St. Louis-area taxi drivers suing Uber allege they’ve seen up to a 40 percent dip in business since the ride service began operating in violation of local regulations. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that drivers Robert Glynn of Laclede Cab, …
Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor is urging Ohioans who are members of the military — both actively serving and veterans — to consider a career in insurance. The state is offering free resources to match military personnel …
Medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in Indiana were higher and rising faster than in most states examined in a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The report, CompScope Medical Benchmarks for Indiana, 16th Edition, covers the …
The Legislature’s budget-writing committee would have to approve any contract moving Wisconsin public workers into a self-insurance model under a bill up for approval in the state Assembly. The measure being debated on Nov. 16 comes as Gov. Scott Walker’s …
National insurance broker and risk management firm, Risk Strategies Co., has added Alan G. Harder in its Chicago office as vice president. Harder joins a week after Risk Strategies acquired Chicago-based M.G. Welbel & Associates. Harder brings an extensive background …
Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman has ordered insurers doing business in Minnesota to stop the practice of price optimization in setting rates for auto and homeowners insurance. Rothman said the anti-consumer practice violates state law because it unfairly discriminates by …
The Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) reported that it mistakenly allowed the Social Security numbers of some health care providers to be posted publicly. The DOI said it learned on Nov. 9 of an inadvertent data disclosure involving health care …
A federal review of Indiana’s workplace safety agency faulted it for having too few inspectors, slow responses to complaints and missing potentially deadly hazards. The U.S. Department of Labor’s annual evaluation of the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration found …
State Auto Financial Corp. has appointed Melissa A. Centers as senior vice president, secretary and general counsel. She succeeds Jay Yano, who passed away in September. Her in-house legal practice focuses on information technology, employment, corporate governance and other transactional …
After the Mississippi River flooded four years ago, more than 100 Illinois families agreed — some reluctantly — to sell their homes to the government for demolition so they could move to higher ground. With the paperwork finally coming together …
