Two independent Minneapolis, Minnesota-area employee benefits firms, SevenHills Benefit Partners and The Cleveland Company, have merged to offer broader services to local clients. The new firm, SevenHills Cleveland Benefit Partners, brings together generations of expertise in meeting the needs of …
Mike Keith Insurance of Clinton, Missouri, has joined Keystone Insurers Group, becoming the partnership’s eleventh agency member in Missouri. The Mike Keith agency has four offices located throughout West Central Missouri. The announcement was made jointly today by agency President …
A proposed Ohio law would ban hospitals from forcing nurses to work overtime. The Dayton Daily News reports a nursing shortage has stretched staffing in many hospitals. State Rep. Robert Sprague, a Republican from Findlay, introduced the overtime bill last …
Chicago-based commercial insurer, CNA, has appointed Carrie Goesel as vice president, Financial Institutions Underwriting. In this role, Goesel is responsible for leading the Financial Institutions underwriting practice, including asset managers, banks, insurance companies, private equity and venture capitalist. She reports …
A state advisory board has agreed to form a new committee to review the amusement ride inspection process in an effort to improve the public’s perceptions about ride safety after a deadly accident last summer at the Ohio State Fair. …
Using a drone to spy on neighbors, drop drugs into prisons or harass cows could lead to criminal charges under a new bill Nebraska lawmakers will consider later this year. The measure would impose new safety and privacy rules on …
Lockton Benefit Group (LBG) has added Mike Mascolo as chief operating officer (COO). He is based in Kansas City, Missouri. In his new role, Mascolo will focus on coordination and collaboration across the benefits group as well as play an …
Indianapolis is being sued by a former courts official who alleges that she was fired after she installed air fresheners to combat a co-worker’s body odor. Amber Bridges’ federal lawsuit says she was fired last year for creating a hostile …
A Wyoming-based company that illegally dumped oilfield waste in western North Dakota has paid the state more than $950,000 after the state Supreme Court affirmed the fine last month. Black Hills Trucking paid $951,526 to the North Dakota Industrial Commission …
ONI Risk Partners in Evansville, Indiana, has added Dave Swan as a commercial risk adviser. Swan focuses on the identification, assessment, and management of the overall impact and cost of risk to his mid-to-large commercial clients to help improve their …
