Missouri Statute Update Shields Insurers from Certain Bad Faith Litigation May 17, 2019 By Nick Daugherty In Missouri, insurance companies owe a contractual duty to defend civil actions that allege liability of their insureds that is...
Proposed Ohio Bill Bars Towing Services from Hiring ‘Spotters’ May 17, 2019 A bill that would prohibit towing services from hiring “spotters” to report illegally parked vehicles is up for consideration in...
Moore Joins Lockton as Sr. VP, Employee Benefits Consultant for Midwest May 16, 2019 Patrick Moore has joined Lockton as senior vice president and employee benefits consultant for Lockton Midwest with his primary office...
Outlooks Revised to Stable for Illinois’ Specialty Risk of America May 16, 2019 AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and...
Employers Mutual, EMC Insurance Agree on $36 Per Share Buyout Price May 15, 2019 Des Moines, Iowa-based Employers Mutual Casualty Co. (EMCC) and EMC Insurance Group Inc. (EMCI) have entered into a mutual agreement...
Kansas Supreme Court: Bars Can’t Be Sued by Drunken Driving Victims May 15, 2019 The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld a 34-year-old rule that prohibits victims injured by drunken drivers from suing the bars...
Midwest Farmers Feel Pain of Trade War with China May 15, 2019 By David Pitt China’s announcement of higher tariffs on $60 billion of American exports — retaliation for President Donald Trump’s latest penalties on...
Minnesota Clergy Abuse Victims to Sue Vatican, Seek Abusers’ Names May 15, 2019 By Amy Forliti and Michael Rezendes Five men who say they were sexually abused by Roman Catholic priests when they were minors are planning to sue...
Dowd Tapped to Lead New Private Client Unit at POWERS Insurance in St. Louis May 15, 2019 St. Louis, Missouri-based POWERS Insurance & Risk Management has appointed Meaghan Dowd lead its new Private Client Division. The private...
Hiscox Appoints Insureon’s Wood as Midwest Regional Executive May 15, 2019 The international specialist insurer, Hiscox, has appointed Andrew Wood as Midwest regional executive for the U.S., based in Chicago. With...