Michigan-based Fremont Insurance Co. announced it is both adding and promoting staff to meet increasing demands for commercial lines products. Fremont is strengthening the commercial lines function with the promotion of Debb Koepplinger to territory sales manager, as well as …
States in the Midwest were slammed on Wednesday by violent storms that produced high winds, hail and tornadoes. The severe weather is expected to continue today. Large and destructive hail have caused the most damage so far, according to the …
A Minneapolis-based distributor will pay $50,000 to settle a claim that it fired a man after he had a heart attack. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement with Baldwin Supply Co. The lawsuit alleged that Baldwin Supply …
A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “a-“from “a” of Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa (FMH), headquartered in West Des Moines. Both ratings have been …
A federal judge in Iowa should consider the “widespread harm” done by a major 2010 salmonella outbreak and the food safety lapses that preceded it in sentencing two egg industry executives whose company was responsible, federal prosecutors said. In the …
Gov. Rick Snyder has named Pat McPharlin, of Laingsburg, as the new director of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services. He will replace outgoing director Ann Flood. McPharlin previously served as CEO of Michigan State University Federal Credit …
Insurer United Fire Group Inc., based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, appointed Dawn M. Jaffray as chief financial officer, effective April 27, 2015. Jaffray brings more than 27 years of experience to UFG, including extensive operational and financial experience with global …
No damage was reported from a magnitude 3.6 earthquake in southeast Missouri on April 1, but the state’s insurance director says it night illustrated the need for earthquake insurance coverage The quake occurred at 10:51 p.m. and was centered near …
Ride-hailing company Uber says it will be forced to pull out of Kansas if the governor signs a bill increasing regulations on its drivers. The dispute over the bill, which passed both chambers on April 2, has grown increasingly acrimonious …
Kansas-based IMA Financial Group Inc. appointed Jeff Grace as president of Signature Select LLC. Grace is president of IMA Inc. Wichita, a post he will keep. Signature Select is a subsidiary of The IMA Financial Group Inc. and offers a …
