Latest Indiana Headlines

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Jul 10 2017 // Alan Jay Kaufman, chairman, president and CEO of Detroit/Farmington Hills, Michigan-based H.W. Kaufman Financial Group, has joined the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science board of overseers at the...

Flood Insurance in the Standard Market Part 2

Jul 5 2017 // Last week, we started a conversation about flood coverage. If you missed last week’s blog, go back and read it now. We’ll wait for you. To sum up last week’s blog, I believe that the standard market could...

After Children Suffer Burns, Indiana Water Park Owners Apologize

Jun 28 2017 // A company that operates a northwestern Indiana water park authorities closed after 11 children suffered chemical burns says it’s “profoundly sorry” for the injuries.An advertisement Seven Peaks Resorts...

WCRI Researchers Compare States on Injured Workers Returning to Work

Jun 21 2017 // From 10 to 18 percent of injured workers never reach “substantial return to work,” according to new research by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) comparing outcomes for injured workers in six...

Ratings of Indiana’s American Agricultural Insurance Co. Upgraded

Jun 20 2017 // A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a” from “a-” of American Agricultural...

Bates Named Vice Chair of Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance

Jun 14 2017 // Mark Bates has been elected as vice chairman of the Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., board of directors. Bates will continue his role as chairman for the company’s governance committee. Bates, a 28-year...

No Damages Awarded to Indiana Worker Burned Inside Heated Tank

Jun 1 2017 // A lawsuit filed by an eastern Indiana man seriously burned inside a heated chemical tank has ended without any damages being awarded.Zachary M. Hale sued several entities, including trucking company Miller Transporters...

Indiana Couple Awarded $744K for Son’s Unnecessary Shoulder Surgery

May 23 2017 // A northern Indiana jury has awarded $744,000 to a couple who claimed a now-deceased doctor performed unnecessary surgery on their teenage son.Dean and Tracy Dixon’s medical malpractice suit alleged that Dr. Willard...

Indiana Injured Worker Benefits Rise, but Per Claim Cost Still Low

May 8 2017 // Income benefits paid to Indiana’s injured workers through workers’ compensation claims rose nearly 5 percent between 2014 and 2015, a Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) study found.“The recent...

Indiana High Court Says Wounded Officer Can’t Sue Gun Seller

Apr 26 2017 // The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that a wounded police officer can’t sue a sporting goods store that sold a handgun that was later used to shoot him.The Indianapolis Star reported the court has dismissed Indianapolis...

Feds Grant Nearly $11M to Indiana to Fight Heroin, Opioid Abuse

Apr 26 2017 // A federal agency has awarded Indiana nearly $11 million to fight the state’s opioid abuse crisis.The state’s funding from the Health and Human Services is among $485 million the agency recently awarded to all...

Number of Indiana Deer-Vehicle Collisions Down in 2016

Apr 20 2017 // The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says the number of deer struck by motor vehicles in the state fell last year. The number of deer harvested in 2016 fell as well.The agency says deer-vehicle collisions across...

Museum in Indiana Exhibit Explains Why Natural Disasters Occur

Apr 17 2017 // Natural disasters can strike at any time, often without warning, and devastate cities, regions, states and countries.Nature Unleashed, a new exhibit at the Indiana State Museum, aims to help Hoosiers understand why...

Indiana Museum Exhibit Explains Why Natural Disasters Occur

Apr 12 2017 // Natural disasters can strike at any time, often without warning, and devastate cities, regions, states and countries.Nature Unleashed, a new exhibit at the Indiana State Museum, aims to help Hoosiers understand why...

Convicted Ohio Burglar Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud

Mar 20 2017 // A Cincinnati man serving time in an Indiana prison for burglary got a short break from prison March 9, but only to plead guilty to workers’ compensation fraud in an Ohio courtroom, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’...

My New Markets

Mar 6 2017 // Market Detail: Search Insurance Services (www.marketsearchinsurance.com) offers coverage for: contractors, retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Ineligible risks include truckers — common carrier; truckers...

Republicans in Indiana Warn of Fallout from Affordable Care Act Repeal

Mar 2 2017 // Republican legislative leaders in Indiana are warning that repealing the Affordable Care Act could unravel a program for poor residents that Vice President Mike Pence implemented as governor, a conservative blueprint for...

Driver in Double Fatal Tesla Crash in Indiana Was Drunk, Police Say

Feb 10 2017 // The driver of a speeding Tesla electric car that crashed and burned in Indianapolis, killing her and a passenger, was too drunk to drive, according to a police report released Wednesday.The report, which includes...

Indiana Doctor Faces 55 Felony Charges in ‘Pill Mill’ Case

Jan 30 2017 // An Indiana doctor accused of operating a “pill mill” saw as many as 100 patients in a single day and traded pain pills for work on his farm, federal investigators say.Dr. Tristan Stonger faces 55 felony charges...

Indiana Objects to Peabody Bankruptcy Plan, Cites Mine Cleanup Costs

Jan 24 2017 // Indiana and several environmental groups are objecting to a plan by Peabody Energy Corp to exit its $8 billion Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing concerns over how the company will cover about $1 billion in future mine cleanup...