A tornado ripped through southeast Kansas late on July 7, causing widespread damage in a small town, though no injuries have been reported. The National Weather Service confirmed that at about 10 p.m. Thursday, the tornado struck Eureka, a town …
Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Ashley Montgomery to transportation underwriter in Kansas City, Mo., office. Montgomery is responsible for quoting new and renewal transportation risks, corresponding with company underwriters, and serving independent insurance agents …
The legal troubles of the father and son executives of an Iowan egg farm could have repercussions for businesses everywhere: In a case involving a 2010 salmonella outbreak, an appeals court has decided that you can get prison time for …
Embroker, a technology-based provider of business insurance, has opened an office in downtown Chicago. The San Francisco-based firm was founded in 2015 and says its mission is to deliver “a technology-driven brokerage experience for small and midsize business owners.” Embroker …
A U.S. jury has ordered DuPont to pay $5.1 million to a man who said he developed testicular cancer from exposure to a toxic chemical used to make Teflon at one of its plants, according to a DuPont spokesman. It …
The state of Illinois has tried an unusual maneuver to save a health insurer with 49,000 Illinois policyholders from possible financial failure by blocking it from paying a $31.8 million bill to the federal government. Illinois Department of Insurance Acting …
Ohio Insurance Institute President Dan Kelso is retiring and senior staffer Dean Fadel has been named the OII’s new president, the organization announced. The leadership transition will occur over the next several weeks. Fadel, formerly vice president of Government Relations, …
Michigan-based insurance agency, BHS, has joined RiskProNet International, an association of independent insurance brokers in North America. Founded in 1939, BHS has a history of providing innovative products, services and expertise for the businesses and families it serves. BHS offices …
Insurer Kemper Corp., headquartered in Chicago, announced that George “Chip” D. Dufala Jr. will join the company as president, Property & Casualty Division, effective July 18. Dufala will report directly to Joseph P. Lacher Jr., Kemper’s president and chief executive …
A federal appeals court has upheld jail sentences for two egg industry executives whose Iowa-based company caused a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010. In a long-awaited decision, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals backed three-month jail sentences issued last …
