Policyholders of American Family Mutual Insurance Co. (AFMIC) have voted to approve the company’s plan to convert its corporate structure to a mutual holding company. Madison, Wis.-based American Family said it received 84.5 percent support for the conversion from votes …
The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP) reported that San Francisco-based employee benefits products and services provider, Zenefits, has agreed to pay a penalty of $62,000 for violations of Missouri law. The department said YourPeople Inc., …
Government entities aren’t automatically blocked from releasing information such as the exact location of a crime to the public under a new victims’ rights constitutional amendment, Attorney General Marty Jackley said in a legal opinion released Dec. 5. Instead, victims …
Authorities have identified the two adults and two girls killed in a fire at a home in Ohio that apparently lacked smoke detectors, and they’re considering whether the rental property’s owner should be cited. Firefighters say an Akron ordinance requires …
A Minnesota woman filed a lawsuit against a health care provider after her newborn was mistakenly given to another mother at a hospital and breastfed. Tammy Van Dyke, of Apple Valley, recently filed the lawsuit in Hennepin County seeking more …
National property/casualty insurance provider Norman-Spencer Agency Inc., based in Dayton, Ohio, has promoted Paul Sexton to the position of vice president, product management and development. Sexton previously served as the practice leader for the agency’s watercraft unit. In his new …
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart has resigned from his office effective Dec. 23, 2016. Deputy Commissioner Doug Ommen has been named as interim insurance commissioner upon Gerhart’s resignation. “I’m honored to have had the chance to serve Iowans by leading …
An Iowa nursing home has been fined $11,513 after an investigation into the death of a resident in August. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports federal regulators imposed the fine after a state investigation determined that the Riceville Family Care …
Keystone Insurers Group has expanded to 11 states with the addition of its first partner in Michigan, Saginaw Bay Underwriters. Saginaw Bay Underwriters has offices in Saginaw, Bay City and Midland. Saginaw Bay Underwriters was established in 1863. Current President …
A major online provider of commercial insurance for small businesses in the United States keeps track of its growth milestones with hockey pucks. OK, that might be a bit of a stretch but Chicago-based Insureon definitely has found hockey pucks …
