Palomar Specialty Insurance Co. has launched a new residential earthquake insurance product called Flex Choice for residents of Missouri. Flex Choice allows consumers to customize their residential earthquake coverage to meet their specific needs through a variety of coverage alternatives …
Robert Aschentrop has joined insurance broker Lockton Cos. as vice president in its Kansas City, Mo., office. Aschentrop comes to Lockton with more than 10 years of experience in the financial services industry with proficiency in financial analysis, auditing and …
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration proceedings against an Illinois construction company fined for allegedly importing Mexican workers to remove asbestos are on hold as federal officials look into possible criminal activity by the company. OSHA last year fined Joseph …
A judge in southeastern Minnesota has awarded $3.5 million to a man who said he was fired from the family banking business because he’s gay. The attorney for Stephen Habberstad, Leslie Lienemann, said it could be one of the largest …
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is taking the rare step of weighing in on the state’s handling of a hefty health insurance rate increase request, asking Illinois regulators to press the state’s leading insurer of families and small businesses to reduce …
Wahby Park in St. Clair Shores, Mich., used to be a quiet spot for a dozen or so residents to go for a stroll around sunset. Then came hundreds of smartphone-wielding, garden-stomping Pokemon players. Now a couple in the lakeside …
The huge Kansas City, Kan., waterslide on which a 10-year-old boy died was built in a state known for its light regulation of amusement park rides, and the company lobbied legislators to help ensure that it remained responsible for its …
Lansing, Mich.-based AF Group announced the December retirement of Mike Britt, president of one of its member companies, Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America. Al Gileczek, current senior vice president of business development at Accident Fund, will succeed Britt as …
Two people have sued Sioux City, Iowa, over its ordinance banning pit bulls. The Sioux City Journal reports the lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Sioux City. In it, Jennifer Frost and a woman referred to as Jane …
Schaumburg, Ill.-based DSP Insurance Services has added employee benefits specialist, Nancy Vatch, along with her team of professionals, and acquired Cormac Benefits Group, led by Bill Storie. DSP also announced that Jim Sulkowski has been promoted to the position of …
