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People Moves: Morisato joins Sentry Board of Directors

Susan Morisato has joined Sentry’s Board of Directors. Sentry is headquartered in Steven’s Point, Wisconsin. Morisato, based in Des Plaines, Illinois, brings over 30 years of health insurance experience to Sentry’s board. She is a former president of insurance solutions …

Ex-Nebraska Women’s Basketball Assistant Denies Sexual Relationship With Player Who Sued

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Former Nebraska women’s basketball assistant coach Chuck Love denied ever having a sexual relationship with former Cornhuskers player Ashley Scoggin but acknowledged in a court document that he did meet with her late at night in …

Republican Senators’ FARMER Act Seeks to Boost Crop Insurance Coverage

Republican senators this month introduced legislation they say would increase support for crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage more affordable to farmers. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D) proposed the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience (FARMER) Act, an …

Cleveland to Pay $4.8M to Family of 13-Year-Old Killed During Police Chase

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland will pay $4.8 million to the family of a 13-year-old girl killed when a stolen car driven by a teenage carjacker jumped a curb during a police pursuit and struck her. The settlement attorneys for the …

Iowa Governor Signs Bill Lowering Reinsurance Tax for Captive Companies

Iowa will lower the amount of reinsurance tax due from some captive companies under a bill signed by Governor Kim Reynolds last week. HF 2636 lowers the tax on premiums written above $60 million to 0.02 percent, down from 5 …

Michigan Doctor Faces Trial for Alleged $400K Disability Insurance Fraud

A Michigan doctor was bound over last week in the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills on charges stemming from an allegedly fraudulent disability insurance claim and subsequent years of receiving fraudulent payments, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nesse announced. She …

Ohio Manufacturer Fined $314K Following Fatal Workplace Incident

An Ohio subsidiary of one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers could have prevented a 26-year-old employee in Franklin from being fatally crushed in October 2023 if the company had provided proper machine guarding. Investigators with the U.S. Department of …

J&J, Kenvue Told to Pay $45 Million to Baby Powder User’s Family

Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc. were ordered to pay $45 million to the family of an Illinois woman who blamed the companies’ baby powders for giving her a fatal cancer in what was the first verdict against the J&J …

Iowa Governor Signs Measure to Increase Compensation for Boy Scouts Abuse Victims

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa men who were victims of child sexual molestation while they were in the Boy Scouts of America could get higher legal compensation under a measure lawmakers approved and the governor signed into law last …

People Moves: Liberty Names Bernau as Senior Vice President, Commercial Lines Producer

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, named Andrew Bernau senior vice president, commercial lines producer. Bernau is based in Chicago. Bernau has nearly 20 years of industry experience, beginning his career with a college internship. He most …

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