Figures plunged in an October survey of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states, the third straight month of declines that suggest a regional economic slowdown, according to a report released on Nov. 2. The overall Mid-American Business Conditions …
Vermont is reviewing about 900 convictions from the last 16 months for criminal driving with a suspended license to determine how many might have been improperly resulted from incomplete information about a driver’s efforts to erase previous civil suspensions. “Some …
An Uber driver is suing a California man accused of slapping and hitting the driver in an attack that was recorded on video. KABC-TV in Los Angeles reported Edward Caban filed a lawsuit earlier this week in Orange County against 32-year-old …
Marsh has launched Marsh IO+, an enhanced excess casualty product designed for companies with significant product and other mass tort exposures. Organizations like retailers, food and beverage companies, construction firms, and manufacturers that produce and sell a high volume of …
A southwestern Illinois school district that paid $5.6 million to settle four lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of students by a former superintendent says its insurers are denying coverage for a fifth complaint. The Freeburg district in St. Clair County settled …
St. Louis, Mo.-based Safety National Casualty Corp. is realigning its claims department with management changes. Carl Reynolds, senior vice president – Claims, has retired after a successful 30-year career with Safety National where, as department head, he was responsible for operational …
NSM Insurance Group, a program administrator based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, has hired Dan Mogelnicki as director of the Northeast region. In his role, Mogelnicki will be responsible for expanding NSM’s territorial reach in the Northeast region of the country. Most …
Heffernan Insurance Brokers has named Jordan Markuson assistant vice president. Markuson’s focus will be on expanding the firm’s presence in the staffing firm market. Markuson early on in his career worked with Assurance Agency, outside of Chicago, Ill. He then started …
Officials in Florida’s Panhandle are disputing allegations in a lawsuit claiming that racial bias was behind new ordinances designed to curb spring break mayhem. Panama City Beach Mayor Gayle Oberst told The News Herald that she’s comfortable that the city …
CAMICO, a nationwide CPA-directed program of insurance and risk management for the accounting profession, has broadened protection for potential professional liability insurance claims known to policyholders who continuously renew their CAMICO Mutual Insurance policies. Known as “Continuity of Coverage for …