midwest News

People Moves: J.M. Wilson Adds Struck and Cook; Indium Appoints Ternes CEO

J.M. Wilson Names Struck and Crook as Property and Casualty Underwriters J.M. Wilson has promoted Chris Struck to property and casualty underwriter for their Indiana team. Struck is responsible for underwriting a wide variety of new and renewal property and …

People Moves: Ryan Specialty Appoints Senior Distribution Roles; VIAA Promotes Morris to Commercial Lines Coach

Ryan Specialty appoints new senior distribution leadership roles within Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Ryan Specialty, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, has announced promotions to key new roles within the underwriting managers specialty. Tom Curran has been appointed chief wholesale distribution officer. …

People Moves: WTW Appoints Cui; Powers Promotes Sullivan

WTW appoints Cui to its Insurance Consulting and Technology business WTW has appointed Michelle Cui as director, actuarial property and casualty, in its insurance consulting and technology business. Cui joins WTW in its Chicago, Illinois, offices from Zurich North America, …

People Moves: JMBI Names Goldstein as President; VIAA Hires Pair of Commercial Marketers

JMB Insurance Agency Announces Goldstein’s Promotion to President JMB Insurance Agency, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, has named Kimberly Goldstein as the firm’s inaugural president for strategic growth, helping to manage day-to-day operations of the firm. Goldstein brings nearly three …

People Moves: Powers Adds 3 Members; Gardner Joins KAIA

Powers Insurance & Risk Management Hires Three New Team Members Powers Insurance & Risk Management, one of the largest family-owned and operated independent insurance agencies in the St. Louis, Missouri, area, recently hired three new team members. Maggie Stringer, commercial …

IICF Midwest Celebrates Tenth Anniversary with Blazing the Trail Benefit

CEO panel headlines virtual benefit to support regional nonprofits and communities in need CHICAGO, IL (Feb. 16, 2021) – The Midwest Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, …

Midwest Study: More Lighting Would Cut Farm Vehicle Crashes by 60%

Traffic accidents involving farm vehicles in the Midwest would drop by more than 60 percent if state policies required more lighting and reflection on those vehicles, according to a study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health. The …

Bird Flu Found in 5 more Northwest Iowa Farms

The deadly bird flu virus was found in an egg-laying flock with 3.7 million chickens in northwest Iowa in addition to four more poultry farms, state agriculture officials said. The virus will now cost Iowa egg producers about a sixth …

Insurer Group: Most Midwesterners not Prepared for Natural Disasters

With more severe thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes in the forecast for portions of the central U.S. today, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) says a recent survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of PCI shows that residents …

Midwest Hammered by Severe Storms; More Expected Today

States in the Midwest were slammed on Wednesday by violent storms that produced high winds, hail and tornadoes. The severe weather is expected to continue today. Large and destructive hail have caused the most damage so far, according to the …