All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 6 2005 // Auto-Owners Insurance Co. vs. Great West Casualty (Minnesota Court of Appeals, May 10, 2005)-Ruling: Injury resulted from “maintenance or use” of vehicle. Auto-Owners commenced a declaratory judgment action,...
Jun 3 2005 // Gov. Tim Pawlenty recently alerted Minnesota consumers to misleading health plan advertisements that have been faxed to Minnesota businesses and individuals. These plans do not provide insurance coverage and do not...
Jun 1 2005 // Minnesota’s insurance marketplace will never be the same after lawmakers passed legislation that will make it easier for insurers to offer newer and improved products to its customers, according to a statement...
May 9 2005 // Minnesota’s position as the last remaining state in the Upper Midwest to regulate personal-lines insurance forms and rates on a prior approval basis may be in danger because an industry-backed bill to change to...
Apr 8 2005 // Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch and Willis Group Holdings Ltd. Chairman and CEO Joe Plumeri on Friday announced an agreement relating to Willis’ insurance brokerage practices.Under the agreement, Willis will...
Apr 8 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Rating Services said Friday that it affirmed its ratings on Willis Group Holdings Ltd., including the ‘BBB-‘ counterparty credit rating, and removed them from CreditWatch, where...
Apr 4 2005 // Online information about whether a Minnesota employer has the required workers’ compensation coverage is now available to the public on the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Web site.Interested parties can...
Mar 8 2005 // Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch filed a 400-page motion in state court Monday asking a judge to force broker Willis Group to hand over documents related to his investigation of the firm’s contingent commission...
Feb 21 2005 // Premiums have increased for some long-term care insurance policies issued to Minnesota consumers largely because policyholders are maintaining their coverage and interest rates have decreased in recent years. Those...
Feb 15 2005 // Minnesota-based RTW Inc., a provider of products and services to cost-effectively manage both insured and self-insured workers’ compensation programs, reported net income for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2004 of...
Feb 8 2005 // Premiums have increased for some long-term care insurance policies issued to Minnesota consumers largely because policyholders are maintaining their coverage and interest rates have decreased in recent years. Those...
Jan 24 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the merger of its two U.S. reinsurance brokerage subsidiaries, Arthur J. Gallagher Intermediaries Inc. in New York and John P. Woods & Co. Inc. in New Jersey effective...
Jan 7 2005 // A recent Minnesota workplace survey shows the state’s injury and illness rate decreased by 8.3 percent in 2003, according to the state’s Department of Labor and Industry. A total of 111,600 nonfatal workplace...
Dec 23 2004 // The Unum Life Insurance Company of America, Provident Life And Accident Insurance Company, and the Paul Revere Life Insurance Co., all subsidiaries of UnumProvident, have agreed to settle issues regarding claims handling...
Dec 6 2004 // Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch has proposed a series of sweeping rules regulating how brokers would operate in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Hatch, a Democrat, has found compatriots in the Minnesota legislature to...
Dec 6 2004 // Some drivers in Minnesota will soon have an added passenger in their cars: their insurance company. Progressive Insurance Company is using so-called “black box” technology to offer drivers discounts based on...
Nov 22 2004 // Some drivers in Minnesota will soon have an added passenger in their cars: their insurance company. Progressive Insurance Company is using so-called “black box” technology to offer drivers discounts based on...
Nov 10 2004 // Despite having to deal with some of the nation’s worst wintertime weather, Minnesota emerged as the nation’s healthiest state, while far to the south, Louisiana is the least healthy, a ranking it has been...
Nov 8 2004 // Some drivers in Minnesota will soon have an added passenger in their cars: their insurance company. Progressive Insurance Co. is using so-called “black box” technology to offer drivers discounts based on how...
Oct 25 2004 // Some drivers in Minnesota will soon have an added passenger in their cars: their insurance company. Progressive Insurance Company is using so-called “black box” technology to offer drivers discounts based on...