Latest Indiana Headlines

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Indiana Home Care Operator Faces $172K for Federal Wage Law Violations

Nov 14 2024 // The operator of an Indiana home care company may have to pay more than $172,000, including $86,000 in overtime wages, for violating federal wage laws, the Department of Labor announced.Hahn March, owner of Aging and...

NFP Acquires Indiana’s Miller Insurance Group

Oct 9 2024 // NFP, an Aon company and property and casualty (P&C) broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager and retirement plan advisor, announced the acquisition of Richard S. Miller & Sons, Inc. dba Miller Insurance Group...

Ryan Specialty Acquires Certain Assets of Indiana’s EverSports

Oct 2 2024 // Ryan Specialty announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of EverSports & Entertainment Insurance, Inc. (EverSports) from the Everest Group, Ltd. group of companies. EverSports is a managing...

Single-Engine Plane Crash in Indiana Kills 4

Sep 9 2024 // ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — A single-engine plane traveling from Iowa to Indiana crashed in a central Indiana cornfield Friday, killing everyone on board, authorities said.The plane left Fort Dodge, Iowa, just after 6:45 a.m....

Indiana Steel Mill to Pay $248K Over Clean Air Act Violations

Sep 5 2024 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC in Burns Harbor, Indiana, for alleged Clean Air Act violations that occurred while the facility was operating as...

Indiana Contractor Faces $199K Fine for Exposing Workers to Deadly Falls

Jul 30 2024 // Twice in less than two weeks, federal workplace safety inspectors found an Indiana contractor exposing employees to deadly risks of falls from elevation while they did framing work at two homes under construction in...

Reckitt Sales to Be Hit by Tornado at Indiana Warehouse

Jul 17 2024 // Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc said sales will be affected by a tornado that struck a warehouse in Mount Vernon, Indiana, where it stores products and raw ingredients for its baby formula business.The consumer goods company...

Beryl’s Remnants Spawned 4 Indiana Tornadoes, Including an EF-3: NWS

Jul 15 2024 // MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Beryl spawned at least four tornadoes in Indiana, including an EF-3 twister with winds as high as 140 mph (225 kph) that tore through a small city in the state’s...

Indiana-Based RV Manufacturer to Pay $95K in EEOC Disability Suit

May 29 2024 // Goshen, Indiana-based Keystone RV Company, a leading manufacturer of towable RVs, will pay $95,460 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

Gallagher Updates Regulation for Artificial Intelligence

May 22 2024 // Gallagher’s Cyber practice remains laser focused on emerging technology and the potential for increased risks as organizations begin to use them. Throughout 2024, we’re concentrated on evolving compliance...

Risk Strategies Acquires Indiana’s Silveus

May 21 2024 // Risk Strategies announced that it has acquired Silveus Insurance Group, Inc (Silveus). The Indiana-based broker dates back to 1940 and is the country’s largest independent specialty provider of crop insurance. Terms...

Rising Spring Rains Pose Challenges for Midwest Farmers

May 7 2024 // SABINA, Ohio (AP) — It was just after dark as Ross Woodruff hopped into a truck to haul soybean seeds out to his brother, Mark, whose planter had run out. It was the first day they could plant after heavy rains two weeks...

How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background: Part 2 – Hawaii through Maryland

Apr 18 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Having a criminal charge or conviction in one’s background can make things more difficult for a licensed insurance producer. However, it doesn’t always have...

Indiana, West Virginia Pass New Restrictions on Third-Party Litigation Financing

Mar 21 2024 // Efforts to rein in third-party litigation financing are on their way to becoming law in Indiana and West Virginia, a scorecard that is less than what business and insurance interests had hoped for this spring.In Indiana,...

Ohio Governor Declares Emergency After Deadly Severe Storms

Mar 19 2024 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across central Ohio struck by severe weather last week.Gov. Mike DeWine also activated the Ohio National Guard to help...

Long Recovery Ahead for Swath of Central US Hit by Deadly Tornadoes

Mar 18 2024 // LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — Residents in a swath of the central U.S. hit by deadly tornadoes were cleaning up, assessing damage and helping neighbors on Saturday. But it will be a long recovery from the storms that ripped...

Power Restored to BP Oil Refinery in Indiana After Temporary Shut Down

Feb 5 2024 // WHITING, Ind. (AP) — Power has been restored to BP’s sprawling oil refinery in northwest Indiana following an outage that prompted the company to temporarily shut down the complex and evacuate workers, BP said last...

Indiana Bill Would Allow Employees to Select Physician in Workers’ Comp Cases

Jan 12 2024 // An Indiana lawmaker has proposed a bill that would allow employees to choose their attending physician in workers’ compensation cases.Rep. Charles Moseley, a Democrat, introduced House Bill 1246 this week, which...

Orion180 Expands Homeowners Insurance to Georgia and Indiana

Jan 11 2024 // Orion180 announced the expansion of its homeowners insurance products to the states of Georgia and Indiana.Underwriting through Orion180 Select Insurance Co., an admitted insurance company domiciled in Indiana, Orion180...

Mentally Disabled Indiana Man Wrongfully Convicted in Slaying Agrees to $11.7 Million Settlement

Dec 27 2023 // ELKHART, Ind. (AP) – A mentally disabled man who was wrongfully convicted in the slaying of a 94-year-old woman has reached an $11.7 million settlement with a northern Indiana city and former police officers, his...