All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 12 2010 // MJ Insurance, a privately-held insurance agency based in Indianapolis, Ind., has been named one of Indiana’s Top Workplaces 2010 by The Indianapolis Star.The Top Workplaces program recognizes the leading workplaces...
May 12 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the United Farm Bureau of Indiana Group (the Group) and two members, United Farm...
May 4 2010 // The Indiana Supreme Court has found that an insurance company was wrong in denying coverage for injuries to an employee of an independent contractor under a farm personal liability policy.Indiana farmers Rick and Katrina...
Mar 15 2010 // Democrats and Republicans in the Indiana General Assembly closed some partisan divides on some major issues, including a proposed increased tax on businesses, early on March 13 and adjourned the 2010 legislative session...
Mar 12 2010 // The full Indiana House returned to the Statehouse on March 10 after a five-day break, but partisan differences remained over an unemployment insurance tax bill as a March 14 deadline for adjournment loomed.Democratic House...
Mar 5 2010 // Companies in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis and three other Indiana cities have been honored for their efforts to eliminate job-related accidents and illnesses. Indiana Commissioner of Labor Lori Torres presented...
Feb 25 2010 // The Indiana House has passed legislation that would repeal an increase on taxes that employers pay into the state’s unemployment insurance fund, which is deeply in debt to the federal government.The...
Feb 23 2010 // The investigation into claims-handling practices by Anthem, a unit of WellPoint Inc, comes as the company fends off sharp criticism from the Obama administration for its plans to raise premiums for some individuals by up...
Feb 10 2010 // The Indiana Department of Insurance says it recovered more than $20 million for insurance consumers in 2009, a record for the state.In North Dakota, the insurance department reported $7,578,230.11 was recovered or saved...
Feb 9 2010 // Daniel Pigg, co-owner of the Howard Clare Insurance Agency in Terre Haute, Ind., has been honored with a Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award from Indiana State University.The ISU GOLD Awards recognize graduates who...
Jan 24 2010 // Steve Crawford has been named president and chief executive officer at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co., located in Grinnell, Iowa. For the past two years, Crawford has served as the company’s chief operating...
Jan 20 2010 // Liberty Mutual Group is expanding its program offerings for Wisconsin schools available through its partnership with the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) Insurance Plan.Effective immediately, the WASB...
Jan 11 2010 // Efforts to ban the use of cell phones while driving in South Bend, Ind., school zones aren’t yielding many violations.Records from the city clerk’s office show 13 of the tickets, which carry $75 fines, were...
Jan 10 2010 // Aon Risk, Allied North AmericaAon Risk Services, the risk management and insurance brokerage business of Aon Corp., said it has agreed to acquire Allied North America, one of the largest independent surety and construction...
Jan 7 2010 // WRM America, a New York-based specialty insurance and alternative risk management company, reports that Jeffrey S. Johnson has joined WRM America Indemnity Company (WRMAI) as regional marketing officer for the Midwest...
Dec 29 2009 // When Bob Hagan was a boy in Youngstown, Ohio, people equated the coke dust they swept off their doorsteps each day with opportunity, for it came from the steel mills that built this city.After graduating from high school...
Dec 20 2009 // Large insurers AIG, Farmers and The Hartford made moves in 2009, as did large brokers Marsh, Aon, Willis, Gallagher, Brown & Brown, Hub and Wells Fargo. So, too, did, many regional insurers and Main Street agencies....
Dec 16 2009 // Owen County, Indiana’s decision to allow all-terrain vehicles on county roads is raising concerns that drivers won’t install safety equipment or obtain proper registrations and insurance required to make them...
Dec 3 2009 // Carmel, Ind.-based Shepherd Insurance Agency has acquired employee benefits services firm, DeTrude & Company. DeTrude & Company, also a central Indiana-based firm, was founded in 1980 by Keith DeTrude. Its client...
Dec 1 2009 // The Main Street America Group, based in Jacksonville, Fla., announced that Indiana-domiciled Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company has been cleared to become an affiliate of the Jacksonville, Fla.-based super regional...