Latest Indiana Headlines

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Indiana Governor Signs COVID-19 Liability Shield Legislation

Feb 22 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...

Indiana COVID-19 Lawsuit Shield Legislation Sent to Governor

Feb 17 2021 // A bill giving Indiana businesses and others broad protections from lawsuits by people blaming them for contracting COVID-19 has been given final approval by state lawmakers.The Republican-dominated state Senate voted 39-7...

Ex-Medical Manager in Indiana Awarded $3.6M in Whistleblower Case

Feb 16 2021 // An Indianapolis-based medical supply company’s former manager has won $3.6 million in a settlement of her whistleblower lawsuit accusing that company and a health insurance company of defrauding a government...

Indiana Company Fined $14K Following Death of 3 Workers in Manhole

Feb 10 2021 // State regulators have fined an excavating company $14,400 for workplace safety violations discovered after three workers, including a father and son, died in August while working on a northeastern Indiana sewer project.The...

Indiana Lawmakers Fast-Track COVID-19 Lawsuit Shield

Feb 7 2021 // Indiana legislators are poised to finalize a fast-tracked proposal that will give a broad shield protecting businesses and others from lawsuits by people blaming them for contracting COVID-19.The proposal is a top priority...

Branch Insurance Enters Indiana with Bundled Home, Auto Coverage

Feb 3 2021 // Branch Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, has expanded into Indiana.Using technology and automation, the company offers bundled home and auto insurance online. Branch’s entry into Indiana marks the company’s...

MJ Insurance Adds Crossland, Bushelle and Young in Indiana

Jan 11 2021 // MJ Insurance has hired Holden Crossland as employee benefits consultant, Branden Bushelle as database analyst and Matthew Young as risk transfer specialist at the independent agency’s Indianapolis headquarters.As an...

Indiana Lawmakers to Push for Coronavirus Liability Shield

Dec 23 2020 // Indiana’s governor and legislative leaders are lining up in favor of giving a legal shield to businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits when the General Assembly returns to action next month.Supporters argue the liability...

Teaming Up for the Greater Good; How Two Indiana-based Competitors Joined Forces to Help Their Community

Dec 21 2020 // For more than 50 years, two independent agencies, Gregory & Appel and MJ Insurance, have battled each other for the best insurance clients.Indiana-based Gregory & Appel Insurance is a fifth-generation, family-owned...

Hammond, Indiana, to Pay $80.75K to Resolve Disability Discrimination Charge

Dec 17 2020 // Hammond, Ind., has agreed pay up to $80,750 and furnish other relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination finding.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said an investigation found reasonable...

Indiana School District Pay $70K to Resolve Disability, Age Discrimination Case

Dec 15 2020 // An Indiana school district will pay up to $70,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a federal disability and age discrimination charge, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).The EEOC said...

World Insurance Associates Acquires Indiana’s Ball Insurance

Nov 16 2020 // Ball Insurance Services (Ball Insurance) of Northwest Indiana has been acquired by World Insurance Associates LLC.Ball Insurance, based in Merrillville, Ind., is a property/casualty-focused agency, specializing in auto and...

Indiana Retailer Says Limited-Edition Guitars Worth $95K Stolen at Truck Stop

Nov 9 2020 // An Indiana retailer of musical instruments is seeking the public’s help after a pallet of limited-edition guitars worth tens of thousands of dollars were stolen from a suburban Indianapolis truck stop.Sweetwater...

MJ Insurance Hires Norton as Risk Management Consultant in Indiana

Nov 3 2020 // Indianapolis, Ind.-based MJ Insurance has added risk management consultant, Dominique Norton, expanding its Commercial Insurance + Risk Management — Small Business department.Norton comes to MJ from a regional insurance...

Indiana Court: Allstate Liable in Fatal Crash Because Victim Was a ‘Resident Relative’

Oct 14 2020 // The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that Allstate must pay $25,000 in uninsured motorist benefits to the estranged husband of a woman who died while riding as a passenger in a car crash after moving back in with her...

Holicky, Holloway Join DOXA Insurance in Indiana

Oct 6 2020 // DOXA Insurance Holdings, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has added Stu Holloway as vice president and southeastern region sales director and Bernie Holicky as vice president and central region sales directorHolloway’s...

Indiana Sheriff Will Pay Settlement in Shoving Lawsuit

Sep 28 2020 // A northeastern Indiana sheriff has agreed to pay $55,000 to cover the county’s settlement of a lawsuit over allegations that he shoved a 15-year-old boy during a festival.Allen County Sheriff David Gladieux said this...

Purdue Report: 21 Work-Related Deaths on Indiana Farms in 2019

Sep 23 2020 // Indiana had 21 work-related deaths on farms deaths last year, the fewest number of documented cases since 2013, Purdue University announced on Sept. 22.Three of the victims were children under the age of 5, while 11 were...

MJ Insurance Adds Risk Transfer Specialist Oliger in Indiana

Sep 4 2020 // Indianapolis-based MJ Insurance has expanded its Commercial Insurance + Risk Management department with the addition of risk transfer specialist, David Oliger.Oliger comes to MJ from AssuredPartners of Indiana, where he...

Utility to Pay $1.5M to Settle Pollution Issues at Southwestern Indiana Plant

Sep 2 2020 // Indianapolis Power & Light Co. has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million in penalties to resolve pollution issues at its Petersburg Generating Station in southwestern Indiana.IPL will pay a civil penalty of $1.525...