Minnesota safety officials say the number of pedestrian deaths has risen sharply this year. Twenty-three pedestrians have died in Minnesota this year — the deadliest in the last five years. Last year at this time, 14 people had died after …
Minnesota public safety officials are reporting encouraging numbers in their campaign against drunken driving. An annual late-summer enforcement campaign has resulted in fewer drunken-driving arrests. The number of fatal crashes involving alcohol has also continued a five-year decline, the Star …
Homeowners who live on the shores of Lake Independence near Minneapolis, Minn., say a dairy farm is to blame for turning the lake into a noxious mix of pollutants. Twenty-one individual homeowners and the Lake Independence Citizens Association are suing …
Jonah Pfeffer, a reinsurance broker whose 15-year career includes work with clients in specialized casualty market segments, has joined Bloomington, Minn.-based independent reinsurance intermediary StoneHill Reinsurance Partners LLC as executive vice president. Pfeffer most recently was a managing director in …
Minnetoka, Minn.-based OneBeacon Professional Insurance (OBPI), a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group has appointed Daniel Melanson as senior vice president leading the Medical Excess line of business. Melanson is responsible for product development, sales, marketing, producer relationships and underwriting results …
Dan Koshiol, a 15-year veteran of major reinsurance brokerage firms, announced the formation of StoneHill Reinsurance Partners LLC. The company is based in Bloomington, Minn. Koshiol serves as president and chief executive officer of the new firm. He is joined …
Safety officials say Minnesota’s traffic deaths in 2011 were the state’s lowest annual death count since 1944. Officials on June 13 released Minnesota’s final traffic crash report for 2011. It shows 368 deaths on Minnesota roads last year, the lowest …
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. has appointed John C. Treacy as senior vice president of Finance. He is based in the company’s U.S. corporate headquarters in Minnetonka, Minn. and reports to Chief Financial Officer Paul McDonough. Treacy’s prior experience includes over …
The Minnesota Department of Commerce is encouraging local law enforcement, county prosecutors, and community organizations to apply for a third round of auto theft prevention grants. The Minnesota Auto Theft Prevention Grant Program provides funding for local programs that aid …
Union Pacific Railroad and the family of a man killed in a Blue Earth County train crash have reached a legal settlement. Attorneys say Union Pacific has agreed to pay $650,000 to the family of Todd Ziegler. He and another …
