Residents in a small northwest Missouri town that took a direct hit from an EF2 tornado were busy on May 11 assessing damage and rescheduling events, like the coming high school graduation. The tornado Saturday evening in Orrick yanked roofs …
A company accused of falsely advertising the health benefits of its nationally distributed Dreamfields Pasta line has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit and pay $5 million to consumers who bought the products in the last decade. The complaint, filed …
Great American Insurance Group promoted Jeffrey (Jeff) Cruey to divisional president of its specialty property and casualty agribusiness division. Cruey joined the company in 2011 as a divisional senior vice president within the specialty human services (SHS) division where he …
Oil and gas workers in North Dakota are six times more likely to die on the job than their peers in other states as inexperienced workers join the state’s oil and gas boom, according to a report by a labor …
Wisconsin attorney general hopeful Susan Happ isn’t convinced criminalizing first-time drunken driving offenses would be the right move. Happ told a WisPolitics.com luncheon that first-time drunken drivers already face sanctions on their licenses and increased insurance premiums. She said criminalizing …
Amerisure, based in Farmington Hills, Mich., named Gregory J. Crabb to succeed Richard F. Russell as president and CEO of Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. effective immediately. Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. represents the insurance operations of Amerisure Mutual Holdings Inc. Russell …
Ohio continues to lead the nation in metal thefts, with 1,446 insurance claims made last year, according to a new report. A National Insurance Crime Bureau report said the state reported more than 4,000 claims from 2011 through 2013 from …
A.M. Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Badger Mutual Insurance Company (Badger Mutual), of Milwaukee, Wis. The revised outlook reflects Badger …
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh LLC, has acquired Kinker-Eveleigh Insurance Agency, a $3.5 million revenue agency located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1919, Kinker-Eveleigh offers a …
Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co. promoted Mark Landrigan to the position of director – MinistryWorks. Landrigan will oversee all payroll service operations, including compensation and tax reporting. Landrigan, a certified public accountant (CPA), joined Brotherhood Mutual in 2012 …
