Latest Indiana Headlines

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Indiana Cop Was Speeding Before Hitting, Killing Pregnant Woman: Lawsuit

Jun 11 2021 // An Indianapolis police officer was speeding and made an illegal lane change just before his patrol car struck and killed a pregnant woman last year near a highway ramp, the woman’s boyfriend alleges in a federal...

Woman Passes Out, Dies on Indiana Theme Park Ride

Jun 9 2021 // An Ohio woman who passed out while riding a roller coaster at a southern Indiana theme park later died at a local hospital, a coroner said.Dubois County Coroner Katie Schuck said Dawn R. Jankovic, 47, of Brunswick, Ohio,...

Florida Surgeon’s Estate Settles with Indiana City over Plane Crash Death

Jun 7 2021 // The estate of a Florida plastic surgeon who died in 2019 when his small plane crashed in a central Indiana farm field shortly after takeoff has settled its lawsuit with the city of Kokomo, Indiana.The estate of Daniel...

Indiana Cement Plant Fined $730K for Air Pollution

Jun 7 2021 // A central Indiana cement plant is facing more than $700,000 in fines under a settlement stemming from alleged Clean Air Act violations for air pollution releases dating back nearly a decade.The settlement filed in federal...

Critics Say Indiana COVID-19 Liability Shield Allows Nursing Home Neglect

May 12 2021 // Advocates for nursing home residents say they worry a new Indiana law expanding COVID-19 liability protections for healthcare providers will effectively block many lawsuits over neglect and substandard treatment that...

Union Leaders Say Indiana’s Rate of Worker Fatalities Too High

May 10 2021 // Indiana labor union leaders are calling for improved workplace safety enforcement with the state’s rate of deaths while working about one-third higher than the national average.Federal data shows Indiana had 146...

Indiana Jury Awards Girl $96K for YMCA Bounce House Injuries

May 10 2021 // A jury has awarded nearly $96,000 in damages to a northwest Indiana girl who was injured in 2018 while playing in a bounce house at a local YMCA.After a four-day trial in the civil case against Valparaiso Family YMCA, the...

ATF to Help Investigate String of Suspicious Fires in Gary, Indiana

May 5 2021 // The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will help the Gary police and fire departments investigate a series of recent suspicious fires, authorities said.Firefighters from throughout Lake and Porter...

NFP Acquires Indiana Employee Benefits Firm, First Person

May 5 2021 // Insurance broker NFP has acquired Indianapolis, Indiana-based employee benefits brokerage, First Person Inc. (First Person).First Person specializes in group benefits with additional capabilities in compensation,...

Indiana Gun Shop Sued for Selling Guns Used in Chicago Crimes

Apr 28 2021 // The city of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against an Indiana gun store, contending it has sold hundreds of guns to straw buyers that in turn have ended up in the hands of felons or at crime scenes in the city.The lawsuit...

Charles Taylor Acquires Indiana’s Syndicate Claim Services

Apr 13 2021 // London-based Charles Taylor Adjusting, a provider of insurance services, claims solutions and technology platforms to the global insurance market, has acquired Syndicate Claim Services Inc. (Syndicate), an independent...

Indiana Farmers Insurance Will Enter Ohio in 2021

Apr 9 2021 // Indiana Farmers Insurance plans to enter the Ohio property/casualty insurance market this year. The Carmel, Indiana-based company, which distributes its products through independent insurance agents, will write commercial...

Indiana Senate OKs Bill Making Pregnant Worker Accommodations Optional

Apr 9 2021 // Indiana legislators gave final approval to a bill that won’t require businesses to make accommodations for pregnant workers, despite an appeal from Gov. Eric Holcomb for a law requiring more protections.The proposal...

The Hilb Group Acquires Indiana’s STAR Insurance

Apr 9 2021 // Hilb Group LLC (THG), a property/casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and advisory firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, has acquired Indiana-based Star Insurance Agency. Star Insurance Agency is a...

Indiana State Regulators Fine CenterPoint for $900K for Pipeline Violations

Apr 5 2021 // Indiana regulators have fined CenterPoint nearly $900,000 for natural gas pipeline violations the utility previously known as Vectren committed in 2019.The $894,000 civil penalty is part of CenterPoint’s settlement...

Indiana Sandwich Shop to Pay $28.7K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit

Mar 30 2021 // A Bloomington, Ind., fast-food sandwich shop will settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit for $28,700, authorities say.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in its suit that Ranrae...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires R&R Benefits/Risk Management in Indiana

Mar 24 2021 // Global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired South Bend, Indiana-based R&R Benefits/Risk Management LLC.Terms of the transaction were not...

Indiana Fines Utility $1.1M for Pipeline Safety Violations

Mar 22 2021 // State regulators have fined Northern Indiana Public Service Co. more than $1 million — the largest in Indiana history — for pipeline safety violations the utility has faced twice in the previous four years.The Indiana...

Indiana Says Medical Malpractice Surcharge Rates to Decrease in July

Mar 10 2021 // The surcharge rates for healthcare providers electing to be qualified under Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act will go down in July, the Indiana Department of Insurance has announced.The department outlined the rate...

COVID-19 Liability Shield Bill Signed by Indiana Governor

Mar 8 2021 // Indiana businesses and others now have broad protections from lawsuits by people blaming them for contracting COVID-19 under a new state law.Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb on Feb. 18 signed the bill that he and GOP lawmakers...