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Hub International Acquires Indiana’s Susoreny & Associates

Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Susoreny & Associates Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Headquartered in Crown Point, Indiana, Susoreny & Associates is a fully accredited independent insurance agency. Focused on …

Louisiana Oil Spill Near Where Young Whooping Cranes Released

The Coast Guard says nearly 1,300 gallons of oil spilled from an oil production facility into southwest Louisiana wetlands near the areas where young endangered whooping cranes are released into the wild None of Louisiana’s cranes is currently near the …

Feds Investigating Fatal Fall at Nebraska Construction Site

Federal workplace safety investigators are looking into what led to the fatal fall of a construction worker at a Hastings, Nebraska, work site last week. Television station KSNB reports that Jeff Funke of the Omaha office of the Occupational Safety …

Man Behind Deadly Indiana House Explosion/Insurance Scam Dies in Prison

The man who authorities said was the mastermind behind a deadly 2012 house explosion in Indianapolis was found dead in prison Tuesday, an Indiana Department of Correction spokesman said. Mark Leonard, 48, was found dead around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at …

Study Finds Oklahoma’s Earthquakes Strongly Linked to Wastewater Injection Depth

A huge increase in the number of man-made earthquakes in Oklahoma, is strongly linked to the depth at which wastewater from the oil and gas industry is injected into the ground, according to a new study involving the University of …

Towerstone Adds 4 Associates to Dallas Underwriting Team

Dallas-based Towerstone Inc., a national specialty wholesale insurance broker, has added four associates to wholesale underwriting team. David Willbanks joined the company as a small commercial underwriter and will connect businesses and insurance companies across the country with expedited access …

CNA Names Omidfar as Chief Technology Officer; Expands Role for Trimuel, Chief Operations, Diversity Officer

Chicago-based insurer CNA reported that Joyce Trimuel has accepted an expanded role leading CNA’s operations in addition to her current role as chief diversity officer, and Bahr Omidfar has been hired as senior vice president and chief technology officer. Trimuel …

From Marsh, Osterhage Joins EPIC’s Architects and Engineers Unit in St. Louis

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added Lorrie Osterhage has joined the firm’s Architects and Engineers Practice, Greyling, in St. Louis, Missouri, as a vice president. Osterhage joins from Marsh Inc. where she spent the past 32 years leading a …

Opioid Makers Sued by Another Washington County

Clallam County in Washington is joining more than 200 other litigants in suing opioid makers and wholesale distributors for damages over prescription opioids. The Peninsula Daily News reports county commissioners are hiring a Seattle-based nationwide law firm to file the …

$5M Settlement Reached in New Mexico Jail Death

A $5 million settlement has been reached in the death of a man who surveillance video and records show was repeatedly denied medical care after becoming violently ill inside a county jail, according to court records obtained by The Associated …

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