Bell Insurance Solutions in Illinois recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance. Bell Insurance Solutions specializes in business, life, home and auto insurance. The firm was founded this year by owner J.R. Bell. VIAA is a family of more than 100 …
Missouri has seen an increase in the number of workers killed while on the job, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Agency officials said 24 workplace deaths have been reported since October. The agency’s acting area director Todd …
Gov. Terry Branstad has issued disaster proclamations for two northeast Iowa counties that endured severe storms and flooding. Branstad on this week issued the proclamations for Bremer and Chickasaw counties, allowing state resources to be used to aid in recovery …
For cash-strapped life insurance companies, the deal sounds almost too good to be true: A state law allows them to create complex financial instruments to transfer liabilities to new subsidiaries, instantly wiping huge debts off their books. So-called “shadow insurance” …
The Property Drone Consortium and emergency managers for Marion County, Kan. announced a public-private partnership under which the consortium will provide the county with an unmanned aerial system, sensor and resources. The county plans to deploy the system in the …
An Iowa agency has proposed fining Adventureland park after an investigation prompted by the June death of a worker at the theme park. Officials have said Steve Booher was fatally injured June 7 when the Raging River ride started unexpectedly …
A New Jersey woman who was hit by a baseball during batting practice before a Milwaukee Brewers game in 2014 has now sued the team. Dana Morelli, 47, of Glendora, New Jersey, claims in her lawsuit that the Brewers and …
Toledo, Ohio-based insurance broker, Hylant, promoted Kevin O’Donnell to senior vice president, Risk Practices. O’Donnell will lead the property, marine, global risk, casualty, environmental, executive risk, aviation, property risk control, surety and claims risk practice areas. He will work closely …
A man working on the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline was killed in an apparent accident in western North Dakota, a state regulator said. North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Brian Kalk said the man, whose name has not been released, …
Agribusiness Archer Daniels Midland has settled a lawsuit over claims the company was behind a now-imprisoned grain broker’s scheme that gouged millions from dozens of Missouri farmers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Thursday’s confidential settlement ended a civil trial …
