Missouri Governor Vetoes Discrimination, Workers’ Comp Bills March 19, 2012 By Chris Blank Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed for the second consecutive year legislation that would have changed rules for lawsuits alleging...
Des Moines Exec Sent to Prison for Workers’ Comp Fraud March 19, 2012 The owner of a Des Moines firm that provides companies with temporary employees has been sentenced to nearly five years...
Michigan Catastrophic Injury Premium to Go to $175 Per Car March 19, 2012 Michigan drivers will pay $30 more for auto insurance starting July 1 to care for accident victims who have brain...
Ohio Court: Builders Must Construct Homes in ‘Workmanlike Manner’ March 16, 2012 Ohio’s high court has held that home builders have a duty imposed by law to construct a home “in a...
Commerce Department: 23 Cars Stolen Every Day in Minnesota March 16, 2012 On average, 23 cars are stolen — or almost one car per hour — every day in Minnesota, state officials...
Illinois to Recalculate Storm Damage Cost for FEMA March 16, 2012 By Jim Suhr The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given Illinois more time to recalculate the tornado damage to southern parts of the...
Iowa School Bus Safety Bill Heads to Governor March 15, 2012 Lawmakers in Iowa have sent to the governor a bill increasing penalties for failing to heed school bus warning devices....
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Human Resource Management Systems March 15, 2012 Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Human Resource Management Systems LLC in Naperville, Ill. Terms of the...
Former South Dakota Deputy, Insurance Agent Sentenced for Fraud March 15, 2012 A South Dakota sheriff’s deputy and former insurance producer who pleaded guilty in an insurance fraud case has been sentenced...
Pilot Project in Kansas, Missouri, Seeks Better Storm Warnings March 15, 2012 By Stan Finger When weather radios start sounding warnings in the Wichita, Kan., area this spring, the computerized voice nicknamed Chance Storms won’t...