A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and an issuer credit rating of “aa-” to Safety Specialty Insurance Co., based in St. Louis, Mo. The outlook assigned to each rating is stable. According to A.M. Best, …
A federal agency has found that a storage tank manufacturer is continuing to expose workers in Missouri to hazardous levels of a chemical than can cause lung cancer and other health problems. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said that …
A woman convicted of setting fire to a bar and grill she co-owned in the South Dakota town of Herreid to get insurance money has been granted a new trial. A jury in February found 42-year-old Lori Brandner guilty of …
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that caps on how much money someone can win in a wrongful death lawsuit do not violate the constitution. The decision says a person’s right to a jury trial in those cases is not …
An attorney for a Minnesota man accused of firebombing a Somali restaurant across the North Dakota border in Grand Forks said that any racial overtones were overblown by people who aren’t familiar with the case. Defense attorney Ted Sandberg made …
USI Insurance Services has acquired Toledo, Ohio-based Brooks Insurance. Brooks employees will remain at their Toledo and Bowling Green locations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Brooks provides property/casualty, employee benefits, bonds and surety, homeowners, renters, automobile, watercraft and …
A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable for Columbia Insurance Group (Columbia) and its subsidiaries. Additionally, the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a-” are reaffirmed. According to A.M. Best, the outlook revisions to …
ECC Insurance Brokers Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has added Stephen Sanford in Oak Brook, Ill., as vice president. Sanford joins ECC from Hiscox Insurance’s Executive Liability Group where he was lead underwriter for D&O, EPL, fiduciary, …
Former Iowa State basketball star Nikki Moody has sued coach Bill Fennelly, the university and the state for racial discrimination and retaliation, saying she was repeatedly called a “thug” and labeled a selfish player despite being the program’s career assists …
The Kansas Forest Service has faced budget constraints as it works to deal with wildfires, including the largest in state history that scorched hundreds of square miles of land last month. Larry Biles, director of the Kansas Forest Service, told …
