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People Moves: Encova Names Mabe to Board of Directors; JM Wilson Promotes Bolhuis to Assistant Property & Casualty Manager

JM Wilson Promotes Bolhuis to Assistant Property & Casualty Manager JM Wilson has promoted Kristin Bolhuis to assistant property & casualty manager in their Portage, Michigan office. Bolhuis’ responsibilities include assisting the director of property & casualty with the day-to-day …

Higginbotham Acquires Ohio’s Community Insurance Group

Higginbotham has acquired Community Insurance Group, its first acquisition in Ohio. With this transaction, Higginbotham now has a presence in 16 states across the country. For over a quarter century, Community Insurance Group has cared for clients in western Ohio, …

People Moves: VIAA Names Thornton to New Development Role

VIAA Names Thornton to New Development Role Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., named Michael Thornton as book management coach. Thornton has worked at VIAA for six years as a foundation specialist. Before joining the company, …

Owner of Collapsed Iowa Apartment Building Files Lawsuit Blaming Engineering Company for Negligence

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – The owner of an Iowa apartment building that collapsed in May, killing three people, has filed a lawsuit that blames an engineering company for not warning the building was structurally unsound and that residents should be …

Pier Collapse at University of Wisconsin-Madison Leaves One Hospitalized and 20 Injured

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A pier filled with people celebrating Labor Day on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus partially collapsed into a lake, leaving one person hospitalized and slightly injuring about 20 others, officials said. Video shot from Lake Mendota`s …

CCIG Joins Assurex

CCIG of Englewood, Colorado, joined Assurex Global, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, effective August 18. CCIG is now included in the 101 independent brokerages that make up the worldwide Assurex partnership. Founded in 1985, CCIG employs over 120 insurance professionals across …

Nebraska Jury Awards $36 million in Disability Discrimination Case Against Trucking Carrier

An eight-person jury in Omaha, Nebraska returned a verdict of $36,075,000 in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on disability discrimination claims against Drivers Management, LLC and Werner Enterprises, Inc., the federal agency announced. The jury found …

McGriff Acquires Wisconsin’s Alternate Risk Resources

McGriff announced that it has acquired Alternative Risk Resources (ARR), a Wisconsin-based commercial brokerage firm that specializes in captive insurance. The transaction expands McGriff’s presence in the captive insurance market with a firm that has been active in the industry …

People Moves: Kleinhenz Retires, Wells is Promoted at Celina Insurance Group

Kleinhenz Retires, Wells is Promoted at Celina Insurance Group Mike Kleinhenz is retiring as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer at Celina Insurance Group. Celina is headquartered in Celina, Ohio. Kleinhenz’s career at Celina began in 1987 as …

Michigan Natural Foods Company to Pay $182K Over Sex Discrimination Suit

Eden Foods, Inc, a natural foods company based in Clinton, Michigan, will pay more than $182,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to obtain relief for former employees. According to the …

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