December 11, 2015
A central Ohio wire manufacturer where two workers were injured in separate accidents has been cited for 25 safety violations by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA cited Columbus-based ITC Manufacturing for violating federal workplace safety and health …
December 11, 2015
David Slife has joined risk management and insurance services firm, Schauer Group Inc., as client executive of employee benefits. He will lead the employee benefits practice at the company’s newly opened Cleveland, Ohio, branch office. Slife has nine years of …
December 10, 2015
A lawyer for a Missouri mother who says a gun and pawn shop should be held accountable for selling her mentally ill daughter the gun she used to kill her own father challenged a claim that state and federal law …
December 10, 2015
Seventy percent of private insurance buyers this fall on Minnesota’s health insurance exchange have qualified for premium-based tax credits, a figure officials released on Dec. 9 as they brace for a rush of enrollments before the new year. The statistics …
December 10, 2015
A Bismarck, N.D, insurance and securities agent has been served a cease and desist order for allegedly accepting money from clients and issuing them fraudulent certificates of deposit. North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm served the order against Kevin Wanner …
December 10, 2015
A Colorado highway safety official says Nebraska should not wait for marijuana to become before acting to keep drugged drivers off the roads. The Lincoln Journal Star reports Glenn Davis, highway safety manager for the Colorado Department of Transportation, and …
December 10, 2015
Fire chiefs in four Des Moines, Iowa, suburbs have begun discussing consolidating fire department services with the primary goal of reducing response times. The Des Moines Register reports that the fire chiefs in Clive, Urbandale, Waukee and West Des Moines …
December 10, 2015
Columbia Insurance Group (Columbia), based in Columbia, Mo., has added Aaron Kobza, as branch underwriting manager in its Omaha, Neb., office. Kobza is a seasoned insurance professional with 13 years of experience, specifically in leadership positions within commercial underwriting and …
December 8, 2015
Risk management and insurance services firm, Schauer Group Inc., based in Canton, Ohio, has opened a new office in the Cleveland area. The opening of the new Broadview Heights office strategically expands the company’s service footprint to accommodate growth in …
December 8, 2015
The majority of Indiana companies that responded to a survey tied to the state’s growing woes with prescription medication abuse say their businesses are being affected by workplace abuse or misuse of those drugs, according to findings released on Dec. …