All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 24 2008 // United in a desire to provide state money to victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse, Minnesota lawmakers are split over whether to cap those awards at $400,000 or leave the check size to a neutral...
Jan 18 2008 // Supporters of a special fund to compensate victims of last summer’s Minneapolis bridge collapse hope to have a law establishing the account passed by mid-March.State Senator Ron Latz and Representative Ryan Winkler...
Jan 16 2008 // A Minnesota meatpacker has recalled about 188,000 pounds of ground beef patties and some other products because of E. coli bacteria concerns. Rochester Meat Co. of Rochester issued the recall after five illnesses were...
Jan 14 2008 // Aon Corp, a provider of global risk management services, today announced that Mary Ann Krautheim has joined Aon Construction Services Group as its first National Client Strategy officer. Based in Minneapolis, Krautheim is...
Jan 14 2008 // Part memorial and part plea, a new Web site is focused on the stories and needs of victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse.The site, www.35wbridge.com was conceived by survivors of the Aug. 1 tragedy, which killed 13...
Jan 11 2008 // Repeat drunken drivers in two Minnesota counties can get back behind the wheel sooner if they pay to have blow-in-the-tube devices installed in their vehicles.So far, results in the two pilot programs are mixed. County...
Jan 4 2008 // A judge has ordered a Duluth man to pay the city’s $100,000 insurance deductible for setting a fire that caused $384,058 in damage to a community center in the city..Tylor Ray Olson, 20, pleaded guilty in October to...
Jan 4 2008 // Preliminary figures show 503 people died in Minnesota traffic crashes in 2007, which the Minnesota Department of Public Safety said is the first increase in the state’s traffic death toll since 2002.There were 494...
Jan 3 2008 // Assurex Global, a worldwide network of independent insurance brokers representing $23 billion in premium volume, has named its newest and 52nd chairman of the board. Bill Jeatran, chief executive officer of RJF Agencies,...
Dec 31 2007 // From storms that flooded the Midwest destroying homes and business in the summer to a court ruling that could have a significantly negative impact on the medical malpractice insurance market in the state of Illinois, 2007...
Dec 27 2007 // A federal judge has ruled that American Family Insurance has no obligation to cover John Jason McLaughlin in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him by the parents of the two Rocori students he killed in...
Dec 23 2007 // Severe summer storms that ransacked the Midwest, a court ruling that could negatively impact the medical malpractice insurance market in Illinois and RICO allegations in Minnesota were just a few of the news stories that...
Dec 6 2007 // Global reinsurer BMS announced today that it has acquired a P/C brokerage team based in Minneapolis. The nine member team is led by senior brokers Jim Brost and Mike Joyce.“The acquisition of this team boosts our...
Dec 5 2007 // State health officials said they were investigating neurological illnesses among 11 workers at a pork processing plant, but that there was no evidence that the public was at risk.Health Commissioner Dr. Sanne Magnan also...
Dec 3 2007 // After settling a similar case with a big industry player, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed a lawsuit against a smaller insurance firm that allegedly sold unsuitable deferred annuities to senior...
Dec 3 2007 // Victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse will get their first shot of financial aid from the state through a $1 million plan approved Thursday at the Capitol.The emergency relief would count as an advance against bigger...
Nov 12 2007 // State lawmakers are considering whether to offer financial help to victims of a deadly interstate bridge collapse, who face mounting medical bills and other costs.A joint House-Senate subcommittee met Friday (Nov. 9) to...
Nov 9 2007 // Authorities are blaming a fire that caused more than $1 million in damage to two downtown buildings earlier this week on a Virginia, Minn. man who got angry when a women took his money for marijuana but didn’t...
Nov 4 2007 // $15.3 millionMich.-based North Pointe Holdings Corp. signed an agreement for the sale of its Home Pointe Insurance Co. subsidiary, which comprises North Pointe’s Florida homeowners and dwelling fire operations, to...
Oct 26 2007 // Traffic safety officials say Minnesota is on pace this year to exceed last year’s total number of road deaths. So far, more than 400 people have died on Minnesota roads in 2007. Last year, the state didn’t...