Ohio leads the country in the number of insurance claims for thefts of copper and other kinds of metals, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The report shows that Ohio reported 4,438 insurance claims …
Missouri businesses could see another drop in workers’ compensation insurance premiums next year. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon said during a visit to an Affton carpenters’ training center that early figures from the National Council on Compensation Insurance propose a dip …
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a network of nearly 100 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Southern Illinois, added Wallace Insurance Agency as a member. Wallace Insurance Agency specializes in auto, home, life and farm insurance, and is farm-certified. The …
Hundreds of bridges across Missouri need repairs or replacing but the state agency that oversees bridges doesn’t have the money for the work, according to transportation officials. The Missouri Department of Transportation says it’s still paying off debt it assumed …
Starr Companies has appointed Oliver Ade as regional vice president for the Midwest Region. Ade will be located in Starr’s Chicago office, where he will be responsible for the field leadership in the Midwest. Ade has been in the insurance …
Renaissance School, a voucher school located in Racine, Wis., will pay $69,000 to settle employment discrimination litigation brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. EEOC said its investigation found that, after hiring Boro Bosovich as …
An uptick in vehicle crashes in Ohio may be denting motorists’ wallets, along with their cars and trucks. The Columbus Dispatch reports several insurers have begun raising rates because of rising claims. Geico, the No. 5 insurance carrier in Ohio, …
Brett Parmenter has joined Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc. as a consulting actuary in its Chicago office. Parmenter comes to Pinnacle with over 10 years of experience in the property/casualty practice area and has considerable experience with both primary commercial insurance …
The family of a man fatally shot in the head by a Cleveland, Ohio, policeman was awarded $5.5 million by a federal jury in a civil case that found the officer liable for using excessive force. The decision comes more …
Adaptive cruise control has been an option on some cars for almost a decade. But in a recent national survey, 65 percent of U.S. drivers didn’t know what it was. The survey, by the University of Iowa Public Policy Center’s …
