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Mississippi River Flooding Prompts Evacuations, Sandbagging in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Some residents along the swelling Upper Mississippi River evacuated their homes this week while others scrambled Wednesday to stack sandbags in preparation for what forecasters say could be near-record flooding caused by the rapid melting …

People Moves: Ryan Specialty Names Davies CEO and Smith President of PERse’s North American Operations

Ryan Specialty Appoints Davies as CEO and Smith as President of PERse’s North American Operations Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. has made leadership appointments to its Power.Energy.Risk’s (PERse) North American operations, the Chicago, Illinois-based company’s renewable energy managing general underwriter (MGU). …

Blast at Chicago Area Petroleum Plant Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured

LEMONT, Ill. (AP) – An explosion and fire at a suburban Chicago petroleum refinery killed one person and injured a second Tuesday morning, authorities said. The Will County Sheriff’s Office said one person was confirmed dead and a second was …

Federal Authorities File Charges in Michigan Over Diesel Engine Tampering

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – Federal authorities in Michigan filed charges Wednesday against nine people in a scheme to defeat air-pollution rules by tampering with software and hardware in heavy-duty diesel engines. The nine agreed to plead guilty, along with …

Ohio Families Living in Limbo Months After Fire

AST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Jeff Drummond spends days and nights alone in a tiny room with fake wood paneling, two small beds and a microwave atop a mini refrigerator that serves as a nightstand – his pickup truck parked …

Risk Strategies Enters Wisconsin With Acquisition of Johnson Insurance Services

Risk Strategies announced it is finalizing terms of a purchase agreement under which it will purchase the assets of Johnson Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Johnson Financial Group. Following the completion of due diligence, the transaction is expected to close …

World Acquires Kansas’ Iron Gates

World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of Iron Gates Insurance Group LLC (“Iron Gates”) of Haven, Kansas and Anthony, Kansas on March 1, 2023. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Iron Gates has been serving …

People Moves: VIAA Promotes Kaatman to Director of Enterprise Development

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Names Kaatman Director of Enterprise Development Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA) has promoted Bill Kaatman to director of enterprise development. Kaatman will also serve on the company’s development team. VIAA is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri. Kaatman …

Sixth Circuit: No Coverage for Retaliation Claims Tied to Undisclosed Investigation

A federal appellate court on Friday reversed a $2.3 million award to a nursing home owner that sued its insurer, finding coverage for a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit was clearly excluded because the policyholder did not disclose that it was under …

Ohio’s R&L Carries to Pay $1.5M in Sex Discrimination Settlement

R&L Carriers, Inc. and R&L Carriers, Shared Services, LLC (R&L Carriers), a nationwide trucking company headquartered in Wilmington, Ohio, will pay $1,250,000 to a class of female applicants and take steps to prevent future discrimination against female applicants to settle …

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