Michigan Flood Puts Privately Owned Dams in Harsh Spotlight May 21, 2020 By David Welch The dams that breached after days of heavy rain in central Michigan are privately owned and had been the center...
Credit Ratings of United Farm Bureau of Indiana Group Upgraded May 21, 2020 AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit...
Dow Shuts Operations in Michigan as Flood Waters Rise May 21, 2020 Dow Inc. said on May 20 it shut down all operating units at its headquarters in Midland, Michigan, after flood...
Safety Probe Cites ‘Poor Safety Culture’ for Fatal Air Ambulance Crash May 21, 2020 A lax safety culture at an air ambulance company led to the crash of a medical helicopter last year in...
Minnesota Governor Signs Bill Aiding Farmers Facing Foreclosure May 20, 2020 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed a bill that stops farm foreclosures until Dec. 1 for farmers struggling with the...
Evacuations in Michigan as Dams Break, Flooding Hits Midwest May 20, 2020 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on May 19 declared a state of emergency in Midland County after the Edenville and Sanford...
Wisconsin’s M3 Insurance Joins TechAssure May 20, 2020 TechAssure, an international nonprofit association of insurance and risk management experts for technology-related risks, has named Madison, Wisconsin-based M3 Insurance...
Holmes Murphy’s CSDZ Adds Beyer to Minnesota Risk Management Team May 20, 2020 CSDZ, a Holmes Murphy company, has added Cal Beyer to its Minnesota team as vice president of Workforce Risk and...
Report: Regulators Sat on Complaint as Virus Outbreak Grew at Iowa Plant May 19, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley State safety regulators declined to inspect an Iowa pork plant after receiving a complaint alleging workers were exposed to the...
Wisconsin Commissioner Seeks Rehabilitation for Time Insurance Co. May 19, 2020 Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable has filed a petition and proposed court order that would allow the Wisconsin Office of...