Illinois Appeals Court Rules Exclusion Bars BIPA Claims December 20, 2023 By Jim Sams An Illinois appellate court decided Tuesday that a general liability insurance policy sold to a Waukegan packaging company clearly excluded...
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Launches Grant Program to Combat PFAS December 20, 2023 MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is creating a new grant program to help small public...
People Moves: Tate Appointed Aspen’s Inland Marine – Head of Product & Underwriting December 19, 2023 Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, appointed Michael Tate to the newly created role of inland marine –...
Biden Administration Launches Formal Evaluation of Vinyl Chloride Risks After Ohio Train Derailment December 19, 2023 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has initiated a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical...
Kansas Courts’ Computer Systems Coming Back Online Following Cyberattack December 19, 2023 By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – The court system in Kansas has started bringing its computer system for managing cases back online,...
Wisconsin Corn Mill Agrees to Pay $1.8M After Fatal Explosion December 18, 2023 A Wisconsin milling company has agreed to pay an additional $1.8 million in penalties after a corn dust explosion that...
Missouri County Agrees to $1.2 Million Settlement Over Inmate Restraint Chair Death December 18, 2023 By Jim Salter Missouri`s second-largest county will pay a $1.2 million settlement to the parents of a 21-year-old man with mental health concerns...
Minnesota Construction Contractor Faces $1.8 Million in OSHA Penalties December 18, 2023 Despite signing a 2021 settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor that included a promise to protect its employees...
Illinois Roofing Contractor Fined $275K for Failing to Provide Fall Protection December 15, 2023 Federal workplace safety inspectors found a Palatine, Illinois contractor did not provide roofing employees with required fall protection, exposing them...
Relation Insurance Acquires Kansas-Based Kane Insurance Agency December 15, 2023 Relation Insurance Services acquired the assets of Kane Insurance Agency. The transaction went into effect on December 1, 2023 and...