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Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Insurance Plans Agency in Illinois

Arthur J. Gallagher& Co. has acquired Insurance Plans Agency Inc. in South Barrington, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1983, Insurance Plans Agency Inc. (IPA) is a retail insurance broker providing group employee benefits products and …

Warhol Prints Stolen from Missouri Museum Insured; Reward Offered

Federal investigators looking into the theft of artwork — including Andy Warhol prints of Campbell soup cans — at a southwest Missouri museum hope a $25,000 reward stirs up leads. The Springfield News-Leader reports the FBI announced the reward on …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Charles Allen Agency in Minnesota

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the Charles Allen Agency Inc. in Waite Park, Minn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2010, the Charles Allen Agency Inc. (CAA) is a retail insurance broker that provides commercial …

Insurance Fund Reaches Settlement in North Dakota Jail Death Lawsuit

The insurance carrier for the sheriff’s departments in Ward and Burleigh counties has reached a settlement with the family of a jail inmate who died in October 2014. Ward Sheriff’s Maj. Bob Barnard confirmed the settlement but didn’t release details. …

Ohio Sees Increase in Fatal Wrong-Way Highway Crashes

State transportation records show an increase in wrong-way highway crashes in Ohio, with more deaths so far in 2016 than in all of 2014. The Dayton Daily News reports Ohio Department of Transportation records show 47 wrong-way interstate highway crashes …

Kansas Feed Yard Sued over Damaged Tracks, Derailment

Amtrak has filed a federal lawsuit against a southwest Kansas feed yard, accusing it of gross negligence in relation to a train derailment that injured 32 passengers in March. In the suit filed by Amtrak and BNSF, the plaintiffs allege …

Specialty Insurance Veteran Launches MGA Holding Company: DOXA

A group of investors led by Matthew Sackett, former senior vice president of national sales for K&K Insurance and former president and CEO of Leisure Sports Specialists, has announced the formation of DOXA Insurance Holdings LLC (DOXA). The Fort Wayne, …

Church Insurance Agency Joins Missouri-Based Agency Alliance

Church Insurance Agency recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of nearly 100 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Southern Illinois. Church Insurance Agency, based in Paris, Ill., is a full-service insurance agency that specializes in home, …

NTSB: Kansas Derailment Site Track Damage Traced to Grain Truck

The derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in Kansas in March that injured more than two dozen people occurred at a site where there had been damage to the track that has been traced to a grain truck, federal authorities …

Number of Opioid Prescriptions for Injured Ohio Workers Drops

The amount of opioids prescribed to injured Ohio workers has fallen significantly since the state’s insurance fund for injured workers created a pharmacy management program amid concerns about painkiller usage. Fewer than 4,800 workers have been deemed opiate-dependent after exceeding …

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