Highstreet Insurance Partners announced that it has partnered with Kearney, Nebraska-based Barney Insurance Group. Barney adds 25 employees and additional office locations in Lexington and Lincoln to HSIP’s footprint in Nebraska. “We are delighted to have Dave Chally and his …
WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (AP) – The former operator of a suburban Chicago medical equipment cleaning plant has agreed to pay $408 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits alleging that the now-shuttered facility exposed residents to a toxic industrial gas and caused …
ST. LOUIS – Hiland Dairy Foods, a Springfield, Missouri-based producer and distributor of dairy products, will pay $140,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. According to the …
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – An Indianapolis apartment fire left a 28-year-old man and four children ages 1, 3, 12 and 14 unconscious, in cardiac arrest and hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said Tuesday. Indianapolis firefighters performed CPR on the five victims …
CHICAGO (AP) – The owner operators of a senior living facility on Chicago’s North Side where three women were found dead amid high heat last May have reached a $16 million settlement with the women’s families. Gateway Apartments Ltd. and …
Columbus, Ohio-based travel insurance provider battleface announced the launch of Robin Assist, a new tech-driven platform as a service. Built for insurance carriers, brokers, managing general agents (MGAs) and self-insured enterprise partners, the global Application Programming Interface (API)-driven insurtech platform …
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) announced appointments to the agency leadership and senior management team. Governor Tony Evers has reappointed Nathan Houdek as commissioner of insurance. Commissioner Houdek has served as commissioner since January 2022, and …
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt today took the oath of office to begin her second term Monday. Re-elected in November to her second four-year term, Commissioner Schmidt received the most votes of any statewide candidate for office. Under Schmidt’s leadership, …
Tieffel Insurance Agency recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of nearly 150 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Founded in 2022, Tieffel Insurance Agency was created by owner Ryan Tieffel, who has nearly 10 years …
First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., closed out 2022 with adding three additional partner agencies to the platform. In total, the firm completed 11 new partnerships in 2022, ten in the state of Iowa and …
