Derecho Storm Leveled Soybean and Corn Fields, Storage Tanks Across Midwest August 16, 2020 By Tom Polansek A storm packing hurricane-force winds last Monday impacted 37.7 million acres of farmland across the Midwest, including 14 million in...
Insurers to Pay Part of $28.1M Award to Those Exonerated in Nebraska Slaying August 14, 2020 A Nebraska county that owes $28.1 million to six people wrongfully convicted of murder reached a settlement with several insurance...
Huron Capital’s High Street Acquires Michigan’s Capital Insurance Group August 14, 2020 High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), a portfolio company of the private equity firm Huron Capital, has acquired Capital Insurance...
Damage Mounts from Midwest Derecho Storm August 13, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley The impact of a windstorm that tore through the Midwest has continued to grow, as widespread power outages have kept...
Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Michigan’s Buiten & Associates August 13, 2020 Brown & Brown of Michigan Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all the assets of...
Michigan’s Accident Fund Insurance Grants $3.5M in Early Workers’ Comp Dividends August 13, 2020 Lansing, Michigan-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, a national provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has granted $3.5 million in...
Fire Officials: Blaze That Destroyed St. Paul Hotel Project Was Arson August 12, 2020 Investigators have determined a massive blaze that destroyed a hotel project under construction in downtown St. Paul, Minn., last week...
Indianapolis: Fines Coming for Businesses that Violate Virus Rules August 12, 2020 By Tom Davies Indianapolis businesses not following the city’s coronavirus restrictions will face a greater chance of fines as officials said on Aug....
Large Fire Causes Heavy Damage at North Dakota Apartment Complex August 12, 2020 A large fire at an apartment complex in Mandan, N.D., has displaced its tenants. Flames could be seen shooting from...
Some 10M Acres of Iowa Farmland Impacted by Derecho Storm August 12, 2020 By P.J. Huffstutter The Derecho storm that hit the Midwest on Aug. 10 potentially impacted some 10 million acres (4 million hectares) of...