The Sioux City (Iowa) Community School District has paid $160,000 to a woman injured when a school bus rear-ended her vehicle in 2013. The Sioux City Journal reports that the school board approved the settlement last week with Jennifer Fitzpatrick. …
Huffman Insurance Group in Moberly, Mo., has joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a network of over 100 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Huffman Insurance Group is a full-service insurance agency founded in 2015 that specializes in auto, …
Doxa Insurance Holdings LLC, an Indiana-based private equity fund focused on purchasing managing general agents nationwide, has acquired Chicago-based Promont Advisors and ProPoint Claims Services. Promont and Propoint specialize in providing insurance and claims administration for difficult classifications of business …
Árachas Group of Bartlett, Illinois, created by the merger of two local insurance agencies, has joined Keystone Insurers Group, becoming the network’s 18th partner in the state. Sullivan & Associates, led by William Sullivan, and Bartlett Insurance Group, led by …
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has declared a state of emergency as the state faces heightened wildfire conditions. Walker issued an executive order directing all state agencies to assist with potential wildfire response and recovery efforts. The order also directs the …
The Chicago Transit Authority has reached a $6 million settlement with a woman whose feet were run over by one of its buses. CTA general counsel Karen Seimetz on May 10 told the transit agency’s board that Amy Koplin had …
Angelo Galioto has joined insurance broker Lockton Companies as a senior vice president in its Minneapolis office. Lockton is the world’s largest privately held, independent insurance broker. Galioto brings 20 years of experience in the risk management industry. He spent …
Ohio Gov. John Kasich believes too many people are dying in manufactured homes, and he wants oversight of those homes transferred from an industry-controlled board to the state. Statistics compiled by the State Fire Marshal’s office show people living in …
Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill to raise the standard for employees to sue for discrimination over workers’ compensation claims. Senators voted 23-10 on May 8 to send the legislation to Republican Gov. Eric Greitens, who has said he wants …
Ohio environmental regulators have issued a $430,000 fine against a company building a natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Michigan. Energy Transfer is the company building the $4.2 billion Rover pipeline. It will carry gas from West Virginia, western …
