Bismarck, N.D., police say the number of motor vehicle thefts more than doubled last year. A new report that compiles crime statistics for the city shows 309 vehicles were stolen in Bismarck last year, compared with 154 in 2015. Police …
A jury has awarded more than $6 million to a woman seriously injured when a Chicago Transit Authority train derailed at O’Hare International Airport. Yolanda Montes was hurt when the Blue Line train crashed through a barrier at the airport …
An Iowa judge has awarded nearly $750,000 in damages to a woman who reported what she thought was abuse of a student at a Keokuk boarding school for troubled youths. The Hawk Eye reports that the award was announced for …
Alex Petrovich has joined privately held, independent insurance broker, Lockton Companies, as vice president in its Omaha, Neb., office. Petrovich has a decade of experience in commercial insurance, risk management, and employee benefits across a number of industries. In his …
Illinois State Police say troopers issued more than 1,000 distracted driving citations during a week-long enforcement campaign. The inaugural awareness campaign kicked off April 24 and concluded April 28. Troopers also wrote up more than 980 distracted driving warnings and …
Imprise Financial PCC Inc., based in Cleveland, Ohio, has added Derek Thomas as an account executive. He will serve the company’s captive insurance clients with an emphasis on enterprise risk programs. Thomas will focus on helping small and mid-size companies …
Income benefits paid to Indiana’s injured workers through workers’ compensation claims rose nearly 5 percent between 2014 and 2015, a Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) study found. “The recent increase in Indiana’s indemnity benefits per claim may partly reflect the …
An auto parts maker in Ohio is being fined nearly $600,000 after a worker in Oregon, Ohio, lost his right hand and part of his arm in an industrial accident. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the accident …
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Thomas Zacharopoulos as Midwest leader for its Financial Institutions Industry group. Zacharopoulos will be responsible for business development and delivering the full scope of the company’s distinctive financial institution capabilities to its corporate risk and …
Johnson & Johnson on May 4 was ordered by a Missouri jury to pay over $110 million to a Virginia woman who says she developed ovarian cancer after decades of using of its talc-based products for feminine hygiene. The verdict …
