A former top official at Minnesota’s Department of Commerce is suing the state over alleged sexual harassment and retaliation from a fellow agency executive whom he says ordered his staff to destroy documents — a possible violation of state law. …
A Youngstown, Ohio, woman has been ordered to repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) nearly $94,000 in workplace injury benefits she collected illegally. The Ohio BWD reported that Zelma Forro pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud in the …
A.M. Best has removed from under review with developing implications and upgraded the financial strength rating to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “aa-” from “a+” of Rural Community Insurance Co. (RCIC) in Anoka, Minn. …
Great American Insurance Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has hired F. Michael Csorba as divisional president within the property and casualty group’s Ocean Marine Division. He will succeed John Rowney, who is retiring after nearly 28 years of service with …
Finding an exclusion in a directors and officers (D&O) policy to be “ambiguous,” an Illinois appeals court has allowed to go forward a lawsuit filed against a large Chicago insurance brokerage by two former Tribune Co. shareholders. The case stems …
Missouri lawmakers are advancing a bill to exempt motorcyclists who are 21 and older from wearing a helmet. House members gave the measure initial approval on April 5. Riders 21 and older wouldn’t have to wear a helmet if they’ve …
The Keystone pipeline will likely remain shut down for the rest of the week while officials investigate an apparent oil spill in southeastern South Dakota. Oil covered a 300-square-foot area in a farm field ditch 4 miles from a Freeman-area …
Federal officials are investigating two companies after a construction worker was killed and three others were injured in suburban Chicago. The accident happened early on April 5 when a 40-ton steel bridge beam fell on the workers as they tried …
A federal agency has ordered a Wisconsin limousine service involved in a fatal crash in Illinois last month to shut down immediately. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered Edgerton-based Lyons Limousine to stop service both in Wisconsin and outside …
Berkley Program Specialists, a W. R. Berkley Company headquartered in Naperville, Ill., has hired Rob Larimer as business development manager. Responsible for building relationships with key program administrators nationwide, Larimer will focus on casualty-driven program opportunities that produce a minimum …
