Residents in Sioux Falls, S.D., continued to top the chart as the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the fourth annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. The average driver in Sioux Falls experiences an auto collision every 14.6 years. …
S&P Says Midwest-Focused Insurers at Risk N2 | Washington Report House Subcommittee Moves Key Federal Bills N4 | Home Insurers Bitten by $350 Million in Dog Claims Average Liability Claim Tops $24,000 N6 | Conning: Insurers’ Financials Strong, Despite Price …
Kentucky golfers and anyone who owns a golf cart within five-miles of a golf course entrance have the go-ahead to putter around on public roadways, per recent legislation. While the golf cart does not meet the state’s definition of a …
The federal agency responsible for mine safety has hired more than 300 inspectors in the past two years to scour underground coal operations for unsafe working conditions. The Mine Safety and Health Administration is beefing up its inspections after a …
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Schaumburg, Ill.-based Zurich North America Commercial announced today that its new Zurich Integrated Products unit is accepting new business submissions from agents and brokers in several Midwestern states for commercial customers in the small-to-middle market segments. Zurich launched this new …
A Jockey Club panel will be studying whether the number of horses allowed into the Kentucky Derby poses a safety risk. The annual Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. regularly draws 20 horses to the race. …
From cracked oil and natural gas pipelines to contaminated public water supplies, the nation’s economy could be the biggest casualty of the next major Midwest earthquake, an earthquake expert warned. Geologic engineering professor Dave Rogers of Missouri University of Science …
Zach Scruggs must report to prison by Aug. 15 for knowing about the bribery scheme that also landed his father and law partner behind bars. Scruggs was indicted in November along with his father, famed tort attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, …
A subsidiary of Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. acquired the assets of Reed Brothers Insurance Group Inc., of Columbia, Kentucky and Tampa, Florida, according to officers of the companies. Reed Brothers Insurance Group, with annual revenues of approximately $2.1 million, …
