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Seiffert Insurance Agency Joins VIAA

Seiffert Insurance Agency recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Founded in 2023, Seiffert Insurance Agency was created by owner Anthony Seiffert, who has seven years …

Kansas Producer License Fees to be Reduced by $1.2 Million in 2024

Kansas producer licensing fees will be reduced by $1.2 million beginning in January, 2024, Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced. Resident producer application fees will be reduced from $30 to $15, and non-resident producer fees will be reduced from $80 to …

People Moves: Prime Names Schlueter SVP, Healthcare Professional Liability; Alliant Adds Hansen to Minneapolis Benefits Team

Prime Insurance Company Names Schlueter SVP, Healthcare Professional Liability Prime Insurance Company, headquartered in Chicago, Ill., named Bart Schlueter as senior vice president and head of healthcare professional liability. Schlueter has over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, …

People Moves: Padilla Named President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois

Allyson Padilla Named President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois Allyson Padilla of Blank’s Insurance Agency in Olney, Illinois, has been elected and was formally installed as the President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Michigan’s Meadowbrook

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired the assets of Southfield, Michigan-based Meadowbrook Insurance Agency. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Meadowbrook Insurance Agency is a retail insurance broker offering a comprehensive range of property/casualty and group …

IAIABC Recognizes Eight Individuals for Outstanding Contributions to Workers’ Compensation Industry

The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) recognized eight individuals for their service to the agency and the workers’ compensation industry at the agency’s 109th convention in Monona, Wisconsin this week. Jennifer Wolf, President and CEO, Minnesota …

U.S. Labor Department Finds 19 Safety Violations at GM Joint Venture Battery Plant in Ohio

DETROIT (AP) – The U.S. Labor Department said that investigators found 19 safety and health violations at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio during a two-week period this year. The department`s Occupational Safety and Health …

Ohio Governor Signs New Law Ensuring Full Compensation for Boy Scout Abuse Victims

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Victims of child sexual abuse in Ohio will see more compensation for the crimes committed against them while in the Boy Scouts of America after Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed a new law guaranteeing it Thursday. …

Eli Lilly to Pay $2.4M to Settle Class Age Discrimination Suit

Lilly USA, LLC, a pharmaceutical corporation based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and its parent company, Eli Lilly and Company, will pay $2.4 million and provide other equitable relief to settle a nationwide class age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal …

Freedom Insurance and Risk Management Joins VIAA

Freedom Insurance and Risk Management recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Founded in 2023, Freedom Insurance and Risk Management was created by owner Robert Mitchals, …

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