DSP Insurance Services announced it has purchased another group of assets of Willis of Illinois’ Schaumburg office. The acquisition was finalized on Dec. 31, 2015. Nancy Vatch and key staff personnel lead the team of professionals that are now part …
Some Wisconsin companies are cashing in on new opportunities created by the legalization of marijuana in other states. A few Wisconsin firms have actively positioned themselves as suppliers to marijuana growers and processors, seeing the industry as an extension of …
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced it has launched a Crisis Management division to assist its North American clients. Marcos Garcia Norris has been named crisis management regional practice group leader, North America. He is based in Chicago. This …
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have indicted the chairman of the McLean County Board for defrauding State Farm and a consulting firm of more than $400,000 in unearned consulting fees. Matt Sorensen and co-defendant Navdeep Arora are accused of billing clients …
Wisconsin transportation officials say traffic deaths increased by 13 percent in 2015. The state ended the year with 556 fatalities, up from 494 in 2014. Department of Transportation officials said in a news release that warm spring weather, cheap gas …
Minnesota closed out 2015 with its highest level of boating fatalities in a decade. Minnesota had 18 boating-related deaths last year, preliminary figures from the Department of Natural Resources show. That’s the most since 23 people died in 2005 and …
Peoria, Ill.-based specialty insurer, RLI Corp., has promoted Jill Johnson to vice president, Branch Operations. She will continue to maintain oversight responsibility for RLI’s branch operations and product support for RLI’s transactional business. Johnson joined RLI in 1993 as underwriter, …
A man who helped authorities uncover a Detroit, Mich.-area doctor who misled people into believing they had cancer has settled a lawsuit against the doctor for about $1.7 million. Dr. Farid Fata was paid millions of dollars by insurance companies …
Some Wisconsin companies are cashing in on new opportunities created by the legalization of marijuana in other states. A few Wisconsin firms have actively positioned themselves as suppliers to marijuana growers and processors, seeing the industry as an extension of …
Kansas’ 124 confirmed tornadoes in 2015 were 83 more than the previous year, tying for the fourth highest number since 1990, according to the National Weather Service’s preliminary data. Eric Metzger, a meteorologist for the weather service’s office in Wichita, …
