Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor has named Andy Hardy as the assistant director of legislative affairs and communications for the Ohio Department of Insurance. Prior to joining the Ohio Department of Insurance, Hardy was the director of public affairs for Finance …
A southern Illinois contractor whose companies were fined nearly $2 million for federal workplace safety violations involving asbestos exposure could face a criminal inquiry. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Joseph Kehrer of Albers, Kehrer Brothers Construction and …
Graves Insurance, based in Kirkwood, Mo., hired Allie Cannon as personal lines account manager and promoted Amanda Hurst to commercial account manager. Cannon’s responsibilities include assisting producers in generating new business, as well as serving specific clientele and prospects. She …
Federal, state and local officials have begun assessing the damage from severe storms and flooding in 29 Indiana counties between June 7 and July 29. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security said the preliminary damage assessments that began Tuesday morning …
Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., based in Southfield, Mich., has acquired Mackinaw Administrators LLC (Mackinaw). Founded in 1995, Mackinaw is a Michigan-based program and claims administrator that provides tailored insurance and risk management programs and other related services for both group …
AAdvantage Insurance Group in Glen Carbon, Ill., led by founder Dave Viox, recently announced a merger with Premier Insurance Associates located in Edwardsville, Ill. Vince and Deb Valesano, former owners of Premier Insurance Associates, will also join AAdvantage Insurance Group. …
Janesville, Wis.-based Hufcor Inc., which manufactures operable and accordion partitions, will pay $120,000 and furnish other relief under a consent decree entered in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency …
A jogger who blamed Lincoln, Neb., officials after falling on an uneven sidewalk has lost her lawsuit against the city. The Lincoln Journal Star reports Lancaster County District Judge Andrew Jacobsen dismissed the lawsuit Dawn Amory filed. Amory had been …
Republican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s plan for replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law would extend refundable tax credits to help pay for private health insurance based on age instead of income, restructure Medicaid and allow people …
The wife of a man killed when a tent collapsed at a suburban Chicago festival has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that Nicole Nincic filed the lawsuit in Cook County court. She alleges organizers of …
