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AssuredPartners Inc. announced Tuesday it has bought Madison, Wisconsin-based brokerage Avid Risk Solutions Inc.

ORLANDO, FLA (PRWEB) August 02, 2022 -- Marking the 12th acquisition in 2022 for AssuredPartners, AVID Risk Solutions of Madison, WI will join the national

DAVID WAHLBERG Lee Newspapers When Ben Shortreed and friends lit fireworks in his yard before the Fourth of July last year, a shell exploded in his left hand, causing damage so severe a surgeon had to amputate the hand that night. Fireworks can be fun, but they are also very dangerous and should be handled with caution and care. A neighbor who later searched in vain for Shortreed’s wedding ring found one of his fingers about 100 feet from the site of the blast. “A harmless, low-key family day turned into a pretty life-changing event,” said Shortreed, 42, who lives i...

VERONA, Wis. – Wisconsin native Ben Shortreed is back to doing the things he enjoys, all while reflecting on the year that changed his life. On June 27 2020, a casual night with friends turned into something more as the night went on. “We were wrapping up just before nine when one of my friends said ‘Hey, I bought these fireworks today, do you mind if we light some off?'” Shortreed said.  “I was like, ‘Sure, yeah, lets light some off.’ We lit off two fireworks, they were the prepackaged mortar tubes, the skyworks. He fired one, I fired one. Then he pulled out about a three-in...

Man lost hand after fireworks accident Wisconsin State Journal Wisconsin State Journal Ben Shortreed had to have his left hand amputated last year after it was severely injured when a mortar exploded as he was lighting fireworks with friends outside of his town of Verona home. One of his two prostheses responds to sensors on his forearm to allow the hand to open By David Wahlberg     VERONA, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — When Ben Shortreed and friends lit fireworks in his yard before the Fourth of July last year, a shell exploded in his left hand, causing damage so...