Tribune Shareholder Suit Against Chicago Insurance Broker OK’d to Proceed April 8, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones Finding an exclusion in a directors and officers (D&O) policy to be “ambiguous,” an Illinois appeals court has allowed to...
Motorcycle Helmet Exemption Bill Moves Forward in Missouri April 7, 2016 Missouri lawmakers are advancing a bill to exempt motorcyclists who are 21 and older from wearing a helmet. House members...
Oil Spill in South Dakota Forces Shut Down of Keystone Pipeline April 7, 2016 The Keystone pipeline will likely remain shut down for the rest of the week while officials investigate an apparent oil...
1 Killed, 3 Injured as 45-Ton Beam Falls on Illinois Construction Site April 7, 2016 Federal officials are investigating two companies after a construction worker was killed and three others were injured in suburban Chicago....
Wisconsin Limo Service Deemed a ‘Hazard to Public Safety’ April 7, 2016 A federal agency has ordered a Wisconsin limousine service involved in a fatal crash in Illinois last month to shut...
Berkley Program Specialists Adds Larimer as Business Development Manager April 6, 2016 Berkley Program Specialists, a W. R. Berkley Company headquartered in Naperville, Ill., has hired Rob Larimer as business development manager....
Court Orders Michigan Cheese Manufacturer to Stop Distributing Products April 6, 2016 A federal court in Detroit, Mich., has entered an injunction against a suburban company to prevent the distribution of adulterated...
Missouri Bill Requiring Rideshare Vehicle Insurance Advances April 6, 2016 By Summer Ballentine The Missouri House has advanced legislation that would impose statewide regulations on app-based ride-hailing services, a move companies Uber and...
Lightning Strike Damages ‘Hair Curlers’ Sculpture in Downtown Kansas City April 5, 2016 Repairing a lighting-damaged sculpture that is a fixture of the downtown Kansas City skyline will cost more than $1 million,...
Carbone-Moser Joins Great American Insurance Group’s Aviation Division as VP April 5, 2016 Cincinnati-based Great American Insurance Group has hired Mellissa Carbone-Moser as divisional vice president within its Aviation Division. She will be...