January 25, 2024
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced that she will be serving on three committees for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in 2024. Committee assignments were made at the NAIC’s winter meeting in January. Schmidt was assigned to the …
January 25, 2024
Walmart will pay $60,000 and provide other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The EEOC charged in its suit that Walmart refused to promote an employee …
January 24, 2024
Jewelers Mutual Group, headquartered in Neenah, Wis., hired two new leadership team members. Nick Tenekedes is now senior vice president of digital solutions. Tenekedes joins Jewelers Mutual with over 15 years of experience. Most recently, Tenekedes was the vice president, …
January 24, 2024
Missouri consumers had more than $27.5 million returned from their insurance companies in 2023, the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced. The amount returned to Missouri consumers was a result of DCI’s Insurance Consumer Affairs Division’s mediation work …
January 23, 2024
Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of American Heritage Agency, Inc., a well-established insurance agency that has been serving the Hays community in Kansas since 1999. This marks Inszone’s entry into the Kansas market. American Heritage Agency, Inc. has been …
January 23, 2024
Wallace & Turner, Inc., headquartered in Springfield, Ohio, named Mary Jo Leventhal director of operations and business development. Leventhal has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry. Before joining Wallace & Turner, she was a commercial lines …
January 23, 2024
Brawner Insurance Agency, headquartered in Kirksville, Mo., joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), comprised of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Founded in 1992, Brawner Insurance Agency is led by second generation owner Jared Brawner. By …
January 23, 2024
Trinity Health Grand Rapids, formerly known as Mercy Health St. Mary’s, a hospital and member of the Trinity Health-Michigan health system, agreed to pay $50,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal …
January 23, 2024
An Illinois man admitted guilt in federal court last week for his involvement in a scheme to commit arson on residential properties and collect fraudulent insurance benefits. Rufis A. Jefferson, 47, of Venice, Illinois, pleaded guilty to 14 federal felony …
January 22, 2024
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Kansas man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud. Cloise Allen, age 46, pled guilty in the District Court of Sedgwick County to one misdemeanor count of a fraudulent …