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Insurance Company Suing Former South Dakota Legislator

An insurance company is suing a former South Dakota state legislator to recover nearly $10,000 in medical expenses over a mishap during a parade. The Daily Republic reports that State Farm Insurance is suing 65-year-old Edwin W. Olson, of Mitchell, …

Missouri State Univ. Receives $1M Insurance Check from Theft

Missouri State University has recouped most of the nearly $1.2 million that was stolen from its bookstore. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the school has received a $1 million insurance check. University President Clif Smart says the check doesn’t negate …

Insurer Denies Coverage in Kansas City Diocese Settlement

A former insurance company for the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., is seeking to avoid paying for priest sexual abuse settlements. The Chicago Insurance Co. said in a federal court filing that it has no obligation to cover …

Commission Dismisses $1M Claim Against Arkansas State

The Arkansas State Claims Commission has voted to dismiss a $1 million wrongful death claim against Arkansas State University by the parents of a student who died after being shot at his campus apartment. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that the …

Court Bars Lawsuit in Oklahoma Airplane Crash

Alabama’s highest court has ruled that a lawsuit involving a deadly 2005 Oklahoma airplane crash is time-barred and must be dismissed. The decision by the Alabama Supreme Court involves the second of two lawsuits filed in that state over the …

England joins Global Special Risks (GSR) as President and CEO

Houston-based Global Special Risks LLC (GSR), part of Ryan Specialty Group LLC, announced that Steven J. England has joined GSR as president and CEO. England was formerly with Ironshore as executive vice president for U.S. Field Operations for Ironshore U.S., …

Judge to Mull If Airlines Owe WTC Owners Over 9/11

A judge who has presided over most of the litigation stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will decide whether the owners of the World Trade Center can try to make aviation companies pay billions of dollars in damages. …

Reinsurance Brokers Holborn, Lehrke Merge

Reinsurance brokers Holborn Corp. of New York and W.J. Lehrke Co. of Edina, Minnesota, have agreed to merge. Details were not disclosed. The combined firm is operating under the Holborn name, and all current Lehrke personnel will consolidate with those …

Regions Insurance Opens First South Carolina Office; Norris to Head

Regions Insurance has established an office in Columbia, S.C. and hired insurance executive Frank Norris to lead the office, its first in South Carolina. Norris and his team join Regions Insurance from Frank B. Norris and Co., a Columbia-based insurance …

Railroad at Center of Quebec Town Tragedy and Heart of its Recovery

It was a runaway train that caused this month’s deadly inferno in Lac-Megantic, but the Canadian town’s leaders, business owners and many of its residents see the railway as crucial to their survival and want it operating again as soon …

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