Crude Oil Train in North Dakota Catches Fire After Derailing December 31, 2013 By Konstantin Rozhnov and Lynn Doan A BNSF Railway Co. train carrying oil caught fire after a collision with railcars in North Dakota, causing a series...
Esser Hayes Insurance Group Awards Scholarship to Illinois Student December 31, 2013 William H. Hayes, of Esser Hayes Insurance in Naperville, Ill., in partnership with Westfield Insurance, awarded a Westfield Agents Association...
Ohio Business Owner Must Pay $55K in Workers’ Comp Premiums December 31, 2013 A Cincinnati, Ohio, business owner has been sentenced to pay nearly $55,000 in unpaid premiums owed to the Ohio Bureau...
Chicago-Area Construction Worker Dies at Mall December 30, 2013 Vernon Hills police say a worker is dead after he was struck in the head with falling concrete at a...
Asbestos Case Wrongly Dismissed: Wisconsin Court December 30, 2013 A Wisconsin appeals court says a case brought on behalf of a worker who died as a result of asbestos...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Jenkins And Associates December 27, 2013 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Jenkins and Associates in Springfield, Mo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Safety Improvements On Tap In Minnesota Highway Plan December 27, 2013 One of the priorities of Minnesota’s highway plan for the next two decades calls for investing in safety-related road improvements....
Minnesota Plant Sued By Parents Over Hot Manhole Cover December 27, 2013 A Georgia couple is suing Duluth’s steam plant after they say their 2-year-old son received second-degree burns from a hot...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Cleaveland Insurance Group December 27, 2013 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Cleaveland Insurance Group in Rock Island, Ill. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Isolated Within GOP December 24, 2013 By John Hanna Sandy Praeger is approaching her final year as Kansas insurance commissioner with a national reputation for expertise on health care...