Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) announced it has added 11 new member agencies from the Midwest. The new Midwest agency members include: Insurance Agency of Michigan of Waterford, Mich.; Independent Insurance Consultants Agency of Anoka, Minn.; Rosenthal Insurance Services of …
Ohio farmer Jeff Hoak was excited and anxious at the same time. His wedding was coming up, and many of his corn fields had yet to be planted. The grain gods smiled on him. The weather broke and he finished …
Strong export numbers are boosting the economy in nine Midwest and Plains states, even though high raw material costs have hurt profits, according to a new monthly report released June 1. The overall economic index for the Mid-America region rose …
Auto, home and business insurers have launched a broad response to the recent tornadoes that caused severe loss of life and extensive property damage in Joplin, Mo., Reading, Kan., and Minneapolis, Minn., insurance industry sources say. More than 68 tornadoes …
Twelve hours into a sandbagging shift, and working through a driving storm punctuated by lightning and loud claps of thunder, Casey Lee wasn’t ready to quit. Not until the makeshift levee protecting tiny Dutchtown in southeast Missouri was up and …
An insurance group says car thieves in Missouri targeted the Ford Taurus more than any other car in 2010. Citing numbers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Missouri Insurance Information Service says more than 15,000 vehicles were stolen last …
HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that some health insurers in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri will have trouble meeting the minimum medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements in federal health insurance reform legislation. According to the recent …
One of the snowiest winters on record for the Midwest and northern U.S. Plains have crop watchers worried about a repeat of the massive flooding that hit one of the world’s top grain producing regions in 2008. Accumulated precipitation this …
Overby-Seawell Co. has announced that Lee-Ann Hollister has joined its executive sales team as part of the company’s nationwide expansion. She will be based in the firm’s Kansas City, Missouri, office and will focus on marketing OSC’s portfolio of lender-based …
The economy is gaining strength in nine Midwest and Plains states because global growth and continued low interest rates have provided a boost to agriculture and energy businesses, according to a new survey released Feb. 1. “The regional economy is …
