Traffic deaths in Minnesota in 2015 have surpassed last year’s totals. With a month left to go in the year, preliminary numbers from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety show 365 people have died so far …
Minnesota health officials will allow residents with chronic pain to buy medical marijuana starting in August, they announced on Dec. 2 in a long-awaited decision that could expand enrollment in the state’s struggling program by thousands of patients. Department of …
A judge has ordered the former owners of a northern Indiana wood-recycling plant to pay $50.6 million in damages to nearby residents people who contended its dust and fumes threatened their health. U.S. District Judge Philip Simon last week ordered …
St. Peters, Mo.-based Mathenia Insurance Group recently hired Andy Kelly as a producer and Leslie Osborne as new business support. Kelly will represent a variety of insurance products and services to existing and potential clientele. His responsibilities include providing expert …
SECURA Insurance, headquartered in Appleton, Wis., hired Kevin Klestinski as vice president – Specialty Lines Underwriting to lead this fast growing line of business for the company. Klestinski has more than 24 years of experience in the insurance industry. Prior …
Chicago-based global insurance broker, Hub International Limited (Hub), has acquired the assets of Forest Financial Group Inc. (FFG). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Based in Lake Forest, Ill., FFG specializes in employee benefits consulting. FFG was founded in …
A judge has ordered Illinois to pay more than $13 million to cover the cost of health insurance for home healthcare workers. SEIU Healthcare Illinois took legal action against Gov. Bruce Rauner and Comptroller Leslie Munger in November to force …
Cintas Corp., an Ohio-based uniform manufacturer and supplier, will pay $1,500,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to a lawsuit filed by the EEOC, Cintas failed to hire females for …
Professional liability wholesale brokerage, Founders Professional, has added Dan Vecchio as executive vice president and the head of its Midwest division in Chicago. Vecchio will lead a team focused on management liability for private and public companies, as well as …
The state fire marshal’s office says 108 people have been killed in fires around Ohio so far this year. Last year, the office said Ohio had 115 fire fatalities. Fire Marshal Larry Flowers says it’s important that Ohioans be vigilant …
