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Holmes Murphy Adds Fitzpatrick as VP, Client Service, in Minnesota

Sep 15 2020 // Insurance services firm Holmes Murphy has hired Barry Fitzpatrick as vice president, Client Service, for the company’s growing Minneapolis, Minnesota, Employee Benefits team. Fitzpatrick brings more than 20 years of...

About Half of Bars, Restaurants Complying with Minnesota COVID-19 Rules

Sep 11 2020 // State and local inspections of dozens of bars and restaurants for compliance to coronavirus requirements found about half were following the rules in Minnesota.Inspections were done at 167 establishments outside the Twin...

Berkley One Collector Vehicle Product Now Available in Minnesota

Sep 8 2020 // Berkley One has launched its Collector Vehicle product in Minnesota and and made rating enhancements to its coverage in Michigan.Berkley has provided collector vehicle owners coverage since 1974 and most recently...

Owners Say Insurance Inadequate to Cover Demolition of Riot-Destroyed Buildings

Sep 4 2020 // Some commercial property owners whose businesses were torched by rioters are learning that they don’t have enough insurance to clear away the debris.The StarTribune newspaper reported that many property owners in the...

$1.6M Out-of-Court Settlement Reached in Minnesota Excessive Force Suit

Aug 31 2020 // An out-of-court settlement has been reached in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who said he suffered a serious brain injury during an arrest by an Otter Tail County, Minnesota, sheriff’s deputy.The...

Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Minnesota Courthouse During Unrest

Aug 28 2020 // A man accused of causing fire damage to a courthouse in Minnesota’s Dakota County in the days after George Floyd’s death in police custody has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting arson.Fornandous Henderson,...

Weather Service: Storms Spawn at Least 6 Tornadoes in Minnesota

Aug 17 2020 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that storms on Aug. 14 spawned at least six tornadoes in Minnesota.Survey crews determined the strongest tornado was an EF1 in McLeod County packing winds estimated at up to 95...

Minnesota Governor Makes Another Request for Federal Aid to Rebuild After Unrest

Aug 5 2020 // Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is again asking for federal help to rebuild from the unrest that followed George Floyd’s death.Walz said Monday he has requested a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster declaration that...

Lawsuit Claims North Dakota Refinery Developer Owes Workers Wages

Jul 23 2020 // Some current and former employees of a company developing an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota filed a lawsuit claiming they are owed wages and bonuses.Meridian Energy Group first proposed...

Thousands of Acres of Crops Destroyed by Hailstorm in Minnesota

Jul 20 2020 // Agricultural experts have been tallying the crop damage caused by a recent storm that packed 50 mph winds and baseball-sized hail in parts of Minnesota.The storm was a blow for farmers from Kandiyohi County to Nicollet...

1 Dead After Tornado Hits Western Minnesota, Authorities Say

Jul 10 2020 // At least one powerful tornado damaged farms, left one person dead and two others injured in western Minnesota as severe storms moved across parts of the Midwest, authorities said.A 30-year-old man was killed near Dalton...

Minnesota Issues Riot Claims Data Call to Property/Casualty Insurers

Jul 8 2020 // Minnesota’s insurance regulators issued a data call in late June, requesting information from property/casualty insurers in the state about claims filed in the wake of the riots/civil commotion following the killing...

Updated Minnesota Driver’s Manual Provides Guidance for Legal Gun Owners

Jul 8 2020 // Minnesota public safety officials updated the state’s driver’s manual to give motorists who are legally carrying firearms some guidance on what to do if they are stopped by police, including instructions to...

Customer Reassurance Part of Job for Minnesota Agent in Aftermath of Riots

Jul 6 2020 // Dan Gutlovics did a lot of virtual hand holding during the first days of the violent protests in Minneapolis and St. Paul following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police on May 25.Gutlovics,...

Flooding in Western Wisconsin Causes Evacuations, Rescues

Jul 1 2020 // Some residents of a western Wisconsin village hit hard by hours of torrential rain were evacuated from their homes as floodwater lapped at their doors and motorists had to be rescued from the roofs of their partially...

District of Columbia Sues 4 Oil Majors for Misleading Consumers on Climate Change

Jun 26 2020 // The attorney general for the District of Columbia on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Chevron Corp, and Royal Dutch Shell Plc for “systematically and intentionally misleading”...

Minnesota AG Sues Exxon, Koch and API over Climate Change ‘Deceptions’

Jun 25 2020 // The state of Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the American Petroleum Institute, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Koch Industries for what it called a decades-long campaign to deceive the public about climate change.The lawsuit...

Bagged Salads Linked to Illness in 13 Minnesotans

Jun 23 2020 // The Minnesota Department of Health said 13 people in Minnesota have gotten sick with an intestinal illness linked to bagged salads.The Minnesotans ranged in age from 24 to 79 and fell ill between June 1 and 9, the Health...

Minnesota Lawmakers Push $300M Plan to Rebuild from Unrest

Jun 17 2020 // Democrats who control the Minnesota House announced a $300 million economic aid proposal June 15 for businesses that were damaged or destroyed during the civil unrest over the death of George Floyd.The legislation is aimed...

Reassuring Customers Part of Job for Minnesota Agent in Aftermath of Riots

Jun 15 2020 // Dan Gutlovics did a lot of virtual hand holding during the first days of the violent protests in Minneapolis and St. Paul following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police on May 25.Gutlovics,...