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Missouri Urgent Care Chain Settles for $9.1M Over False Claims for COVID-19 Testing

ST. LOUIS (AP) – One of the largest urgent care chains in Missouri will pay $9.1 million to settle allegations that the company submitted false claims for medical services, including COVID-19 testing. The U.S. Attorney`s office in St. Louis on …

Mentally Disabled Indiana Man Wrongfully Convicted in Slaying Agrees to $11.7 Million Settlement

ELKHART, Ind. (AP) – A mentally disabled man who was wrongfully convicted in the slaying of a 94-year-old woman has reached an $11.7 million settlement with a northern Indiana city and former police officers, his attorneys said Friday. The settlement …

Michigan State Approves Settlements With Families of Students Slain in Mass Shooting

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan State University trustees have approved settlements with the families of three students slain during a mass shooting earlier this year on the school`s campus. Trustees voted unanimously last Friday to approve separate claims with …

Wisconsin Halts Development of Groundwater Standards for PFAS Chemicals Due to Excessive Compliance Costs

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Excessive compliance costs have forced Wisconsin regulators to stop developing standards limiting so-called forever chemicals in groundwater, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday. The Department of Natural Resources has been working on groundwater standards for PFAS chemicals …

People Moves: Truenorth Names Rogers VP of HR; Leif Assurance Names Davis Creative Marketing Director

Leif Assurance Names Davis Creative Marketing Director Leif Assurance, headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., named Lauren Davis creative marketing director. Davis has worked as creative marketing director at Leif Assurance’s sister companies, Powers Insurance & Risk Management and Valley Insurance …

Indiana-Based Health Network Settles Medicare Fraud Case, Agrees to Pay $345 Million

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – An Indianapolis-based health network has agreed to pay the government $345 million to resolve charges it defrauded Medicare by overpaying doctors who referred patients to its facilities, prosecutors said Tuesday. The agreement settles allegations that senior management …

HDI Global Acquires Indiana Lubermens Insurance Company

HDI Global Insurance Company (HDI) has acquired Indiana Lumbermens Insurance Company (ILIC), a subsidiary of Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM). HDI has purchased one hundred percent (100%) of the shares of ILIC from PLM. The transaction closed on November …

Illinois Appeals Court Rules Exclusion Bars BIPA Claims

An Illinois appellate court decided Tuesday that a general liability insurance policy sold to a Waukegan packaging company clearly excluded coverage for violations of the state Biometric Information Privacy Act, saying a federal appellate court decision to the contrary was …

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Launches Grant Program to Combat PFAS

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is creating a new grant program to help small public water systems reduce PFAS and manganese contamination levels. The DNR announced Monday that it will begin accepting applications for grants …

People Moves: Tate Appointed Aspen’s Inland Marine – Head of Product & Underwriting

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, appointed Michael Tate to the newly created role of inland marine – head of product & underwriting. Tate will be based in Chicago, Ill. Before Aspen, Tate served as chief underwriting officer …

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