Wahby Park in St. Clair Shores, Mich., used to be a quiet spot for a dozen or so residents to go for a stroll around sunset. Then came hundreds of smartphone-wielding, garden-stomping Pokemon players. Now a couple in the lakeside …
Brightway Insurance announced that agency owner Peter Linke has opened the company’s newest office in North Texas, Brightway Preston Trail. The agency is located at 17194 Preston Road, Suite 210, at the corner of Preston and Campbell Roads in North …
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm announced settlement agreements with four life insurance companies related to their use of the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File (DMF). As part of the settlements, Hartford Life will pay $2.1 million, Securian Life …
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has issued a cease and desist order against Angella Swain-Jones (alias Stacey or Sarah) and summarily suspended the insurance license of Cornell Jones and his agency Select Insurance Services of Flint. …
Illinois officials posted new forms this week for doctors and patients in the state’s medical marijuana program to reflect changes in the law, and announced that July retail sales reached a new high at $2.9 million. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed …
A leading payroll processing and human resource management outsourcing provider will pay nearly $1.4 million to voluntarily resolve employment discrimination charges filed in Illinois with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. In addition, ADP LLC has …
A Texas-based pre-cast concrete structure manufacturer has been cited by federal safety officials for 17 repeat, serious workplace safety violations and faces penalties totaling $99, 248. The Turner Company LLP was cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Victory Insurance Agency Inc. based in Pearland, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1983, Victory Insurance Agency (Victory) is a retail insurance broker providing commercial property/casualty, employee benefits, risk management consulting …
Cincinnati Financial Corp. announced that R. Philip Sandercox, Erin A. Skala and Wendy A. Hayes joined The Cincinnati Insurance Co., adding expertise to Cincinnati Re, its reinsurance assumed operation. Sandercox, managing director, head of specialty casualty reinsurance, will oversee the strategic direction, underwriting and marketing …
Health insurance premiums for Illinois residents who buy coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace could increase by as much as 45 percent according to proposals submitted by insurers and made public on Aug. 1. The leading insurer on Illinois’ …