Property/casualty insurer, Great American Insurance Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has promoted Mark Vuono to divisional president of its Environmental Division. Vuono joined Great American in 2007 as divisional senior vice president of underwriting for the Environmental Division. Prior to …
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Benefits Resource Group (BRG), in Independence, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BRG, an employee benefits consulting firm, offers a wide range of …
A federal judge in Nebraska has ordered Douglas County’s insurance carrier to pay $5 million — plus legal costs — to two men wrongfully jailed for months in the 2006 killing of a Murdock couple because the county’s former crime …
A state task force on capital cybersecurity has submitted its recommendations to North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple. Topics in the report include improving monitoring and scanning of the state’s information technology network, finalizing a response plan to addressing cyberattacks and …
Officials say more than 68,000 Illinoisans have selected health plans using the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace, up nearly 1,400 compared to the same time last year. The sign-ups are happening as President-elect Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress …
Maximum, an independent, Chicago-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has hired JulieAnne Lenzsch as property producer in its corporate office. Lenzsch, who’s relocating from the Houston, Texas-area, will bolster Maximum’s property team with a steep knowledge of coastal property, the …
Willis Towers Watson announced two key appointments in Midwest regional offices. Tom Lawrence has been appointed market leader for the Missouri/Kansas market, which includes key offices in Kansas City and St. Louis. He will oversee the company’s operations in the …
A multistate outbreak of salmonella bacteria that is resistant to several drugs has been linked to infected dairy bull calves purchased in Wisconsin, according to federal and state health officials. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 21 …
A self-driving truck is scheduled to hit the road in central Ohio in conjunction with an announcement about new state investments to support researching that kind of transportation technology. Officials say the vehicle from self-driving truck maker Otto would travel …
A female student contends in a court filing that Kansas State University’s failure to investigate the rape of another woman allowed the same alleged assailant to sexually assault her. The accusations were levied in court documents seeking to add the …
