughy
- Des Moines Water Works Suit Over Agricultural Drainage Pollution Dismissed
- Convicted Ohio Burglar Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Nebraska Among States Hardest-Hit by GOP Health Care Bill
- Army Corps on the Defense in Complaint Over Missouri River Flooding
- Conklin Named Divisional President at Great American Insurance Group
- NOAA: North Dakota at Highest Risk for Spring Flooding
- 20 Kansas Counties Declared Disaster Areas after Wildfires
- Some Kansas Lawmakers Want State, not Feds, to Regulate Workplace Safety
- Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Proposes $1B Employer Rebate
- Michigan Raising Auto Insurance Fee for Catastrophic Injuries to $170
- Cooksey Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Minnesota
- Nodak Completes Mutual-to-Stock Insurance Company Conversion
- Judge: ABC Must Face Defamation Trial over ‘Pink Slime’ Reports
- Safety National Casualty Appoints 3 to Senior Management Roles
- Strack Promoted to Senior VP in XL Catlin’s Midwest Division
- Toledo, Ohio, to Allow Golf Carts on Downtown Streets
- Ohio Reminds Farmers of March 15 Crop Insurance Deadline
- Amid Tight State Budget, Wisconsin Towns Converting Blacktop Roads to Gravel
- $300K Age Bias Verdict Against Wayne State Affirmed
- Kansas Traffic Fatalities Increased by 22% in 2016
- After Fiery Iowa Derailment, Safety Official Calls for Faster Rail Car Upgrades
- Ranchers in Midwest Assessing Damage After Wildfires
- Jury Awards Missouri Woman $28.9M in Suit Against Health Provider
- Mentor-Driven Global Insurance Accelerator Is Enjoying its Own Growth-Spurt
- SECURA Insurance Promotes Arnold, Wicinsky
- Iowa Firefighter Testing Scandal Expands
- Maximum Adds Christensen as Property/Casualty Producer in Omaha
- Menary Tapped to Succeed Jansen as President, CEO of Grinnell Mutual
- Hundreds of Homes, Businesses Damaged by Storms in Midwest
- Deadly Wildfires Force Thousands from Homes in 4 States
- AHL Insurance Agency Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
- WestCongress Insurance Services Hires 3 Underwriting VPs
- Missouri Bill Would Make it Harder for Employees to Sue for Discrimination
- Johnson & Johnson Wins Trial in Missouri Talc Product Liability Lawsuits
- Wisconsin Shipyards Company Working with OSHA After Worker Severely Burned
- Iowa Researchers Say Big Data May Be Answer to Improve Trucking Safety
- Iowa Workers’ Comp Bill Limits Job Injury Claims, Unions Say
- Republicans in Indiana Warn of Fallout from Affordable Care Act Repeal
- Manufacturing Boosting Midwest Economy, Survey Finds
- Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Minneapolis-Based Blakestad
- Tornado-Spawning Storm System Killed 3 in Midwest, Moved Eastward
- Owner of Northern Illinois Insurance Agency Charged with Defrauding Clients
- The Plexus Groupe Acquires Fairway Financial Insurance
- XL Catlin Names Shertenlieb Central U.S. Leader for Global Risk Management
- Iowa Jury Awards $127M in Teen Party Assault Case
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