Midwest Regulation Report Card: States’ Grades Range from A to D December 22, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones Grades assigned to the insurance regulatory systems in the Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,...
Ohio Jury Hits DuPont with $2M Ruling over Teflon-making Chemical December 22, 2016 By Erica Teichert A U.S. jury in Ohio ordered DuPont to pay $2 million to a man who said he developed testicular cancer...
Wal-Mart to Pay $75K to Settle Illinois Disability Discrimination Lawsuit December 22, 2016 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay a former employee $75,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed over the company’s...
Jewelers Mutual Insurance Adds Sieman as CFO, Treasurer December 22, 2016 Kathryn Sieman has joined the executive leadership team of Neenah, Wis.-based Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co., assuming the role of chief...
U.S. Regulators Order Action to be Taken for North Dakota Oil Spill December 21, 2016 By Liz Hampton U.S. pipeline regulators on Wednesday ordered Belle Fourche Pipeline Co. to improve leak detection, along with other actions, after a...
CNA Appoints Riza VP, Corporate Development December 21, 2016 Chicago-based CNA has appointed Emma Riza to vice president, Corporate Development. In this role, Riza will be responsible for a...
Liabilities Mount in Wake of Sioux Falls Building Collapse December 20, 2016 The parties who have a potential legal claim in the fatal collapse of a building in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D.,...
Ohio Court: No Permanent Partial and Total Disability Benefits for Same Claim December 20, 2016 The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that an injured worker may not receive permanent partial disability compensation when that worker...
Work-Related Fatalities in Minnesota Rose 12% in 2015 December 20, 2016 The number of work-related fatalities in Minnesota last year was up 12 percent from the recent five-year average. The state...
Illinois Large Workers’ Comp Deductible Rules Approved December 19, 2016 The Illinois Department of Insurance has posted in the Illinois Register a second notice of the approval by the Illinois...