FBL Financial Group Inc. announced that former Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart is joining company as chief administrative officer, on or around Jan. 23, 2017. Gerhart will have responsibility for enterprise strategic planning, government relations, human resources and health services, …
Three earthquakes have struck in the area of northern Oklahoma that was rattled last year by the largest earthquake in state history. The U.S. Geological Survey says back-to-back earthquakes hit in the morning on Jan. 2 morning near Pawnee, about …
Some Minot residents who endured the Souris River flood of 2011 are having trouble digesting the current snowpack numbers. The National Weather Service says the snowfall total in the city for November and December is approaching 43.5 inches, which is …
Seven Lucas County, Ohio, employees who became sick after exposure to a rare form of Legionnaires’ bacteria have filed a lawsuit. The Blade newspaper reports that the lawsuit seeks damages from the county board of commissioners and multiple other defendants. …
The state highway department plans more warning signs on a steep, hilly road in the Arkansas Ozarks after several wrecks involving large trucks. In the past 21/2 years, seven trucks have wrecked on a 2-mile stretch of Arkansas 43 near …
JLT Specialty USA has named Paul Cohen as senior vice president. Cohen will work out of Orange County, Calif. with JLT’s global fine art and jewelry and practice with a focus on clients in the U.S. Cohen has more than …
K2 Insurance Services LLC has acquired the WaterPlus, FirePlus and JPA in-force expirations from San Francisco, Calif.-based Alteris Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Alteris President Paul Fuller and 20 of his colleagues will join K2 …
South Carolina will get an additional $65 million in federal aid to help the state rebuild after Hurricane Matthew. The State newspaper of Columbia reports the Department of Housing and Urban Development grant is part of a $2.3 billion nationwide …
A Gainesville, Texas, clinic owner has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud and was ordered to repay $1 million after an investigation by the Texas Department of Insurance found that he billed for chiropractic services without having a licensed chiropractor on …
The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas has changed its acronym to SLTX. The stamping office formerly branded itself with the SLSOT acronym. The office unveiled its new logo at the Texas Surplus Lines Association (TSLA) annual meeting in November. …
