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G&G Acquires Missouri’s Robbins Insurance Group

G&G Independent Insurance announced the acquisition of Branson, Missouri-based Robbins Insurance Group. The transaction became effective on May 1, 2023. G&G Independent Insurance has been serving the insurance needs of clients in Missouri and surrounding states for over 9 years. …

7th Circuit: D&O Insurer Must Pay Settlement for Drugmaker’s Kickback Case

Federal Insurance Co. must pay the $10 million policy limit in a directors and officers policy issued to Astellas Pharma, despite the carrier’s assertion that Illinois public policy forbids it from reimbursing the drugmaker for the cost of settling allegations …

Man Charged With Setting Fire to Minneapolis Mosques

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A man suspected of setting fires to Minneapolis mosques was indicted Thursday on federal charges of arson and damage to religious property while investigators look into a series of crimes targeting Muslims and Somali Americans. Jackie Rahm …

Two Workers at Michigan Plant Hurt After One Falls Into Lye

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – Two workers were being treated for chemical burns Friday after one fell into a vat at a Grand Rapids electroplating plant, authorities said. The Grand Rapids Fire Department was sent on a hazardous materials call …

Railroad Tracks Back in Service After Wisconsin Derailment

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) – Railroad tracks damaged after a BNSF Railway freight train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin have been repaired and returned to service, rail and government officials say. BNSF contractors made repairs and reopened the line Saturday, BNSF …

North Dakota Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturer Sued for Race Harassment

LM Wind Power Blades, Inc, a wind turbine blade manufacturer based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, violated federal law when it subjected an African American employee to a racially hostile work environment and then retaliated against him for complaining, the …

People Moves: Celina Insurance Group Promotes Harlamert and Montgomery

Celina Insurance Group Promotes Harlamert and Montgomery Celina Insurance Group, headquartered in Celina, Ohio, recently promoted Trisha Harlamert to vice president of underwriting and Scott Montgomery to vice president of distribution. Harlamert has been with Celina for 27 years. She …

Michigan Baby Formula Manufacturer Sued for Disability Discrimination

Mead Johnson & Company, a manufacturer of baby formula, violated federal law at its Zeeland, Michigan facility by failing to provide a reasonable accom­modation to an employee with a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC) charged in a …

On Illinois Highway, Blinding Dust, Then ‘Crash After Crash’

DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) – Winds stirred up a wall of dust from farm fields that engulfed a stretch of busy interstate highway in a matter of minutes. The brown cloud’s intensity caked even the insides of vehicles in dirt. As …

Mississippi River Crests in East Iowa, Testing Barriers

BUFFALO, Iowa (AP) – Dale O’Donnell bought his small brick home only 100 yards or so from the Mississippi River because he enjoys watching the river and wanted a good view from his front porch. He got his money’s worth …

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