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 …
A federal court in Detroit, Mich., has entered an injunction against a suburban company to prevent the distribution of adulterated cheese products. The Justice Department says the injunction follows a court ruling last year involving S. Serra Cheese of Clinton …
The Missouri House has advanced legislation that would impose statewide regulations on app-based ride-hailing services, a move companies Uber and Lyft support. House members voted 113-38 to give initial approval to a bill that would require companies to conduct background …
Repairing a lighting-damaged sculpture that is a fixture of the downtown Kansas City skyline will cost more than $1 million, officials say. The city’s insurance is expected to cover the cost of fixing the futuristic sculpture, The Kansas City Star …
Cincinnati-based Great American Insurance Group has hired Mellissa Carbone-Moser as divisional vice president within its Aviation Division. She will be responsible for the supervision and management of all aviation-related claims and litigation. Carbone-Moser is an experienced aviation claims attorney, with …
USI Insurance Services (USI) has acquired Forest Sherer Insurance Inc. (Forrest Sherer) from First Financial Corp. Headquartered in Terre Haute, Ind., Forrest Sherer has been providing property-casualty, employee benefits and personal risk services for more than 90 years. The employees …
The head of the Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers is stepping down from his job this month. Gov. John Kasich’s office announced that Steve Buehrer is resigning as administrator and CEO of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Buehrer …
Kansas came close last month to hitting its target for tax collections, and the shortfall of less than $2 million reported represented relatively good news after a winter of gloomy budget developments. Sales tax collections — disappointing for months — …
