The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee would pay $21 million to more than 300 victims of clergy abuse in a settlement plan decried by advocates for those abused by clergy as paltry but praised by the archbishop as a “rebirth.” …
The family of a black woman found dead in a Texas jail three days after a confrontation with a white state trooper filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on Aug. 4 against the officer and other officials, saying it was a last …
A concentrated law enforcement effort against speeding on Minnesota roadways has yielded more than 16,000 citations. The Department of Public Safety says more than 300 law enforcement agencies participated in the crackdown from July 10th to the 26th. Troopers, deputies …
Authorities say the explosion of a natural gas pipeline near the small South Texas town of Falfurrias injured two people and prompted the evacuation about 150 homes. An official with the Brooks County sheriff’s office said the explosion occurred at …
The Lafayette City-Parish Council is considering new regulations to require Uber and similar companies to do regular background checks on contract drivers, inspect vehicles and carry insurance above and beyond what state law requires for drivers. The Advocate reports the …
Preliminary investigations indicate molten aluminum hitting water caused explosions that injured more than 30 employees at a southeast Missouri aluminum plant, a federal agency said. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the explosions that …
New York’s building boom has spurred the formation of a task force to probe corruption in the construction industry after a worker was killed earlier this year. The task force of prosecutors and inspectors was announced Wednesday after two men …
Pat Green has joined Texas-based insurance wholesaler M.D. Jensvold as a senior broker. Green has more than 15 years of sales experience. Most recently, he was vice president/casualty broker with Oxford Insurance Services in Houston. Source: M.D. Jensvold
Brent Olson has been named director of marketing and programs for St. Paul, Minn.-based CHS Insurance Services LLC, a national agribusiness insurance broker and full-service insurance subsidiary of CHS Inc. In this role, Olson will oversee the overall marketing of …
Hub International Limited has acquired Colorado Nonprofit Insurance Agency. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. CNIA is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Colorado Nonprofit Association that offers property/casualty and employee benefits solutions. It will become part of the …
