The days of drivers with a cell phone to their ear could be coming to an end in Manhattan, Kan., this summer. City commissioners have unanimously approved a ban on handheld phones night, the ban to take effect July 1. …
A Democratic legislator called for Kansas’ Republican House speaker to step down because he is representing businesses, trade groups and insurance funds in a lawsuit against the state. State Rep. Marti Crow said Speaker Mike O’Neal has a conflict of …
Fremont Insurance, a Michigan-exclusive property and casualty insurance carrier, has been named as the endorsed insurer of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA). This is the second consecutive year that Fremont has been chosen by the MRA as the recommended option …
Lockton Companies has expanded its Chicago team with the addition of O’Brien McMahon as producer with primary focus on employee benefits and Jason Riley as an account manager in the firm’s commercial insurance practice. O’Brien McMahon’s strength is creating, implementing …
Lisa Humphrey has joined Lockton Companies as vice president in Lockton’s international practice at its Chicago office. Prior to joining Lockton, Humphrey spent nine years as an account executive for Aon both in the U.S. and London where she worked …
North Dakota regulators have given approval to Sanford Health Plan to sell health insurance in the state, likely setting up competition with the company that has dominated the North Dakota market for decades but has drawn recent criticism for its …
The American Bar Association says the Illinois Supreme Court was right in striking down as unconstitutional the caps on non-economic damage awards in medical malpractice cases. Insurer groups, however, say the decision will add to rising health care costs and …
A proposal to allow motorcyclists to go helmet-free in Nebraska crashed amid insurance worries on Feb. 3, but may recover while state lawmakers are still in session. After a proposal that all motorcyclists need to carry more insurance turned out …
K&K Insurance Group Inc. has acquired Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Leisure Sports Specialists LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Leisure Sports Specialists acquisition expands K&K’s footprint as specialist in the sports, leisure and entertainment insurance industries. K&K has …
Tom Klinedinst III has joined Cincinnati, Ohio-based R. G. McGraw Insurance Agency as marketing and production manager for commercial lines. Klinedinst brings 21 years of experience in commercial lines insurance and specializes in analyzing, designing, implementing and managing insurance and …
