20 Kansas Counties Declared Disaster Areas after Wildfires March 16, 2017 Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a final disaster declaration covering 20 counties following last week’s wildfires that burned more...
Some Kansas Lawmakers Want State, not Feds, to Regulate Workplace Safety March 16, 2017 By Allison Kite Some Kansas lawmakers want the state to take over the job of writing and enforcing workplace regulations, despite concerns by...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Proposes $1B Employer Rebate March 16, 2017 Ohio’s fund for injured workers wants to return more than $1 billion of its investment earnings to the state’s 200,000...
Michigan Raising Auto Insurance Fee for Catastrophic Injuries to $170 March 16, 2017 The annual auto insurance fee Michigan drivers pay toward caring for people catastrophically injured in crashes is rising to $170,...
Cooksey Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Minnesota March 16, 2017 Kenneth Cooksey has joined Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services Inc. as first vice president in the company’s Alliant Americas...
Nodak Completes Mutual-to-Stock Insurance Company Conversion March 15, 2017 Nodak Mutual Insurance Co., based in Fargo, N.D., has completed its conversion from a mutual to stock insurance company and...
Judge: ABC Must Face Defamation Trial over ‘Pink Slime’ Reports March 15, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel A South Dakota state judge has ordered ABC Broadcasting to face a potential $5.7 billion defamation lawsuit claiming it damaged...
Safety National Casualty Appoints 3 to Senior Management Roles March 15, 2017 St. Louis, Mo.-based Safety National Casualty Corp. has promoted Cyndee Morton, Mitch Neuhaus and Keith Rogers to senior management positions....
Strack Promoted to Senior VP in XL Catlin’s Midwest Division March 14, 2017 XL Catlin has promoted Angie Strack to senior vice president and underwriting manager for its Global Risk Management division’s North...
Toledo, Ohio, to Allow Golf Carts on Downtown Streets March 14, 2017 An Ohio city is going to allow golf carts and other low-speed vehicles on downtown streets and two residential neighborhoods....