City leaders in Spearfish, S.D., are set to open a $5.8 million facility built to replace a city-owned call center that collapsed during a blizzard two years ago. The Atlas Building, funded by insurance money, is tentatively set to open …
A federal safety agency has again cited Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. for alleged safety violations at one of its Wisconsin factories. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration alleged that Arcadia-based Ashley failed to protect workers from moving machine parts …
Medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in Illinois rose 4.1 percent in 2013, after decreasing 20 percent between 2010 and 2012 as a result of a 30 percent reduction in fee schedule rates, according to a recent study by the …
The Cleveland, Ohio-based independent insurance brokerage, Oswald Companies, has appointed Jim Hedrick to client experience leader, Property and Casualty. He will be based at the Cincinnati branch of Oswald and serve all of the organization’s P/C divisions. Hedrick brings a …
California-based Farmers Insurance has agreed to pay Missouri $575,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming its agents violated state telemarketing laws. Attorney General Chris Koster said that is the largest amount ever paid to the state by a telemarketer for violations …
Fire officials say fires set at five St. Louis-area churches in little more than a week are all suspicious and likely are connected. The fifth fire was reported early Saturday at the New Life Missionary Baptist Church in northwest St. …
A pair of earthquakes hit southeast Missouri on Oct. 16, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said a 3.4-magnitude earthquake, followed 24 minutes later by a 3.2-magnitude aftershock, hit southeast Missouri in the …
Hylant, one of the nation’s largest privately owned insurance brokerage firms, announced that Kim Riley has accepted the role of president of its Cleveland, Ohio, office. With over 30 years of insurance, risk management and mergers and acquisition experience, Riley …
An official with a southeast Missouri glass company where a worker suffered third-degree burns says the firm will appeal proposed penalties of $122,000. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the proposed penalties on Oct. 14 for Piramal Glass …
Farmers Insurance has introduced rideshare insurance coverage designed to provide seamless coverage for ride-hailing drivers in Kansas. Farmers worked with representatives of the Kansas Insurance Department, legislators and leaders of transportation network companies (TNCs) to develop a product designed to …
