Midwest News for October 2016
- Chicago Company to Pay $750K Resolve Federal Discrimination Charges
- North Dakota Seeks to Increase Safety of Rail-Transported Crude, Adds Inspectors
- Beardall, Connell Promoted at POWERS Insurance and Benefits
- None Injured in Fire at Ford Motor Michigan Headquarters
- Midwest World Series Inspires Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Fundraiser
- Missouri Jury Hands Down Another Big Baby Powder Award – $70M
- Number of Minnesota Fire Deaths Decrease Dramatically from 2015
- South Dakota Court : Hospitals Don’t Have to Turn Over Doctor Performance Documents
- Recent Kansas Tornadoes Caused $500K in Damage, Official Says
- Missouri Courthouse Asbestos Case Settles for $80M
- Missouri-Based Wallace & Associates Adds Brown as Property/Casualty Producer
- Topeka, Kansas, Investigating High Number of Arson Fires
- Michigan Golf Course Verdict Puts Insurers in the Rough
- Baldwin Named 2016 Distinguished Partner by Michigan Professional Insurance Agents
- Ex-Wife of Former Pitchman Jared Fogle Sues Subway
- Michigan Doctor, a Former Lawmaker, Gets Probation for Insurance Fraud
- Fischer Named VP, Property/Casualty Service Leader at Hylant
- Number of Flood Policies Sold in Iowa Dropping in Recent Years
- Disaster Declared for Kansas Counties Hit by Storm
- USI Makes 3 Appointments, 2 Promotions in Ohio
- Judge Says No New Defendants in Wrongful Death Suit in Iowa
- North Dakota Voters to Decide on Medical Marijuana
- Illinois School Sued in Connection to Teen’s Suicide
- CNA Promotes Walsh, Lovvorn in Underwriting Unit
- Midwest Study: More Lighting Would Cut Farm Vehicle Crashes by 60%
- Acrisure in Michigan Announces Management-Led Buyout
- Grinnell Mutual Leads 2nd Funding Round for Insurance Social Media Start Up
- Michigan Agent Named IIABA Young Agent of the Year
- University of Iowa Cites Copyright Law to Block Flood Video Use
- Kansas to Appeal $120K Jury Award Linked to Deadly 2007 Crash
- Conboy Named CFO/Treasurer at Cameron Mutual Insurance
- South Dakota Senator Requests Federal Aid for Ranchers Impacted by Fire
- NTSB Blames Ohio Jet Crash That Killed 9 on Pilot Error
- McDonald’s to Pay $56.5K to Settle Federal Discrimination Case in Missouri
- The Hilb Group Acquires Indiana Insurance Agency
- Cogan Appointed Chief Legal Counsel at Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau
- Panel to Study Cyber Security Issues at St. Jude After Heart Device Claims
- Federal Safety Board: Pilots Ignored Procedures in Fatal 2015 Ohio Crash
- Indiana Workers’ Comp Rates to Drop 9.3% Next Year
- Arsons Increase in Rockford, Illinois; Some Occurring Simultaneously
- Study: Kansas’ Largest Earthquake Likely Caused by Wastewater Injection
- Contractor’s Insurance to Pay for Repairs to Kansas Supreme Court Building
- Illinois Plumbing Contractor Fined $275.7K for Trenching Hazards
- Ex-CEO of Indiana Nursing Home Company Indicted for Fraud, Kickback Scheme
- Uber Sued Over Wheelchair Access by Chicago Disability Group
- Kansas Traffic Fatalities in 2016 Up 16%
- Red Wings Arena Contractors Fined for Lack of Detroit Workers
- Grand Jury Probe of Michigan Governor’s Legal Defense Sought by Flint Resident
- 2 Workers Injured in Suburban Chicago Natural Gas Explosion
- Decline in Kansas Crop Yields Attributed to Corn Disease, Weather
- Iowa Company Recalls Cookie Dough Sold to Blue Bell, Other Firms
- Drab Joins Marsh in Chicago as CEO of Dovetail Insurance
- Michigan Officials Seeking Food Safety Education And Training Grant Proposals
- Record Construction Pace in South Dakota’s Sioux Falls Not Easing
- Sansone Promoted to Assistant Underwriter at J.M. Wilson
- Ohio Woman Hit by Electric Grocery Cart Awarded $1.2 Million
- Chicago Insurance Agent Joins National Board of InVEST
- Nebraska County Appeals $28.1M Judgment Won by Exonerated Inmates
- Ohio Home, Auto Insurance Rates Up Slightly but Still Among Nation’s Lowest
- OSHA: 36 Workers Have Died on the Job in Illinois This Year
- Ag Cooperatives’ Profits Rise in 2015 to a Record $7B
- Rail Lines in Minnesota Getting Automatic Braking Technology
- ‘Transportational Use’ Car Insurance Appeal on Michigan Supreme Court Docket
- Michigan Agent Named to InVest National Board
- Illinois’ Ingensa Insurance Services Acquired by Plexus Groupe
- Hub International Acquires North Dakota-Based Mayport Insurance & Realty
- North Dakota Nonprofit to Open $6M Heavy Equipment Safety Training Facility
- Lawsuit over Police Tactics in Ferguson Protests Dismissed
- Council Bluffs, Iowa Repairing, Upgrading Flood Protection System
- Iowa Request for Federal Disaster Declaration Approved
- New Ohio Workers’ Comp Opioid Prescription Rule now in Effect
- Kansas Workers’ Comp Rates to Drop Next Year
- Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Promotes Qaoud
- Zurich North America Moving into New LEED Platinum Headquarters
- Minnesota Rep. Paulsen Named NAMIC Federal Legislator of the Year
- Insurance Agents Among Missouri’s Top 10 New Business Creators
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