The Kansas Insurance Department reports that Kansas ranks sixth lowest in the nation for average auto insurance expenditures, according to figures released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). This is the fifth consecutive year the state has been …
Wells Fargo Insurance Services has named veteran Wells Fargo executive Todd Wartchow as senior finance officer. Based in the company’s corporate office in Chicago, Wartchow is responsible for directing financial performance and the development of strategic business initiatives. He is …
A retired Union Pacific conductor can seek compensation for a knee injury because walking into work from the parking lot was part of the conductor’s job, the Nebraska Supreme Court said in a ruling released Dec. 11. The ruling reinstates …
Terry Morman has joined Ohio-based insurance brokerage Hylant Group as vice president of Carrier Relations. In this role he will be responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships with carrier partners and wholesalers for all of Hylant Group’s locations. He …
Len Kline and his business partners, the private equity firms Parthenon Capital and Century Capital Management, had an ambitious goal when they created Kansas City, Mo.-based Ascension Insurance Inc. in late 2007. They would grow Ascension from zero revenue to …
The Toledo, Ohio-based insurance brokerage Hylant Group has appointed Tony Evans as the new president of its Chicago, Ill., office. Evans will be responsible for the strategic direction, growth and profitability of the office. This includes the daily management of …
Workers’ compensation litigation arising out of Michigan and involving claims of federal racketeering violations is headed back to lower courts for trial after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider it. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals had found …
The Michigan House has voted to prohibit the use of cell phones to send text messages while driving. The main bill in the package passed the House by a 94-13 vote Tuesday. A similar measure passed a Senate committee earlier …
Auditors are making several recommendations to limit legal liability and improve the safety of children who attend sports, music and other camps on University of Wisconsin campuses. An audit report to be presented to the UW System Board of Regents …
K&K Insurance Group Inc., based in Fort Wayne, Ind., reports that Ross T. Smith, the company’s president and chief executive officer, is retiring after a successful 40-year career in the insurance industry. Smith has been with K&K Insurance for more …
