Latest Indiana Headlines

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Fatal Drunk-Driving Crash Rate High in Northwest Indiana

Oct 1 2018 // A newspaper review has found that three northwestern Indiana counties have a higher percentage of fatal drunken-driving crashes than the rest of the state and the U.S. because of the region’s heavy traffic, weather...

Review: Deadly Drunken Crash Rate High in Northwest Indiana

Sep 24 2018 // A newspaper review has found that three northwestern Indiana counties have a higher percentage of fatal drunken-driving crashes than the rest of the state and the U.S. because of the region’s heavy traffic, weather...

Pipeline Spill Dumps 8K Gallons of Jet Fuel Into Indiana River

Sep 12 2018 // A Texas company says one of its pipelines has spilled more than 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into a river in the northeastern Indiana city of Decatur.Houston-based Buckeye Pipe Line says it immediately shut down the line...

Seeman Holtz Acquires Indiana Agency, Ritman & Associates

Aug 30 2018 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Inc. has acquired Noblesville, Indiana-based Ritman & Associates Inc., which specializes in professional liability insurance. Jennifer Ritman has built a boutique insurance agency...

Indiana Sees Decline in Workplace Injuries

Aug 27 2018 // Work is getting safer in Indiana, with employment-related injuries hitting an all-time low. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that recently released federal statistics from 2016 show the state hit an all-time low that...

Indiana Fire Marshal Threatens to Shutter Pallet Factory Over Safety Issues

Aug 24 2018 // A northern Indiana fire marshal has threatened to shut down a pallet company because factory conditions pose a threat to worker safety.Michigan City Fire Marshal Kyle Kazmierczak wants to shutter Calumet Pallet’s...

Special Police Unit Seeks to Curb Thefts From Indiana RV companies

Aug 15 2018 // A special police unit is seeking to curb burglaries and thefts from businesses including recreational vehicle companies in northern Indiana. Police in the Elkhart County city of Goshen say their unit was formed to deal...

MJ Insurance Relocates Indiana Office, Unveils New Logo

Aug 14 2018 // Privately held independent insurance agency, MJ Insurance, has relocated its Indianapolis headquarters to 30,000 square feet at 571 Monon Blvd., located in the newly-expanded Midtown District of Carmel, Indiana.MJ...

A.M. Best: Credit Ratings of Indiana’s Yosemite Insurance Under Review

Aug 9 2018 // A.M. Best has placed under review with developing implications the Financial Strength Rating of B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bb+” of Yosemite Insurance Co. (Yosemite) in Evansville,...

Indiana Schools to Receive 3,200 Metal Detectors

Jul 26 2018 // Hundreds of Indiana schools have requested more than 3,200 hand-held metal detectors under a state program aimed at improving school safety that offers the devices for free.Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb announced the...

Contractor Cited in Worker’s Death at Indiana University

Jul 23 2018 // Indiana regulators have cited a contractor for serious workplace safety violations found following a worker’s death at an Indiana University construction site.Thirty-five-year-old William M. Brown Jr. of Bloomington...

Indiana’s Butler University to Launch Online Master’s in Risk, Insurance

Jul 19 2018 // The Lacy School of Business at Indiana’s Butler University plans to launch an online Master of Science in Risk and Insurance (MSRI) program beginning in January 2019.The school says the program is among the first of...

Family of Slain Indiana Couple Settles with Seattle for $13M

Jul 16 2018 // The family of a central Indiana couple who died after a repeat drunk driver struck them in Seattle has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the West Coast city for $13 million.The family of Dennis and Judy Schulte...

Family of Indiana Couple Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit with Seattle for $13M

Jun 29 2018 // The family of a central Indiana couple who died after a repeat drunk driver struck them in Seattle has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the West Coast city for $13 million.The family of Dennis and Judy Schulte...

Train Derails, Bursts Into Flames in Southwest Indiana

Jun 19 2018 // A freight train derailed in southwest Indiana and several train cars caught fire, possibly due to a propane leak, forcing the mandatory evacuation of nearby homes while authorities monitored air quality Monday, officials...

Indiana’s ONI Risk Partners Promotes Conerly

Jun 11 2018 // ONI Risk Partners (ONI), headquartered in Indianapolis, has promoted Calvin Conerly to director of client experience in the Employee Benefits division. In this newly created role Conerly oversees account management, health...

Indiana Hospital to Pay $15K to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Jun 6 2018 // St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Inc. in Indiana must pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the...

Workers’ Comp Claim Cost Changed Little in Indiana After Reforms Enacted

Jun 4 2018 // The average total cost per workers’ compensation claim in Indiana was stable in the years since the state enacted workers’ comp system reforms, according to a recent Workers Compensation Research Institute...

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Jun 4 2018 // Casey W. Connor has been named president of Dempsey & Siders Insurance Agency in Madeira, Ohio. Dempsey & Siders is a member of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group.Connor succeeds Randy Denker,...

Jury: City Must Pay Indiana Couple $102K for Flood Damage

Jun 4 2018 // A jury has ordered a northern Indiana city to pay a couple more than $102,000 for flood damage their home suffered nearly a decade ago.Richard and Janet Brown sued the city of Valparaiso after 18 inches of floodwater...