Minnesota’s health exchange has named an experienced former insurance executive as the sole finalist to take over as the fourth CEO of the embattled, three-year-old organization. MNsure board members publicly identified Mark Nyquist as the lone finalist for the position. …
Consumers Mutual Co-Op, in consultation with the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS), has decided to enter into a run off of its health insurance business, the DIFS announced. Consumers Mutual made the difficult decision to not participate …
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St. Louis, Mo.-based Safety National Casualty Corp. is realigning its claims department with management changes. Carl Reynolds, senior vice president – Claims, has retired after a successful 30-year career with Safety National where, as department head, he was responsible for …
The Illinois Supreme Court on Nov. 4 threw out a $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA in a long-running lawsuit accusing the Altria Group Inc. unit of misleading smokers about the health risks of “light” cigarettes. By a 4-2 …
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A St. Louis County jury has awarded nearly $5 million to a former Harris-Stowe State University instructor who argued the historically black school discriminated against her because she is white. Jurors returned the $4.85 million verdict favoring Beverly Wilkins on …
About 2,000 farmers, grain handlers and corn exporters have filed lawsuits against Swiss biotechnology company Syngenta now that a federal judge has ruled their cases have merit to move forward. The lawsuits allege Syngenta’s introduction of a new genetically modified …
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired Dawson Insurance Agency, a 98-year-old family-owned agency in Fargo, N.D. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1917, Dawson Insurance provides commercial and personal insurance, surety bonds, safety and loss …
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