Erie Indemnity Company named Sean J. McLaughlin as executive vice president, secretary and general counsel for the company and the affiliated companies of the Erie Insurance Group effective Aug. 26. In this role McLaughlin will be responsible for the in-house …
A western Kansas company is recalling more than 50,000 pounds of ground beef products due to concerns that it could be tainted with E. coli. The U.S. Agriculture Department said Wednesday that National Beef Packing Company, which is based in …
An organization dedicated to building storm shelters in Oklahoma schools is getting another donation. Moore Supercuts will present a check to ShelterOklahomaSchools.org on Saturday to further the organization’s mission to equip all schools in the state with storm shelters. Several …
A northern New Jersey sheriff plans to crack down on commuter buses, he said on Aug. 1, days after a driver hit a light pole that toppled onto a stroller, killing an 8-month-old. Hudson County Sheriff Frank X. Schillari ordered …
Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Co. has launched two new insurance products from its Professional Risk Group, Intellectual Property Risk Mitigation Practice (IPRMP): revENSUREand ANDAfend. “Both products were designed to protect a company’s expected revenues from legal …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency reversed its previous decision and approved additional funding to help rebuild the small Texas town where an April fertilizer plant explosion leveled homes, damaged buildings and killed 15 people. President Barack Obama issued a “major …
Two people injured when a century-old water tank fell from a Chicago condominium building are suing the building’s owner. The complaint filed in Cook County court seeks unspecified damages. In a statement, attorney Richard F. Burke Jr. says 27-year-old Lauren …
When a tornado siren went off during a meeting at Belleville’s City Hall and nobody took charge to move people to safety, it got the attention of Alderwoman Lillian Schneider. Her formal complaint to the Illinois Department of Labor led …
CNA has launched CNA Paramount, a new package policy for mid-sized businesses that combines property and general liability coverage. CNA Paramount brings all the basic and critical property and crime coverage needs into one package, namely: business property including, but …
A prominent North Dakota potato farmer, businessman and philanthropist who’s among a group of people accused in an alleged price-fixing scheme is suing his insurance company for failing to cover his defense costs. Ron Offutt, of Fargo, is among the …
