Latest Indiana Headlines

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Ind. Baldwin & Lyons Announce Officer and Director Changes

Feb 8 2007 // Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. today announced that James W. Good, executive vice president of Baldwin and Lyons, Inc. and president of its subsidiary insurance company, Protective Insurance Co., has announced his retirement...

Ind. Legislative Proposal Would Lower Premium Tax to 1 Percent

Feb 2 2007 // A national insurance trade group provided supporting testimony this week, as Indiana took a step forward in attracting more insurance jobs to the state by lowering its insurance premium tax to 1 percent.“The House...

Ind. Insurance Schedules 4 New Safer Schools Seminars in Midwest

Feb 1 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced today that it will host four free, day-long Safer Schools Seminars beginning February 19th at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Ken. Seminars will...

Ind. leads country with highest catastrophe losses in 2006

Jan 29 2007 // In a year where coastal states endured no major tropical storms, Indiana saw more property damage due to large weather events than any other state (in 2006), according to statistical firm the Insurance Services Office...

Midwestern states top 2006 list for largest catastrophe losses

Jan 29 2007 // While most of the country tends to consider the coastal areas to be the jackpot winners for pending catastrophes, in 2006 the Midwest won in the disaster lottery. Living in the Midwest, all of us know the devastating...

IN MEMORIAM: PAUL H. JONES

Jan 29 2007 // Paul H. Jones, recognized as “Mr. Insurance of Arizona,” died on Dec. 30, 2006.Jones was born on Oct. 4, 1910, in Los Angeles. He was extremely active in civic activities and served as president of the Tucson...

Higginbotham & Assoc. Adds Reedy as P/C Broker in Austin Office

Jan 26 2007 // Texas-based Higginbotham & Associates announced it hired commercial property and casualty broker Ben Reedy, an Indiana transfer, as account executive in its Austin office.Reedy was most recently a top three producer...

Indiana Insurance Adds Online Billing Option for Commercial Customers

Jan 24 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, is expanding its Online Billing Service Center to allow its commercial lines customers to make online payments and view their account summaries and payment...

Ind. Leads Country with Highest Catastrophe Losses in 2006

Jan 18 2007 // In a year where coastal states endured no major tropical storms, Indiana saw more property damage due to large weather events than any other state (in 2006), according to statistical firm the Insurance Services Office...

Ind. Insurer Pulls Out of State Over Regulatory Action

Jan 10 2007 // An Indiana-based insurer is pulling out of West Virginia, saying regulatory action taken against it by the state forced the decision.Medical Savings Insurance of Indianapolis notified customers this month that it will not...

‘Snowbirds’ not protected by Florida state law, court rules

Jan 8 2007 // Part-time Florida residents and so-called “snowbirds” who insure their cars back home cannot make claims under Florida laws that may be more favorable to them than those in their own states, the state Supreme...

Insurers seek Indiana Supreme Court review of family’s damage award

Jan 8 2007 // Insurance industry trade groups are asking the Indiana Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that awarded damages for emotional distress to the family of an injured man, saying it could set a costly...

Insurers seek Indiana Supreme Court review of family’s damage award

Jan 7 2007 // Insurance industry trade groups are asking the Indiana Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that awarded damages for emotional distress to the family of an injured man, saying it could set a costly...

‘Snowbirds’ not protected by Florida state law, court rules

Jan 7 2007 // Part-time Florida residents and so-called “snowbirds” who insure their cars back home cannot make claims under Florida laws that may be more favorable to them than those in their own states, the state Supreme...

Ind. Conseco Adds Senior Staff

Jan 5 2007 // Carmel, Ind.-based Conseco, Inc. has announced that W. Mark Johnson has joined the company as senior vice president and chief compliance officer.In this role, Johnson will direct compliance functions at all Conseco...

Ind. Commissioner Revokes License When Agent Gambles Away Premiums

Jan 2 2007 // An insurance agent will lose her license after state officials said she spent customers’ money on gambling and clothing instead of using it to pay their premiums.Investigators said Daneile Frydrych, owner of All Star...

Ind. Traffic Fatalities Show Decline in 2006

Dec 29 2006 // Preliminary statistics show that the number of fatalities on Indiana’s roadways this year has dropped significantly from 2005, according to data from the Indiana State Police (ISP). Through Dec. 22, there have been...

Ind. Conseco Founder’s Mansion Taken Off Auction Block

Dec 28 2006 // A mansion owned by Conseco Inc. founder Stephen Hilbert will not be auctioned at sheriff’s sale.Conseco Inc. notified the Hamilton County sheriff’s department Friday that it did not want the auction for the...

Insurers Seek Indiana High Court Review of Family’s Award

Dec 27 2006 // Insurance industry trade groups are asking the Indiana Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that awarded damages for emotional distress to the family of an injured man, saying it could set a costly...

ALLSTATE: NO NEW RISKS IN CONN., N.J. AND DEL.

Dec 25 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co., continuing its reappraisal of its hurricane loss exposure along the East Coast, has decided to stop writing new property insurance policies in all areas of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware.The...