A Nebraska appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit from a former Union Pacific Railroad worker who claims the company should have better protected her from West Nile virus. Vivika Deviney contracted the disease in 2003 after being bitten by mosquitoes …
The Main Street America Group has introduced its new Main Street Connection for Personal Lines quoting and policy issuance system in Michigan. The super regional’s independent insurance agents now have 24/7 access to Main Street Connection for Personal Lines to …
Clarksville, Mo., is moving ahead with what Mayor Jo Anne Smiley calls the “monumental task” of never again having to worry about the Mississippi River ruining businesses and disrupting lives in this town of 490 residents. It will take time, …
A Bismarck state senator says North Dakota’s insurance premium tax on nonprofit health insurance companies should be abolished. Democrat Tracy Potter is drafting the proposal for the Legislature’s interim Industry, Business and Labor Committee. He says it will give Blue …
Residents living downstream from Fargo, N.D., and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., along the Red River fear their towns would be sacrificed in a diversion plan to save the two larger cities from chronic flooding. Backers of the plan say it’s too …
The University of Michigan is paying $1 million to settle a lawsuit with a former dental student who claimed she was illegally kicked out of school, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. The AP reported a settlement …
The South Dakota Agriculture Department says wet conditions have delayed what looks like a near-record harvest for many South Dakota farmers and raised concerns about a Dec. 10 harvest deadline for crop insurance. In a release, the department says farmers …
High-tech mapping technology used to help Fargo-Moorhead, N.D., residents fight a record-setting flood last spring will be made available to the entire Red River Valley. The high-resolution elevation data, known as Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR, should be accurate …
Programs and environmental insurance veteran David Blum announced the opening of D.S. Blum Inc., a wholesale insurance brokerage headquartered in suburban Chicago. The brokerage will focus on assisting small and mid-size retail agencies in placing contract bonding, insurance programs and …
National Interstate Insurance Company, based in Richfield, Ohio, has expanded its Titan Group Captive Insurance Program to include general liability coverage. The company said it believes Titan to be the only group captive program on the market designed specifically for …
