August 24, 2016
The Missouri Department of Insurance has once again refused to renew the non-resident producer license of the owner of an Illinois managing general agency that has been able to continue operations despite having his license revoked or non-renewed previously in …
August 24, 2016
Southern Kansas flooding victims are cleaning up the mess torrential rains left behind. The Wichita Eagle reports that Mulvane city administrator Kent Hixson says 44 homes and five businesses inside the city limits saw some sort of flooding damage from …
August 24, 2016
A 20-foot-long drone that was brought to North Dakota to test precision agriculture methods is now part of a trial run to see if can help crews restore power to areas hit by natural disasters. The Israeli-manufactured Elbit Systems Hermes …
August 23, 2016
Cincinnati Financial Corp. announced that Charles P. (Bud) Stoneburner II, senior vice president – commercial lines for its lead subsidiary, Cincinnati Insurance Co., will retire within the next six months. Upon his retirement, Stephen M. Spray, senior vice president, head …
August 23, 2016
The Plexus Groupe LLC, a national insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm based in Deer Park, Ill., has hired Matthew McKenna as chief financial officer. McKenna was most recently the CFO at Chicago-based OmniVere LLC, a large integrated discovery …
August 23, 2016
Fewer drivers are receiving the tough penalties Iowa lawmakers approved in 2012 for illegally passing school buses when they are stopped. The Des Moines Register reports that the number of people charged with violating the school bus law has declined, …
August 23, 2016
Property/casualty insurance company, CNA, has appointed Shay Conyers to assistant vice president of distribution. Based in Chicago, he reports to Rocco Orlando, senior vice president, sales and distribution He has 16 years of industry experience and joined CNA in 2012 …
August 22, 2016
Insurance brokerage Hylant, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, has promoted Doug Miller to vice president, Executive Risk Practice leader. He assumes the Executive Risk Practice group leadership from Jim Lash, who was recently named president of the Cincinnati office. Miller brings …
August 22, 2016
Nebraska’s Gage County has hired a legal firm to examine insurance coverage in a recent ruling involving six people who were wrongly convicted of the 1985 rape and homicide of a Beatrice woman. Gage County Board of Supervisors Chairman Myron …
August 22, 2016
A storm that appeared to spawn at least one tornado slammed parts of western Michigan on Saturday, causing extensive damage but no injuries or loss of life, authorities said. State Police spokesman Dale Hinz said damage from the storm stretched …