Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh has hired Rich Drab as CEO of Dovetail Insurance, which provides insurance technology services tailored to the U.S. small commercial market. Drab is based in Chicago and will report to Kevin Tobin, president of …
Michigan agriculture officials are seeking proposals for food safety education and training grants. The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development says grants from the Food Safety Education Fund are competitive. The grants are designed to provide training and education …
The record pace of construction in Sioux Falls isn’t letting up. The Argus Leader reported that the city has permitted $573.4 million in construction through September, up from $546 million over the same period last year. The city has permitted …
Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Lynn Sansone to assistant property/casualty underwriter in Madison, Wisconsin. Sansone will focus on binding property/casualty business for commercial accounts. Her primary responsibilities include providing customer service and handling inquiries …
A woman injured when she was struck by a motorized shopping cart in a suburban Cleveland grocery store has been awarded $1.2 million by a jury. Cleveland.com reported Barbara Rieger was struck in 2012 by a customer who lost control …
Insurance industry classroom-to-career education program, InVEST, has added Charles Hilson to its national board as an agent member. Hilson is president of the Talent Pipeline Division of Risk Management Solutions of America Inc. (RMSOA) in Chicago. Hilson joined the RMSOA …
Gage County, Nebraska, is appealing a $28.1 million civil judgment it faces in a lawsuit filed by six people who were wrongly convicted of the 1985 rape and homicide of a Beatrice woman. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the …
The Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) reports that average premiums for auto and home insurance in the state rose in 2015 but not by much. The average rate changes in 2015 for Ohio’s top 10 homeowners and private passenger auto …
Federal safety regulators say 36 Illinois workers have died on the job since Jan. 1, 2016. That number represents an average of one life lost each week in the state. Since 2013, Illinois worker deaths have increased 28 percent. Struck-by …
Agriculture cooperatives posted record profits last year highlighting the business model the U.S. Department of Agriculture says provides more than 2 million jobs. The USDA says in a report on Oct. 4 net income for the nation’s 29,000 cooperatives rose …
