Midwest News

NW Wisconsin Flood Damage Up to $30M

Flooding from recent heavy rains has caused $30 million dollars in damage in northwestern Wisconsin. State emergency management officials said that storms have caused nearly $1.8 million in damage to homes and businesses. Damage to roads, bridges and trails is …

4 Promoted to Vice President Positions at M3 Insurance

Wisconsin-based M3 Insurance has promoted Tim Cleary, Matt Cranney, Nezih Hasanoglu and Zach Penshorn to vice president positions. Cleary, Cranney, Hasanoglu and Penshorn have accepted these leadership roles, respectively, in the areas of Sales for Property/Casualty, Insurance Operations, Business Development …

Cincinnati Financial Corp. Reports $160M-$170M in Q2 Storm Losses

Cincinnati Financial Corp. reported that the Cincinnati Insurance Companies’ property/casualty group expects its second-quarter results to include pretax catastrophe losses of approximately $160 million to $170 million. That loss amount represents an impact on the second-quarter 2016 combined ratio of …

Swiss Re Taps Harman, Poppie for U.S. Central Region Leadership Positions

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has added Christine Harman as senior vice president, head of Casualty, and named Gabriel Poppie as senior vice president, head of Sales, for its U.S. Central Region. Both are based in Chicago. Harman will be responsible …

Nearly $1M in Stolen Construction Equipment Found in Chicago Home

Chicago police are asking people who’ve had construction equipment stolen in recent months to report to a West Side district station to identify items allegedly found in a man’s home. Police say investigators found $750,000 to $1 million in stolen …

In Office Expansion, Oak Street Funding Moves to Indianapolis

Indiana-based Oak Street Funding a commercial lender to financial services business nationwide, is relocating its offices from Carmel to Indianapolis. The company said in its announcement that the move will accommodate recent and projected future growth. Oak Street Funding has …

Illinois Emergency Medical Service Provider Fined $290K for Workplace Hazards

Federal safety and health investigators have cited Altamont Ambulance Service Inc. in Fairview Heights, Ill., for workplace safety and health violations and find the company $290,100. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Altamont failed to follow specific guidelines …

Ratings of Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group Upgraded

A.M. Besthas upgraded the financial strength rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “a” from “a-” of Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group Inc. (Preferred Physicians) in Kansas City, Mo. The outlook for each …

North Dakota Storms Cause Widespread Crop, Property Damage

Recent storms that have dropped heavy rain and hail across North Dakota have caused headaches for motorists, farmers and homeowners. Weekend storms caused widespread crop and building damage in the Killdeer area, where hail piled up like snowbanks. Wahpeton got …

Allstate Names Macellaro President of Encompass

The Allstate Corp. has promoted Patrick Macellaro, vice president, Investor Relations, to president of the Encompass insurance companies. Macellaro will report to Don Civgin, president, Emerging Businesses. Macellaro has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance and finance …

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