Prosecutors can’t change drunken driving charges once they’re filed without a judge’s permission, a state appeals court ruled in upholding a judge’s decision to order a felony charge against a suspected drunken driver. The case began in 2014 when prosecutors …
A federal appeals court sided with Boeing and one of its suppliers in the whistleblower lawsuit brought by three ex-workers at the aircraft manufacturer’s former plant in Wichita, Kan.. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a federal …
Insurance broker Lockton has added Jerry Paulson in its Chicago office as producer and senior vice president. He will work with Lockton’s clients to deliver the company’s full suite of products, as well as evaluate political risks, credit risks, and …
A.M. Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of C++ (Marginal) and the issuer credit rating of “b” of Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Co. (Farmers Alliance Mutual) in Coldwater, Mich. The revised …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired The Buchholz Planning Corp. (BPC), located in Madison, Wis. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1968, BPC provides employee benefits consulting and brokerage services for middle-market and large businesses and …
The mother of an Indiana girl who died in an all-terrain vehicle crash has started a nonprofit foundation in partnership with state lawmakers to draft a helmet law and mandatory safety education for children who ride ATVs. The Indianapolis Star …
ALIVE RISK, a division of independent wholesale insurance brokerage firm All Risks Ltd., hired Don DeWitt as director of Motorsports. He is based in Ft. Wayne, Ind., and will work with retail insurance agents nationwide. The program targets classes consisting …
Lt. Governor Mary Taylor has named two to key posts at the Ohio Department of Insurance. Allison Conklin will serve as assistant director of Legislative Affairs and Amanda Baird is the new general counsel. Baird supervises legal assistance provided to …
Oswald Companies, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, has acquired The Hoffman Group, an Ohio insurance firm founded in 1919. Hoffman’s employees are now employee-owners of Oswald and will operate out of offices in Cleveland and Medina, Ohio. Hoffman’s professionals will continue …
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has fined an insurance firm that sold crop insurance in that state and ordered restitution to farmers. The North Dakota Insurance Department announced the multi-layered disciplinary action against The Climate Corporation a/k/a The Climate …
