All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 23 2009 // Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Group has been named 2009 Company of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI).According to the IIAI, this award recognizes the company that most demonstrates...
Nov 1 2009 // David Daniel was inaugurated as the chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) at the recent Big “I” Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La. He will lead...
Oct 29 2009 // U.S. farmers struggling to seed their wheat crop will likely reap an insurance check rather than sow in less-than-ideal conditions, analysts and agronomists said.Farmers with prevented planting insurance can receive up to...
Oct 21 2009 // Indiana State University officials plan to name its business college for a Terre Haute insurance executive who has made a large donation helping pay for the college’s building renovation.The ISU Foundation has...
Oct 5 2009 // David Daniel was named chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”). He will lead the organization as chairman for the 2009-2010 term. Daniel is president of Daniel &...
Oct 5 2009 // Kirby Dibb has joined independent insurance brokerage TriSure in Raleigh, N.C., as client services manager for safety and risk management. In her new capacity, Dibb is responsible for the design, training and monitoring of...
Oct 5 2009 // David Daniel was named chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”). He will lead the organization as chairman for the 2009-2010 term.Daniel is president of Daniel &...
Oct 5 2009 // Jim Newberry, assistant vice president and risk control manager of Island Insurance in Honolulu, has received the Risk Management/Insurance Practice Specialty Safety Professional of the Year Award. The award is from the...
Sep 22 2009 // A federal judge has ruled that a contractor does not owe damages to Vectren Corp. over a natural gas explosion at an Indiana home that killed two women. Vectren sued Iowa Pipeline Associates, claiming its workers...
Sep 21 2009 // After three decades of declines, Indiana’s farm fatalities increased last year for the second straight year — a trend one Purdue University safety engineer calls “extremely...
Sep 21 2009 // J. David Daniel was inaugurated as the chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) at the recent Big “I” Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La. He will...
Sep 21 2009 // State Auto, NuGrowthColumbus, Ohio-based super regional insurer, State Auto Financial Corporation, is selling its Strategic Insurance Software (SIS) subsidiary to NuGrowth Solutions, a software sales and development...
Sep 21 2009 // An Indiana appeals court has upheld the ruling of the state workers’ compensation board that an employee at a pizza restaurant is eligible for treatment for obesity under a workers’ compensation policy.The...
Sep 15 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a-” to Illinois-based Independent Mutual Fire Insurance Company, both with stable outlooks....
Sep 11 2009 // An Indiana appeals court has upheld the ruling of the state’s workers’ compensation board that an employee at a pizza restaurant is eligible for treatment for obesity under a workers’ compensation...
Sep 7 2009 // Grain Dealers/Main StreetGrain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co., an Indiana-domiciled regional property/casualty insurance company, will become an affiliate of Florida-based Main Street America if approved by the Indiana...
Aug 18 2009 // Indiana teachers will be shielded from frivolous lawsuits filed over student-discipline disputes under the state’s new teacher-protection law being fully implemented in August, the Indiana Attorney General’s...
Aug 13 2009 // The Illinois Department of Insurance has issued an order against Universal Casualty Company (UCC) for failing to adopt and maintain procedures for the prompt investigation and settlement of consumers’ claims.On Aug....
Jul 31 2009 // Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co., an Indiana-domiciled regional property/casualty insurance company, will become an affiliate of Main Street America. The agreement, which has been approved by the boards of directors of...
Jul 29 2009 // Indianapolis, Ind.-based privately held insurance agency MJ Insurance, celebrating 45 years of client service, announced it has ambitious plans for growth and expanding business opportunities throughout the Midwest.MJ...