Midwest News for January 2024
- Highway Repairs Underway in Ohio Following Tanker Truck Crash and Fuel Spill
- Norfolk Southern Says Total Costs of East Palestine Derailment Up to $1.1B
- Wisconsin Ice Cream Plant Fined $145K for Safety Violations
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Iowa’s Horak Insurance
- Environmental Officials Working to Clean Up Fuel After Fiery Tanker Truck Crash in Ohio
- Jackie Robinson Statue Stolen From Kansas Park, Sparking Outrage and Police Search
- Federal Court Fines Nebraska Contractor Who Stalled Investigation Into Employee’s Fall
- Audit: Incomplete Information Led to Resignation of Minnesota Marijuana Regulator
- AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Iowa’s Pharmacists Mutual
- OSHA: Ohio Food Warehouse Exposed Workers to Ergonomic Hazards
- Kansas Commissioner Schmidt to Serve on Three NAIC Committees
- Walmart to Pay $60K over Sex Discrimination Case at Iowa Store
- People Moves: Jewelers Mutual Makes Leadership Hires
- Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance Returns Over $27M to Consumers
- Inszone Acquires Kansas’ American Heritage Agency
- People Moves: Wallace & Turner Names Leventhal Director of Operations & Business Development
- Brawner Insurance Agency Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
- Michigan Hospital Agrees to Pay $50K to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
- Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Arson and Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
- EPA Assessment Reveals Persistent Nutrient Pollution in US Rivers and Streams
- Cold Weather Causes More Than 60 Oil Spills in North Dakota
- People Moves: Atain Names Dassow VP, Head of Primary Liability; WSIA Names New Secretary and Director Following Maner’s Retirement
- Iowa Lawsuit Accuses TikTok of Misrepresenting Content
- Owner of Michigan Insurance Agency Charged With Embezzlement
- Kansas Court System Seeks $2.6M to Recover from Cyberattack
- Illinois Manufacturer Faces in $298K Penalties for Safety Machine Violations
- People Moves: VIAA Promotes Kaatman to Director of Growth; Krieger Joins Alliant in Iowa
- Iowa Man Sentenced for Disaster-Related Insurance Fraud
- Kansas Insurance Department Recovers $16M in 2023
- People Moves: Skyward Specialty Forms Media Liability Team
- Michigan to Pay $1.75M to Man Wrongly Convicted for 35 Years in Sexual Assault Case
- Nebraska Jury Awards $335K to Deaf Truck Driver in Disability Discrimination Case
- Easland Appointed as Wisconsin Deputy Commissioner
- Judge Dismisses Notre Dame Professor’s Defamation Suit Against Student Newspaper
- Indiana Bill Would Allow Employees to Select Physician in Workers’ Comp Cases
- Omaha Beef Processing Plant Faces $274K in Fines Following Worker’s Amputation
- People Moves: Allstate Names Fiato EVP and Chief Claims Officer; TNEDICCA Names Progressive’s Pratt to Board
- First MainStreet Adds Seven Iowa Agencies
- Wisconsin Assembly Republicans Introduce Limited Medical Marijuana Bill
- Orion180 Expands Homeowners Insurance to Georgia and Indiana
- Five Companies Agree to $7.2 Million Settlement for Polluting Two Ohio Creeks
- Judge Approves $2.8M Settlement for Unpaid Work by Michigan Cosmetology Students
- Michigan Appeals Court: Parents Can Elect Lower Auto Insurance Limits for Minor Drivers
- USDA to Provide Weaned Calf Risk Protection Insurance in Four States
- Tyson Foods, Cargill Suspend Kansas Beef Plants Due to Snowstorm
- Illinois Contractor Faces $278K in Fines for Exposing Workers to Falls
- Supreme Court Allows Minnesota Lawsuit Against Fossil-Fuel Industry to Proceed
- Oswald Companies Acquires Michigan’s Brieden Consulting Group
- Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Decision to Bar Late Expert Reports in Workers’ Comp Case
- Michigan Sees Decrease in Uninsured Motorists Following Auto Insurance Reform
- Missouri City to Pay $2.9M Settlement Over Excessive Traffic Fines and Unfair Jailing
- The Sentry Tees Off PGA Tour as First Major Sporting Event in Maui Since Wildfires
- North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread Announces Bid for Re-election
- People Moves: Church Mutual Names Ogilvie Chief Executive Officer
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Illinois’ TW Group
- Nebraska Hotel Owners Agree to $100K Settlement to Resolve Discrimination Suit
- Vehicle Fleeing Suburban Madison, Wisconsin Police Stop Crashes, Killing All 3 People Inside
- ‘Severe Violator’ Ohio Contractor Agrees to $730K OSHA Settlement
- People Moves: Ryan Specialty Appoints Ryan to Board of Directors as Devers Retires
- Ohio Supreme Court Affirms 4-Year Deadline for Med Mal Wrongful Death Claims
- Former Detroit Tigers Scouts Sue Team for Age Discrimination in Termination
- Minnesota Woman Sues Dentist After 4 Root Canals, 8 Dental Crowns and 20 Fillings in a Single Visit