Strikes at Dozens of Illinois Nursing Homes Averted with Labor Deal May 8, 2020 By Kathleen Foody Staff at dozens of Illinois nursing homes called off a strike set to begin May 8 after their union reached...
Michigan’s High Street Insurance Partners Acquires Three New Agencies May 8, 2020 Traverse City, Michigan-based High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), has acquired three additional agencies — two in Michigan and one...
Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer Says Manufacturers Can Reopen on May 11 May 8, 2020 By Ben Klayman and David Shepardson Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the state’s factories can reopen on May 11, removing one of the last major obstacles...
11 Midwestern AGs Seek Federal Probe of Meatpacking Industry May 7, 2020 By Roxana Hegeman The attorneys general for 11 Midwestern states are urging the Justice Department to pursue a federal investigation into market concentration...
Illinois Sues Developer, Contractors Over Coal Plant Implosion May 7, 2020 The Illinois attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against a developer and two contractors for the release of contaminants...
North Dakota’s NI Holdings, Plans $10M Stock Repurchase May 7, 2020 Fargo, North Dakota-based insurance holding company, NI Holdings Inc., the parent company of Nodak Insurance, is planning to repurchase up...
Mulshine Named Chief Revenue Officer at Ryan Specialty Group in Chicago May 7, 2020 Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), headquartered in Chicago, has appointed Brendan M. Mulshine as chief revenue officer. In his expanded position,...
Lawsuit Over Worker Safety at Smithfield’s Missouri Pork Plant Dismissed May 7, 2020 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a worker advocacy group’s lawsuit accusing Smithfield Foods Inc., the world’s largest pork processor,...
Viewpoint: Insurance Denials, Proposed Legislation Raise Concerns May 6, 2020 By Nick Daugherty and Bruce Moothart The arrival and spread of COVID-19 has had significant and far-reaching social and economic impacts upon individuals and businesses throughout...
Goodreau Joins Michigan’s High Street Insurance as Managing Partner, COO May 6, 2020 Traverse City, Michigan-based insurance brokerage, High Street Insurance Partners (HSIP), has added Scott Goodreau as managing partner and chief operating...