All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 24 2011 // The Minnesota Department of Commerce has undergone a reorganization that includes a new Division of Insurance aimed at unifying and strengthening insurance regulation in that state.The Minnesota Division of Insurance...
Aug 17 2011 // Eleven-year-old Nate Smith made an incredible shot — putting a puck through a tiny hole 89 feet away. Now he and his family are waiting to hear whether he’ll collect a $50,000 prize or be whistled for a rules...
Aug 11 2011 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said it ticketed 21 motorists for driving more than 100 mph and 72 drivers for going more than 90 mph during a stepped-up speeding enforcement campaign in July.State Patrol Lt....
Aug 5 2011 // An insurance agent in Minnesota lost an appeal asking to the state Supreme Court to dismiss a case against him over “negligent procurement of insurance coverage.”Robert M. Swendra with the Robert M. Swendra...
Aug 4 2011 // A Minnesota transportation official says half of the bridges rated deficient following the August 2007 collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis will be repaired or replaced by the end of this construction...
Jul 21 2011 // Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton ended America’s longest state government shutdown in the past decade on July 20 by signing a new budget.Dayton’s signature came just hours after lawmakers gave their own approval to...
Jul 21 2011 // When milk prices plummeted in 2009, wiping out years of savings and causing hundreds of dairy farms to go under, struggling farmers pleaded for the government to do something to help stabilize prices and inspire...
Jul 14 2011 // Due to the government shutdown in Minnesota there’s a chance pubs in that state might run out of beer.Alcohol supplies are dwindling, and in some cases have run out, at hundreds of bars and restaurants across...
Jul 11 2011 // The Ramsey County, Minn., judge overseeing state spending in the government shutdown has ordered continued funding for several Minnesota Historical Society operations and continued pension payments for former state...
Jul 5 2011 // The Minnesota Department of Insurance said the shutdown of the state’s government, which became effective July 1, will cause disruption to the regulatory agency’s licensing activities.The shutdown that began on...
Jul 4 2011 // Minnesota workers’ compensation claims have fallen 44 percent relative to the number of employees from 1997 to 2009, according to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI).The “2009 Minnesota...
Jun 22 2011 // Fewer Americans are getting medical coverage through their jobs than a decade ago but the 2010 U.S. healthcare law should help stabilize employer-sponsored insurance, two studies released Tuesday showed.The studies,...
Jun 21 2011 // Minnesota workers’ compensation claims have fallen 44 percent relative to the number of employees from 1997 to 2009, according to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI).According to the “2009...
Jun 6 2011 // Learn the business. Put your customers’ interests first. Take care yourself.Those are three messages Mark Z. Moores thinks young people entering the insurance business should take to heart. He should know. Some 30...
May 26 2011 // Learn the business. Put your customers’ interests first. Take care yourself.Those are three messages Mark Z. Moores thinks young people young people entering the insurance business should take to heart. He should...
May 11 2011 // Brad Pint has joined St. Paul, Minn.-based Moores Insurance Management Inc. as risk manager. This is a newly created position, reflecting the ongoing growth of the agency.Pint has more than 15 years of risk management and...
May 10 2011 // Mark Z. Moores, president of St. Paul-based Moores Insurance Management Inc., and has been named president of the Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (MIIAB) professional association.He previously...
Apr 11 2011 // The Red River Sunday had started a gradual decline in the Fargo-Moorhead area after reaching a preliminary crest at the fourth-highest level on record with rain storms coming in lighter than expected.“This rain will...
Apr 11 2011 // A federal judge said the Minnesota Department of Human Services must pay about $467,000 to 29 former employees to resolve an age discrimination lawsuit.The money will go to human services retirees who were denied health...
Apr 8 2011 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim for injured workers in Minnesota have grown, but at a slower pace than other study states, according to a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute...