Michigan-based H.W. Kaufman Financial Group announced that Daniel J. Kaufman has been promoted to senior vice president and appointed to its board of directors. He represents the third generation of Kaufman family leadership, following his late grandfather, Herbert W. Kaufman, …
The Central Insurance Companies in Van Wert, Ohio, has promoted Scott Etzler to vice president of Risk Management. Etzler’s responsibilities include chairing the risk management committee, managing Central’s innovation team, directing the company’s reinsurance programs, and coordinating its compliance with …
Virginia-based independent insurance brokerage, AHT Insurance, has expanded its Chicago operations with the addition of Adam Billmeyer as a risk consultant in the manufacturing practice. Opened in 2014, AHT’s Chicago office has focused on the growth of AHT’s manufacturing, technology …
Figures from a survey of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states have risen for the second month in a row, suggesting more improvement in the regional economy. A report issued says the Mid-American Business Conditions Index climbed to …
Missouri’s unemployment rate has fallen again to its lowest point since 2001. The state Department of Economic Development said that Missouri’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in January. That’s down one-tenth of a percentage point from December 2015 …
Influential Iowa business leaders are urging state legislators to pass a bill that would expand the state’s medical marijuana laws. The Des Moines Register reports that more than 90 business leaders sent lawmakers a letter, asking them to debate and …
Insurance company Allstate has announced plans to open an innovation hub with 400 employees at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. The Northbrook-based company announced that the 45,000-square-foot office space will house the company’s Quantitative Research & Analytics and Connected Car teams. The …
Hormel Foods Corporation owes hundreds of workers at its Beloit canning plant back wages for the time they spent putting on and taking off required clothing and equipment, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled. The high court ruled in a 4-2 …
Medical malpractice victims would be able to receive more compensation under a measure an Indiana House committee approved on Feb. 29 that would update the payment cap for the first time in nearly 18 years. The bill, which passed the …
The rate of people in Minnesota without health insurance has fallen to a record low, state health officials announced. As of 2015, only about 4.3 percent of people in Minnesota lacked health insurance, a nearly 4 percentage point drop from …
