Midwest News for July 2017
- Health Insurers to Fill Gaps in Ohio’s Individual Coverage Market
- Indiana RV Manufacturer Fined $10K after Worker’s Forklift Death
- Iowa Man Awarded $4.5M in Age Bias Lawsuit Against Hospital
- Ohio State Fair Reopens Without Amusement Rides
- 1 Dead, Several Hurt in Ride Malfunction at Ohio State Fair
- ONI Risk Partners Acquires Green Owens Insurance in Indiana
- Wisconsin’s United Heartland Names 3 Top Territory Agencies
- OPTIS Partners: Insurance Agency Mergers, Acquisitions Still Going Strong
- Insurance Fraud Charge Filed Against North Dakota Man
- Trying to Kill Bug, Kansas Woman Sets Apartment on Fire
- 16 Vacant Homes Torched in Arson Fires in Missouri Town
- Ohio’s High Court Again Upholds Cities’ Use of Traffic Cameras
- Bass Pro to Pay $10.5M to Settle Hiring Discrimination, Retaliation Suit
- Chicago Jury Awards $150M in Punitive Damages in Testosterone Lawsuit
- Houston Company to Pay $145K to Settle Indiana Disability Discrimination Case
- Illinois Insurance Agent Sentenced to 5 Years for Fraud Scheme
- Flooding Continues in Northern Illinois as Storms Move Through
- Allstate’s Kennelly Joins Hub International as Head of Human Resources
- Michigan Franchise Operator Sued for not Providing Religious Accommodation
- Chicago’s Chubb Workplace Benefits Promotes Wayland to Sr. VP
- Missouri Insurance Department Recovers over $4M for Consumers
- Ohio County Spends $200K on Cyber Insurance
- Hundreds Evacuate from Flooding in Western Wisconsin City
- Minnesota Fines 2 Insurers for Refusing to Pay Auto Accident Claims
- Minnesota: Farmers Insurance Exchange Overcharged Renters for Auto Coverage
- General Indemnity Group Acquires Kansas’ Surety Support Services
- Ex-Iowa Seed Company Exec Files $80M Suit over Firing
- Missouri Finally Creating Prescription Drug-Monitoring Plan
- Cash Contents of Wisconsin Bank Vault Destroyed in Flood
- Ohio Residents Forced to Evacuate from Sinking Homes
- JenCap Holdings Acquiring Michigan’s Special Risks Facilities
- MarshBerry Adds Barber as Talent Acquisition Manager
- Missouri’s Keystone Mutual Hires von Gontard as General Counsel
- Tesla Driver: Autopilot System Didn’t Cause Minnesota Crash
- Convicted of Arson, Former Indiana Volunteer Firefighter Gets 20-Year Sentence
- Ex-Ohio St. Player Files Suit Over Use of Image in Marketing Program
- Kallas Joins Mayer Brown’s Global Insurance Industry Group in Chicago
- High Plains Drought the Worst Some Farmers Have Ever Seen
- Judge: Insurer Off the Hook for Payment in Ohio Arson Case
- Property Damage from June Storms in Omaha Area Could Hit $400M
- Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Expands Midwest Division Board
- Iowa’s Holmes Murphy: Responsible Time Off Policy a Success
- Missouri’s National Real Estate Insurance Group Names Lombardi President
- Parts of Midwest Beset with ‘Unprecedented’ Flooding
- Varanese Joins Alliant’s Employee Benefits Team in Ohio
- Missouri Governor Signs Tort Reform Legislation
- Missouri Jail Beating Lawsuit Settled for Nearly $440K
- Court: Insurer Must Pay Policy Limit in Wisconsin Parking Garage Death
- Kansas Insurance Department Distributes $13.1 M to Firefighters Relief Fund
- Court: Nebraska Bank Broke Equal Pay Law, Must Pay $30.5K in Restitution
- IFG Companies Hires Hoffmann as Executive VP, CFO in Chicago
- Kansas’ Stephens Chapin Insurance Joins CAA
- Stephanak Joins MJ Insurance as Analyst in Indianapolis
- McGowan Acquires North American Professional Liability Insurance Agency
- New Law Causes Some Kansas Cities to Close Water Slides
- Arsons in Peoria, Illinois, Keep Firefighters Busy
- Illinois County Sues Opioid Makers
- Wisconsin’s Church Mutual: Outlook Upgraded; Sensor Technology Recognized
- Linhart Joins J.M. Wilson as Transportation Underwriter
- Mars’ Trademark Suit Against Wisconsin Chocolatier Dismissed
- Downtown Fire in Central Iowa Town Causes Extensive Damage
- Koclanes Joins Founders Professional as Wholesale Broker in Chicago
- J.M. Wilson Adds Bartolacci as Assistant Fleet Underwriter
- Wisconsin Court: $750K Cap on Medical Malpractice Damages Unconstitutional
- Campbell Promoted to Senior Transportation Underwriter at J.M. Wilson
- Court: Former Work Comp Commissioner Can Sue Iowa over Alleged GOP Reprisals
- Haines Family Acquires Marias Technology from Buckeye Insurance
- Retailer Menards Loses Appeal in Michigan Parking Lot Injury Case
- Hike in Michigan Auto Catastrophic Claim Fee Now in Effect
- Train Derails, Spills 20K Gallons of Exxon’s Oil in Illinois
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