U.S. pipeline regulators on Wednesday ordered Belle Fourche Pipeline Co. to improve leak detection, along with other actions, after a Dec. 5 incident that spilled about 4,200 barrels of oil in North Dakota. Of that total, an estimated 3,100 barrels …
Chicago-based CNA has appointed Emma Riza to vice president, Corporate Development. In this role, Riza will be responsible for a number of functions, including enterprise-level strategy, financial reporting to the board of directors and executive management, capital & rating agency …
The parties who have a potential legal claim in the fatal collapse of a building in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D., have had a final opportunity to inspect the ruins before crews start removing critical pieces of the building. Lawyers and …
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that an injured worker may not receive permanent partial disability compensation when that worker is receiving permanent total disability payments for the same claim. The Dec. 8 ruling came in State ex rel. Ohio …
The number of work-related fatalities in Minnesota last year was up 12 percent from the recent five-year average. The state Department of Labor and Industry says there were 74 work-related fatalities in 2015, up from 62 the previous year and …
The Illinois Department of Insurance has posted in the Illinois Register a second notice of the approval by the Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (IJCAR) of rules concerning size limits on large deductibles for workers’ compensation insurance policies. The …
A long-time insurance agency owner and community leader in the Chicago area was shot while driving home in the early morning hours of Dec. 1. Ronald L. Allen, founder and past president of the A. Allen Insurance Agency Ltd. in …
The parents of a 13-year-old Kansas girl who died of viral meningitis are suing a Lincoln hospital, alleging that doctors there were negligent when treating her in 2014. Terrisa and Scott Waters filed a wrongful death lawsuit in district court …
The recent passage of consumer protection legislation provides the Ohio Department of Insurance with better, more common sense tools when it comes to evaluating the financial health of Ohio’s insurance industry, according to Lt. Governor Mary Taylor. Taylor also serves …
A proposed change to Minot, N.D.’s home buyout policy following the devastating 2011 Souris River flood is on hold for more refinement. The City Council is considering providing extra compensation to homeowners who have houses at an appraised value below …
