Brian D. Lopata has been named president and chief executive officer for McPherson, Kansas-based Farmers Alliance Companies, effective Aug. 27, 2018. As president and CEO, Lopata will have day-to-day responsibility for all functional areas of the companies, working directly with …
Darrick Lee, a licensed attorney in both Louisiana and Texas, has been appointed fraud manager in the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration (OWCA) at the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Lee has 13 years of civil service experience. Prior to this appointment, …
The federal government has granted Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s request to offer a reinsurance program designed to lower premium rates for most people in the individual market in 2019. The federal waiver will allow Wisconsin to offer a $200 million …
A Wisconsin refinery damaged by an explosion and fire earlier this year is not expected to resume operations until 2020. WDIO-TV reports Canada-based Husky Energy said in its second-quarter earnings statement Thursday that the refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, is not …
Central Oklahoma residents won’t get a trial this fall for a case against an oil company accused of triggering earthquakes that damaged homes and buildings. The Journal Record reports that a Cleveland County judge outlined rules for the class-action case …
Starbucks and other employers in California must pay workers for minutes they routinely spend off the clock on tasks such as locking up or setting the store alarm, the state Supreme Court ruled. The unanimous ruling was a big victory …
Insurance broker Lockton has added Brian Hearst as senior vice president and construction manager for the Mountain West region. Hearst has nearly 30 years of experience in construction broking, underwriting, risk management and claims. He started his insurance career with …
Thousands of dazed evacuees struggled to keep their emotions in check while trying to take care of themselves and their pets as a deadly wildfire in Northern California raged into its fourth day. Anna Noland, 49, was evacuated twice in …
A Dartmouth College student who was seriously injured during baseball practice is suing the Ivy League school. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Colton French said he was pitching to a batter in a narrow indoor area enclosed by netting in …
Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) and ARC Excess & Surplus LLC (ARC) have entered into a definitive agreement in which RSG will acquire certain assets of ARC Specialty Brokerage LLC, the P&C Division of ARC, a wholesale insurance brokerage based …
