A special Kansas House committee has dismissed a complaint by Democrats against Republican Speaker Mike O’Neal. Democrat lawmakers filed a complaint in mid-March, accusing O’Neal, an attorney, of misconduct for representing businesses, trade groups and insurance funds in a lawsuit …
A fund that helps Wisconsin health care providers pay medical malpractice claims is in poor financial shape after lawmakers raided $200 million to balance the budget, auditors have warned. The Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund also has been negatively …
A Michigan teenager hit and injured by a U.S Postal Service truck while riding her bike has been denied benefits under a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling. The court ruled that her source of relief was not the courts but …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) reports there was a 13 percent decrease in collections by the organization from Jan. 1 through Mar. 16, which was attributed primarily to the average 12-percent rate decrease in private employer premium rates …
American Westbrook Insurance Services, based in Westchester, Ill., has hired Greg Bell as new business development manager. Bell brings more than 10 years sales experience to his current position. He has successfully trained and managed call center staff to achieve …
Workers’ compensation insurer, United Heartland, in New Berlin, Wis., has appointed Rick Bartelme as director of Loss Control. Bartelme is responsible for implementing United Heartland’s comprehensive approach to loss control, which involves customizing a results-based program to each company and …
Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance organization, Lockton Companies LLC, has opened a Minneapolis, Minn., employee benefits consulting practice headed by Vice President/Team Lead Melody Linn . With more than 13 years of experience in benefits consulting, Linn’s areas of expertise include …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and issuer credit ratings to “bbb-” from “bbb” of Interstate Bankers Casualty Company of Chicago, Ill. The rating outlook has been revised to negative from …
The Michigan House has passed a bill that would let motorcycle riders 21 and older travel without helmets, despite the threat of a veto from Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The Democrat-led House passed repeal on a 63-46 vote. The bill now …
A judge in Wisconsin has sentenced a former insurance executive to prison time for bilking his company out of more than $1 million in phony claims. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb told Douglas Nickerson she was glad he took responsibility …
