October 13, 2023
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 …
October 12, 2023
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 …
October 12, 2023
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. …
October 11, 2023
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 …
October 11, 2023
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 …
October 11, 2023
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 …
October 10, 2023
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 …
October 10, 2023
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 …
October 6, 2023
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, …
October 6, 2023
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 …