Midwest News for January 2026
- People Moves: Cottingham & Butler Names Hessling President; Blessing Named Office President of CRC Group Kansas City Operation
- Trial Underway for Ex-St. Louis Alderman Accused of Insurance Fraud
- Chicago Tow Truck Driver Charged Over Vehicle Thefts
- Appeals Court Allows for Separate Loss-of-Consortium Damages
- Snowstorm Sparks 100-Vehicle Pileup in Michigan
- Ohio Engineering Firm Penalized for 401(k) Plan Breach
- Michigan Bulletin Provides Guidance for AI Use in Financial Services
- AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Michigan Millers Mutual
- Wisconsin Medical Care Partnership to Pay $162K in Back Wages
- Kansas Department of Insurance Recovers $56M in 2025
- People Moves: SPG Names Carpenter VP of Business Development, Infrastructure
- Baldwin Group Acquires Illinois’ Obie
- People Moves: Roggenbaum Named Amerisure Vice President of Strategic Growth
- Kansas Man Sentenced to Probation for Insurance and Identity Fraud
- Railroads and Their Regulators Thwart Safety Fixes, Analysis Finds
- Iowa Landlord to Pay $325K Settlement in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
- Iowa Woman Charged With Insurance Fraud
- Michigan Auto Industry Faces ‘a Critical Time,’ Report Says
- People Moves: Rockford Mutual Announces Leadership Transition
- Detroit Suburb to Pay Settlement in the Case of Woman Improperly Declared Dead
- Minneapolis Cancels School as Killing Fuels Anti-ICE Protests
- Intruder Causes $28K in Damage at Vice President Vance’s Ohio Home
- The MEMIC Group Closes Acquisition of The Dakota Group
- Neglect, Abuse Common at Michigan Nursing Homes, Report Finds
- People Moves: Doss Assumes Role of VP, Personal Lines Underwriting; The Jacobson Group Hires Pinkham as CEO, Greg and Rick Jacobson Transition to Board
- Zurich and Players Health Form Injury Insurance for NIL Era of College Sports
- Xceedance Acquires Illinois-Based Marble Box
- Illinois USPS Employee Indicted for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Illinois Hospital System Sued for Religious Discrimination
- US Rice, Cotton Farmers Get Biggest Relief in Trump Bailout
- Cornerstone National Insurance Company Placed Into Receivership
- Kansas Man Sentenced to Probation for Insurance Fraud