Iowa Court: No Claim for Workers’ Comp Insurer’s Failure to Inspect Workplace May 8, 2019 By Stephanie K. Jones Iowa’s high court has ruled in favor of a workers’ compensation insurer in a case in which a group of...
Minnesotan Pleads Guilty to Faking Death in $2M Insurance Scam May 7, 2019 A Minnesota man accused of faking his own death eight years ago in Eastern Europe to collect a $2 million...
Iowa Egg Farm Sues Contractor Over Bird Flu Disinfection Damage May 7, 2019 By David Pitt An Iowa egg farm that killed millions of chickens because of a 2015 bird flu outbreak is suing companies hired...
Ihling Promoted to Executive Brokerage Underwriter at J.M. Wilson May 7, 2019 Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Sherry Ihling to executive brokerage underwriter in its Portage,...
4 Die in Midwest Flooding; Roads Closed, Levees Strained May 6, 2019 By Jim Salter and Heather Hollingsworth The latest round of Midwestern flooding claimed at least four lives, closed hundreds of roads and forced residents of river...
St. Louis County Exec’s Corruption Conviction Linked to Insurance Firm Owner May 6, 2019 By Jim Salter In less than a week, Steve Stenger went from being the top elected official in Missouri’s largest county to a...
Explosion at Illinois Plant Leaves 2 Confirmed Dead, 4 Injured, 2 Missing May 6, 2019 An explosion and fire at an Illinois silicone factory claimed a second victim Saturday when an employee taken to a...
Reliance Global Group Acquires Ohio’s Fortman Insurance May 3, 2019 Reliance Global Group Inc. (RELI) through its subsidiary Reliance Global Holdings LLC has completed the previously announced acquisition of Ohio-based...
Suits Filed Against Indiana Auto Dealerships Over Car-Buying Fees May 3, 2019 Dozens of Indiana auto dealerships face lawsuits that accuse them of charging excessive fees to prepare sales-related documents. At least...
Michigan Governor Orders Study of Insurers’ Use of Non-Driving Rating Factors May 2, 2019 By David Eggert Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered a review of how Michigan’s auto insurers use non-driving factors such as education and credit...