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NTSB Focuses on Design Issue in Braking System as Cause of Chicago Train Crash

CHICAGO (AP) – Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system. National Transportation Safety Board Chairperson Jennifer Homendy …

Missouri’s Cameron Mutual Placed Into Liquidation

Cameron Mutual Insurance Company has been placed into court-supervised liquidation effective December 1, 2023, the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced. Chlora Lindley-Myers, Director of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance has been named liquidator of Cameron …

Best Agency to Work For – Silver Midwest: Powers Insurance & Risk Management

As a multi-year winner of Insurance Journal’s Best Agency to Work For award, J.D. Powers of Powers Insurance & Risk Management doesn’t lose sight of what the honor represents to the St. Louis, Missouri-based company. “The fact that it’s not …

People Moves: Unison Risk Advisors Names Maisano SVP; Central Insurance Makes Changes to Leadership Team

Unison Risk Advisors Names Maisano SVP of Corporate Development Unison Risk Advisors, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, hired Andrew Maisano as senior vice president of corporate development. Unison Risk Advisors is the holding company for Oswald Companies of Cleveland, Ohio, Baltimore, …

NTSB Begins Probe Into Chicago Commuter Train Crash That Injured 40

CHICAGO (AP) – Federal safety officials said Friday they have launched an investigation into a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people but they`re likely more than a year away from releasing any conclusions about what caused the …

Best Agency to Work For – Gold Midwest: The Bulow Group

The Bulow Group has the winning formula for happy employees. In recent years, the agency won bronze, silver and gold awards as the Best Agency to Work For from Insurance Journal, and in 2023, they add another gold award to …

Toxic Chemicals Found in Wells Near Michigan Shoe Manufacturer’s Headquarters

ROCKFORD, Mich. (AP) – Tests show toxic chemicals in wells near the headquarters of a western Michigan shoe manufacturer, years after the company dredged and transferred river sediment from a leather-processing tannery. There is no dispute Wolverine Worldwide used a …

Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake Rattles Parts of Northern Illinois, Parts of 3 Other States

STANDARD, Ill. (AP) __ A magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattled northern Illinois and parts of three other states early Wednesday, awakening some residents and spurring reports to 911 about homes shaking, the U.S. Geological Survey and police said. The small earthquake …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Michigan’s Coverys Insurance Services

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired certain assets of the retail agency business of East Lansing, Michigan-based Coverys Insurance Services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Coverys Insurance Services is a full-service insurance broker specializing in …

People Moves: Suda Joins RT Binding Authority’s Leadership Team

RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty headquartered in Chicago, Ill., hired underwriter Jessalynn Suda to RT Binding Authority’s leadership team. Suda brings 15 years of underwriting experience to RT Binding Authority. She most recently served as vice …

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