The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company should cover a student who was in a private vehicle when he was injured in a crash on the way to a soccer match. The ruling stems from a 2006 …
A dust-up over pepper has landed in federal court in Minneapolis. A small Minnesota producer, Watkins Inc., filed a lawsuit against giant spice maker McCormick & Co., claiming it has misled consumers by secretly cutting the amount of pepper in …
The family of a woman who died after a series of surgeries has named Lt. Gov. Matt Michels in his role as an attorney for Avera Health as a defendant in a federal lawsuit. Michels tells the Argus Leader that …
Many residents of tornado-ravaged Delmont, S.D., don’t plan to come back, and the community is looking for ways to pull through. About 200 people live in the town, and “it looks like maybe half will return,” Mayor Mae Gunnare told …
There’s relief ahead for U.S. poultry farmers suffering through the worst ever domestic outbreak of bird flu. As the weather warms, there’s likely to be fewer instances of the disease, which has already left 47 million dead birds, state officials …
A former sheriff’s deputy in Jones County, Iowa, has been given 13 years in prison for fraud linked to a fire he set at his vacant home. Prosecutors say 50-year-old James Plower, of Olin, was sentenced in U.S. District Court …
Ohio beekeepers say they’ve lost much of their beehive colonies this past year, and that keeping their bees healthy is becoming increasingly difficult. From April 2014 to April 2015, Ohio beekeepers reported losing nearly 50 percent of their colonies, according …
The parent company of Milwaukee, Wis.-based Assurant Health says it has reached agreement to sell some business lines and assets to National General Holdings Corp. as it exits the health insurance market. Time Insurance Co. (TIC) and John Alden Life …
Drivers in Detroit could save $600 to $2,300 annually on car insurance under a plan the city is hoping the Legislature will pass, according to a report. The six-month study by Bloomington, Ill.-based Pinnacle Actuarial Resources shows D-Insurance would give …
NU Holdings Inc., based in Dayton, Ohio, has acquired Indianapolis-based Thorn Valley Enterprises, which provides loss control services to insurers and general agencies. Thorn Valley has been in operation since 2000. According to the companies’ announcement, investments in technology, expanded …
