All the headlines from our Nebraska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 7 2018 // Omaha, Nebraska-based wholesale insurance broker and specialty workers’ comp program administrator Method has added two new associates to continue strengthening its talent pool.Natasha Singh has more than 15 years of...
Feb 2 2018 // Federal workplace safety investigators are looking into what led to the fatal fall of a construction worker at a Hastings, Nebraska, work site last week.Television station KSNB reports that Jeff Funke of the Omaha office...
Jan 22 2018 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC, Kerwick & Curran Inc.Ryan Specialty Group LLC has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of Kerwick & Curran Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
Jan 8 2018 // Using a drone to spy on neighbors, drop drugs into prisons or harass cows could lead to criminal charges under a new bill Nebraska lawmakers will consider later this year.The measure would impose new safety and privacy...
Jan 8 2018 // Wintaai Holdings Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chou Associates Management Inc., has completed its acquisition of Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co. (Stonetrust), headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Wintaai...
Dec 29 2017 // Expect some new debates on old measures when Nebraska lawmakers return to the Capitol next month for the 2018 session.Senators have spent the last few months tinkering with proposals that stalled last year in hopes of...
Dec 11 2017 // Several days of strong winds in late October arrived at the wrong time for many farmers who saw their crops shrink as ears of corn fell to the ground in Nebraska and western Iowa.The extent of the damage varied, but in the...
Nov 29 2017 // The city of Lincoln, Nebraska, has signed a nearly $100,000 contract with an engineering consultant to study how the city could one day implement driverless vehicles.HDR Inc.’s study will examine the latest...
Nov 14 2017 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bimbo Bakeries USA for exposing workers to multiple hazards at its Bellevue, Nebraska, commercial bakery. The company...
Nov 13 2017 // U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Nebraska grain-handling cooperative for failing to protect workers from grain bin entrapment and engulfment hazards. The...
Nov 2 2017 // Nebraska judge has sentenced a former insurance agent to at least six years in prison for bilking clients out of nearly $160,000, saying he felt “heartsick” for the victims.The Lincoln Journal Star reports the...
Oct 23 2017 // Kansas City-based global insurance broker Lockton has added Brian Clanton to its Nebraska operation.Bringing more than 20 years of industry expertise, Clanton will work with businesses to develop solid insurance, risk...
Sep 28 2017 // In 2016, Colorado and Texas homeowners suffered the greatest percentage of catastrophic losses due to extreme weather and other perils, according to a study of home insurance trends.The six-year LexisNexis Risk Solutions...
Sep 8 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Nebraska-based Lincoln Financial Management LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1993 by Stephen Letts and later acquired by Cyrus Kiani, Lincoln Financial...
Sep 6 2017 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance announced it is replacing the current motor club line of authority on the producer license with a new motor club representative license type, effective Sept. 13.With the change, the...
Sep 4 2017 // Two Omaha contractors are expanding a legal strategy they say forces insurance companies to pay for storm damage, but industry officials say the practice leads to exaggerated claims and may drive away insurers.Home repair...
Sep 1 2017 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company will began offering medical professional liability insurance in Nebraska on Sept. 1.This is the latest in NORCAL’s national expansion, which now reaches 38 states, including the...
Aug 30 2017 // Omaha, Nebraska-based Method Insurance Services announced it will be the exclusive distribution channel for Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co. as it enters the Nebraska workers’ compensation market.“Stonetrust...
Aug 21 2017 // Two Omaha contractors are expanding a legal strategy they say forces insurance companies to pay for storm damage, but industry officials say the practice leads to exaggerated claims and may drive away insurers.Home repair...
Aug 10 2017 // Officials estimate a grain bin collapse in southern Nebraska left between $4 million and $5 million worth of corn on the ground.Station NTV reports that the collapse happened Sunday night in Edison at the Ag Valley grain...