Safety Officials: Higher Speeds Causing More Traffic Fatalities in Illinois August 18, 2016 Safety and insurance industry experts say Illinois traffic fatalities are expected to pass 1,000 this year for the first time...
Omaha Answers Pothole Complaints with New Dirt Roads August 17, 2016 By Margery A. Beck and Scott McFetridge For miles and miles Omaha stretches on, one tidy, suburban-style neighborhood after another filled with modern low-slung houses set on...
Collapsing Hill Has Some Homeowners in North Dakota Worried August 17, 2016 Some homeowners in a Bismarck neighborhood are questioning the long-term safety of their houses after some backyards dropped as much...
Dakota Access Pipeline Owners Sue Protesters August 17, 2016 By James MacPherson Developers of a $3.8 billion, four-state oil pipeline sued in federal court on Aug. 15 to stop protesters near an...
Illinois Treasurer Looking into How Life Insurance Companies Avoid Payouts August 17, 2016 Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is launching a series of public hearings to explore how life insurance companies avoid paying death...
Palomar Specialty Launches New Earthquake Product in Missouri August 16, 2016 Palomar Specialty Insurance Co. has launched a new residential earthquake insurance product called Flex Choice for residents of Missouri. Flex...
Lockton Adds Aschentrop as Vice President in Kansas City August 16, 2016 Robert Aschentrop has joined insurance broker Lockton Cos. as vice president in its Kansas City, Mo., office. Aschentrop comes to...
Feds Investigate Illinois Firm Fined for Exposing Staff to Asbestos August 16, 2016 U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration proceedings against an Illinois construction company fined for allegedly importing Mexican workers to remove...
$3.5M Awarded in Minnesota Sexual Orientation Discrimination Case August 16, 2016 A judge in southeastern Minnesota has awarded $3.5 million to a man who said he was fired from the family...
Illinois Senator Says Blue Cross Could Reduce Costs, Be More Competitive August 16, 2016 By Carla K. Johnson U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is taking the rare step of weighing in on the state’s handling of a hefty health...