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Indian Tribe Helps Indiana County Install Flood Sirens

Sep 22 2008 // Carroll County, Ind., obtained a grant to install flood warning sirens along the Tippecanoe River, with the help of an American Indian tribe that applied to the federal government for the grant. County Emergency Management...

Indiana Prosecutors Say Company Damaged Roof in Hail Scam

Sep 22 2008 // Marion County, Indiana prosecutors say a company that offered to inspect roofs for hail damage after a 2006 storm tried to scam insurance companies by having employees damage roofs.Prosecutors say CPM Construction offered...

Ike’s Wrath Hits Midwest; 1,000 Homeowners Evacuated, Roads Closed

Sep 15 2008 // Midwest residents felt the wrath of Hurricane Ike this weekend as rains made their way up the corridor of the country pelting Illinois and Indiana spurring the Illinois governor to call for a state of emergency for Cook...

Improperly Installed Gas Lines Pose Fire Hazard to Indiana Homes

Sep 9 2008 // Improperly installed ultra-thin gas lines have left thousands of central Indiana homes in danger of fuel-fed fires if struck by lightning, but the state has made no concerted effort to warn homeowners, a report issue on...

Indiana Officials Urge Hoosiers to Develop a Disaster Plan

Sep 9 2008 // Three months after devastating floods swept parts of the state, emergency officials urged Indiana residents on Friday, September 6 to take a lesson from that disaster and prepare now for the next natural or manmade...

Indiana County to Install Flood Warning Sirens with Help from Indian Tribe

Sep 4 2008 // Carroll County, Indiana has obtained a grant to install flood warning sirens along the Tippecanoe River, thanks to the help of an American Indian tribe that applied to the federal government for the grant. County Emergency...

Golf Cart Popularity Collides with Ind. Law

Sep 4 2008 // Golf carts are becoming a more common sight on Indiana’s streets and roads, but state police say they fail to meet the safety and equipment standards for motor vehicles to be driven on public streets.Several...

School Safety Seminar Goes on the Road in Indiana

Sep 3 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, recently announced that it will present its Safer Schools Seminars in Indiana during the month of September.According to Indiana Insurance, the free,...

Injured Indiana Steelworker Sues Company for $55 Million

Sep 2 2008 // One of seven men burned when they were engulfed by a fireball at a steel mill a year ago has filed a $55 million lawsuit against ArcelorMittal.The lawsuit filed by 31-year-old Jeremy Schoon of Valparaiso was announced at a...

Jessica M. Frankovich

Aug 21 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Jessica M. Frankovich as Inland Marine underwriting manager.Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s Illinois regional office and...

Indiana Insurance Institute Names Zarich Director of Government Affairs

Aug 20 2008 // The Insurance Institute of Indiana has promoted Jon Zarich to the position of director of government affairs. He was previously the government affairs coordinator.Zarich is the association’s principal lobbyist for...

Clean-Up Underway After Wild Storms Damage Illinois, Indiana

Aug 6 2008 // Evacuate Wrigley Field and O’Hare Airport because of a summer storm? Unbelievable. Tornado sirens screeching within Chicago city limits–unheard of. Ninety thousand lightening strikes reported by the Chicago...

Indiana Farmers Seek More Flood Control for Kankakee River

Jul 25 2008 // A group of northwestern Indiana farmers who say some of their cropland flooded this spring because state officials failed to repair a breached river bank are pushing for more local control over the region’s...

FEMA Planning Earthquake Forum in Indiana

Jul 23 2008 // One of two federal government-sponsored forums in Midwestern cities to help businesses prepare for a major earthquake will be held in Evansville.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says the goal of the September...

Mold Found in FEMA Mobile Homes in Indiana, Iowa

Jul 23 2008 // The discovery of mold in federally provided mobile homes sheltering Indiana and Iowa flood victims has prompted new anger and frustrations for those who have lost their houses.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...

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Jul 21 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Jessica M. Frankovich as Inland Marine underwriting manager.Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s Illinois regional office and...

Indiana Diesel Engine Maker Cummins Sustains $100 Million in Flood Damage

Jul 11 2008 // Flooding from a creek caused more than $100 million in damage last month to a research and development center for the diesel engine maker Cummins Inc.But the center should return to full operations, thanks to...

Indiana: Low Interest State Loans Offered to Farmers with Crop Damage

Jul 9 2008 // Indiana will use $50 million in state funds to help farmers get low-interest loans _ money they can use along with federal funds to restore their flood-damaged fields.The plan announced on July 2 would give banks...

Indiana Insurance Names Frankovich Inland Marine Manager in Illinois Office

Jul 8 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, today announced the appointment of. Jessica M. Frankovich to Inland Marine underwriting manager.Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s...

Floods Could Cost Indiana Farmers Nearly $800 Million in Crop Damage

Jun 23 2008 // Indiana’s agriculture director says June’s flooding likely caused the worst agriculture disaster in state history, damaging nearly a tenth of corn and soybean crops and costing farmers upward of $800...