A lawyer for the family of a woman who died after a heart operation argued on Oct. 21 to the Missouri Supreme Court that state law limiting how much they can receive in damages is unconstitutional. The case could strike …
Insurance wholesaler, Founders Professional, has added Ryan Roth as a professional liability broker in the company’s new downtown Chicago office. Roth has nearly 10 years of professional liability experience. Prior to joining Founders, Roth was a professional liability broker with …
Waterloo, Ill.-based Mertz Insurance Agency recently became the newest member of Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a network of nearly 100 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Southern Illinois. Mertz Insurance Agency, owned by Christine Mertz, specializes in life, auto, …
Lockton Companies announced that Matt de Nazarie has joined its Chicago location as vice president and producer. de Nazarie is a key addition to Lockton’s growing Chicago team and will play a vital role in developing new business, the insurance …
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says teenage driving deaths are down by nearly 60 percent in the state. The Democrat kicked off National Teen Driver Safety Week by announcing that is a new low since the state began the …
The Chicago Cubs may not have made it to the World Series this year but not because it lacked support from one of the city’s foremost insurance organizations — CNA Corp. To celebrate the Cubs’ home games at Wrigley Field …
St. Louis, Mo., police are stepping up patrols and trying to develop profiles of possible suspects in a spate of fires that have damaged six churches in largely black neighborhoods during the past two weeks, the city’s police chief said. …
Illinois consumers shopping for health insurance for 2016 will see familiar companies, newcomers and health plans with narrow networks when the marketplace opens in less than two weeks. The Illinois Department of Insurance announced the companies approved to sell plans …
Hylant, one of the nation’s largest privately owned insurance brokerage firms, has named Jim Lash president of its Cincinnati, Ohio, office. Lash will be responsible for the overall profitability and success of the office, while leading the vision and long-term …
Chicago-based online provider of small business insurance, Insureon, announced $31 million in new funding led by Oak HC/FT, a venture capital fund investing in financial technology companies. Also participating in the round of funding was the private investment firm, Accretive, …
