All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 21 2014 // An unlicensed commercial entity has been ordered by Minnesota commerce regulators to pay $191,185 in civil penalties for making fraudulent and unlicensed auto insurance solicitations to consumers in that state.The...
Jul 16 2014 // An unlicensed commercial entity has been ordered by Minnesota commerce regulators to pay $191,185 in civil penalties for making numerous fraudulent and unlicensed auto insurance solicitations to consumers in that state.The...
Jun 23 2014 // Consultants told the board that governs Minnesota’s health insurance exchange that a lot of work is needed to get the troubled system ready for open enrollment in November.MNsure hired Deloitte Consulting LLP for $5...
Jun 16 2014 // The number of motorcycle fatalities and injuries has spiked in Minnesota.The Department of Public Safety says five people on motorcycles recently were killed and 28 others were injured. The Star Tribune says four of the...
Jun 11 2014 // When a 17-year-old boy was arrested in May in a suspected arson fire that scorched 76 forested acres near Cass Lake, Minn., it was just the latest indication the city has a problem with fire-setting.An analysis of arson...
Jun 9 2014 // The number of motorcycle fatalities and injuries have spiked in Minnesota. The Department of Public Safety says five people on motorcycles were killed last week and 28 others have been injured. The Star Tribune says four...
Jun 2 2014 // Minnesota Department of Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman has signed regulatory settlement agreements with Transamerica and MetLife that require both insurance companies to pay Minnesota beneficiaries their rightful...
May 21 2014 // Medtronic has agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle long-standing patent litigation with fellow medical device maker Edwards Lifesciences over replacement heart valves.The Minneapolis company also said Tuesday a...
May 20 2014 // With the recession over, Minnesota construction companies are scrambling to fill open jobs.The state’s construction industry shed tens of thousands of jobs during the housing crash, but it’s booming again....
May 15 2014 // A southern Minnesota boarding school faces a third lawsuit alleging that the school knew a former teacher was sexually abusing male students but took no action.Attorneys for a former student filed the lawsuit Tuesday...
May 14 2014 // When it comes to the $846 million construction borrowing package being debated at Minnesota’s Capitol, many wonder if it’s it too big to fail.Or in the case of Gov. Mark Dayton, is too big to veto? Dayton threw...
May 14 2014 // Burlington, N.C.-based Axiom Re LP, an indirect subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired certain assets of Axia Strategies Inc. in Minnesota. Following the transaction, Axia’s principals and their team will...
May 5 2014 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says law enforcement officers across Minnesota cited 550 people for texting while driving during a recent 10-day crackdown on distracted driving. The enhanced enforcement campaign...
May 2 2014 // Roseville, Minn.-based Maguire Agency and the Kelly Agency, a St. Paul-based commercial insurance agency, have joined forces. Employees of the Kelly Agency, which is known as a specialist in construction insurance, joined...
Apr 29 2014 // A Minnesota health insurance company didn’t expect to offer some of the nation’s lowest premiums – it just turned out that way for PreferredOne.PreferredOne had been just a small player in...
Apr 23 2014 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says law enforcement officers across Minnesota cited 550 people for texting while driving during a recent 10-day crackdown on distracted driving. The enhanced enforcement campaign...
Apr 11 2014 // Minnesota’s legislative auditor said he plans to conduct a thorough, independent review of the troubled launch of Minnesota’s health insurance exchange.“The evaluation will be a comprehensive, in-depth...
Apr 10 2014 // Gov. Mark Dayton lashed out at critics of Minnesota’s health insurance exchange, accusing them of waging a propaganda campaign to destroy it.The Democratic governor spoke to reporters a day after GOP members of the...
Apr 9 2014 // Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health is fining a company nearly $52,000 for violations following an accident that killed a demolition worker on a new St. Paul Saints ballpark.Johnny Valek, 61, of Plymouth, was killed...
Apr 4 2014 // The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered that the many lawsuits that accuse Target Corp. of failing to protect customers from a data breach will be consolidated in the retailer’s home state...