May 17, 2016
ITS, a Dallas-based insurance technology consulting and services firm, has added Marti Daniels as vice president of business development for the Midwest. Daniels brings significant industry experience to ITS, with more than 23 years in insurance at companies such as …
May 17, 2016
A former Wisconsin insurance agent has been ordered to pay more than $516,000 in restitution and a forfeiture of over $1 million for allegedly of misappropriating funds, making misrepresentations about insurance policies, and forging customer signatures on insurance documents, the …
May 17, 2016
A fire at a Scottsbluff, Neb., church earlier this month caused $450,000 damage because it burned for more than five hours before being discovered. KNEB reports firefighters increased their damage estimate for the May 8 fire at Zion Evangelical Church …
May 17, 2016
Missouri comes in at 21 for the highest workers’ compensation premium rates of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, just under Minnesota, according to the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Workers’ Compensation. In …
May 16, 2016
The U.S. Postal Service says Cleveland ranks second in the country in the number of dog attacks on postal workers. The Plain Dealer reports the postal service’s announcement says there 58 dog attacks reported in the city last year, an …
May 16, 2016
Designed to withstand tornadoes, earthquakes and even bomb blasts, a castle-like southwest Missouri home that was meant to last forever must be torn down and erected again, its owner argues in an ongoing lawsuit. Pensmore, a 72,000-square-foot home, might not …
May 16, 2016
An imprisoned Ohio cardiologist has been ordered to repay $5.5 million to people on whom he performed unnecessary heart procedures as part of a medical overbilling scheme. Cleveland.com reports that a federal judge ordered Dr. Harry Persaud to pay his …
May 16, 2016
Insurance broker Lockton’s Chicago employee benefits operation has added Arturo Fisher as a global total rewards consultant. Fisher has more than 27 years of experience in global HR consulting. In his various roles, he has developed compensation and benefits programs …
May 13, 2016
The Ohio Supreme Court says an insurer isn’t liable for part of a central Ohio megachurch’s $3.1 million settlement over the alleged beating of a 2-year-old boy at the church’s daycare. The justices concluded that an appeals court wrongly found …
May 13, 2016
In the trucking industry, technology is driving change. Todd Smith, chief operating officer at Decker Truck Line Inc. in Fort Dodge, Iowa, told The Messenger that by the end of 2017 it will be mandated that all trucks have electronic …