Midwest News

First MainStreet Expands Into Minnesota

First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI) announced it has expanded into the state of Minnesota through a new partnership with United Prairie Insurance (UPI). United Prairie Insurance, previously a bank owned agency, has roots throughout rural Minnesota. Joining the First MainStreet …

Minnesota County to Pay $12.2 Million Settlement to Man Who Lost Both Hands in Jail

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota county agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving but ended up losing both his hands and suffering a heart attack, a stroke and skin …

Bird Flu Strikes Turkey Farms in South Dakota and Utah, Prompting Fears of More Cases

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow. The U.S. …

Mother of Teen Found Dead in Illinois Hotel Freezer Reaches Settlement in Lawsuit

CHICAGO (AP) – The mother of a 19-year-old Chicago woman who was found dead in 2017 in a freezer at a suburban hotel where she had attended a party has reached a settlement in her lawsuit against the hotel and …

Inszone Acquires Missouri’s DeVoy

Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of DeVoy Insurance Group, a well-established insurance agency deeply rooted in the community of Brookfield, Missouri. DeVoy Insurance Group is run by Blake DeVoy, whose family has a storied history in the insurance industry …

Liberty Acquires Ohio’s Farley-Peeples

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers (Liberty) has announced the acquisition of Farley-Peeples Insurance under the umbrella of Liberty Buren Insurance Services based in Ashland, Ohio. Farley-Peeples has been a cornerstone of the insurance industry since 1939, serving the Mansfield, Ohio …

Michigan’s Hastings Mutual Seeks Approval to Restructure into Mutual Holding Company Structure

Hastings Mutual Insurance Company has submitted a Plan of Reorganization with the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services seeking approval to restructure into a mutual holding company structure. HMIC plans to complete the following stops: HMIC will form Hastings …

Wisconsin Milling Company Agrees to $11.2M Settlement After Fatal Corn Dust Explosion

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A milling company has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that employees at a Wisconsin corn plant falsified records in the years leading up to a fatal corn dust explosion. The plea deal calls for …

Illinois’ Dover Bay Specialty Insurance Company Downgraded by AM Best

AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “a” (Excellent) of Dover Bay Specialty Insurance Company (Dover Bay) based in Bloomington, …

Merger of Wisconsin-Based United Mutual into Ohio Mutual Holding Company Completed

The merger of Wisconsin-based United Mutual Insurance Company as a subsidiary under Ohio Mutual Insurance Group’s mutual holding company structure has been completed. Immediate plans include adding new products and additional benefits to members in the Wisconsin market, to round …

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