Midwest News for February 2021
- Illinois Bill Would Move Workers’ Comp Fraud Probes to Insurance Department
- Nebraska County to Pay $120K to Settle 911 Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- Judge Strikes Down Parts of Michigan Towing Law
- South Dakota AG’s Cellphone Use Before Deadly Crash Questioned
- Flood Risk in Iowa, Nebraska Appears Low with Gradual Snow Melt
- North Dakota House Passes Bill That Would Legalize Recreational Marijuana
- Joseph Schauer Named President, CEO at Ohio Agency, Schauer Group
- Bill to Limit COVID-19 Lawsuits Approved in Missouri Senate
- Missouri Auto Parts Manufacturer Cited in Worker’s Coronavirus Death
- Michigan Aerospace Parts Provider to Pay $60K to Settle Age Discrimination Suit
- Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance Adds Tubergen as VP, Transportation Leader
- Iowa’s UFG, Topsail Re Agree on Program Management Sharing Plan
- North Dakota Bill Aimed at Curbing Catalytic Converter Thefts
- $1.3B Defamation Lawsuit Filed Against Minnesota’s ‘MyPillow Guy’
- Indiana Governor Signs COVID-19 Liability Shield Legislation
- Sioux Falls Settles Negligence Lawsuit Filed After Child’s Drowning
- Former Iowa Insurance Agent Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering
- Southeast Missouri Barn Fire Kills 10 Horses at Riding Academy
- Citing Bias, Black Franchise Owner, Ex-MLBer, Sues McDonald’s
- $23.9M Returned to Missouri Insurance Consumers in 2020
- OSHA: Missouri Plumbing Contractor Fined $299.5K for Trench Safety Violations
- Kansas Bill Would Change Method for Filling Insurance Commissioner Post
- Minnesota Business Owners Ruined by Protests Plead for Rebuilding Help
- 100 Animals Killed in Fire at Indianapolis Pet Store
- Rinehart Named VP, Human Resources, at Missouri’s Columbia Insurance Group
- Michigan Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzling $17K From Clients
- Indiana COVID-19 Lawsuit Shield Legislation Sent to Governor
- Man Who Broke Ankle on Obstacle Course on Michigan Farm Wins Appeal
- Officials in Small Iowa Town Charged with Embezzlement, Other Felonies
- Ex-Medical Manager in Indiana Awarded $3.6M in Whistleblower Case
- Diocese in Minnesota Diocese Settles Abuse Claims for $21.5M
- Kotch Joins Core Specialty Insurance in Ohio as Chief Information Officer
- South Dakota’s Noem Plans to Stall Legalization of Medical Pot
- Wisconsin Gov. Proposes Legalized Marijuana — Recreational and Medical
- Former Michigan Agent Pleads Guilty in Auto Insurance Fraud Case
- OneDigital Acquires Missouri’s HM Employee Benefits and Risk Management
- Minneapolis Diner Owners Seek $4.5M Suit over Property Damaged in Protests
- Indiana Company Fined $14K Following Death of 3 Workers in Manhole
- McGowan Joins Resilience from Beazley as VP, Cyber Underwriter in Chicago
- Federal Judge Sides with Chubb in Denial of Target’s Data Breach Bank Claims
- South Dakota Judge Rejects Amendment Legalizing Recreational Pot
- With Spike in Traffic Deaths, Minnesota Ramps Up Speed Enforcement
- Fischer Appointed President of Core Specialty’s Ag Reinsurance Division
- NFP Acquires Michigan’s Colburn Risk Holdings
- Cannon Used at Michigan Baby Shower Explodes, Killing Man
- Michigan Eatery to Pay $200K to Settle Sex Harassment, Retaliation Suit
- Improvements Bringing Down Flood Insurance Rates in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Indiana Lawmakers Fast-Track COVID-19 Lawsuit Shield
- Ashfeld-Schwarz Joins MJ Insurance’s Employee Benefits Team in Indianapolis
- USDA Says Tainted Nebraska Beef Sold in Illinois; Consumers Warned
- Bill to Stem Virus-Related Lawsuits Advances in Missouri Senate
- Iowa Agent Again Charged with Insurance Fraud, Theft
- Hanes Named President of Ryan Specialty’s Stetson Insurance Funding
- French to Serve as Director of Ohio Insurance Department
- Fire Damage to Wisconsin School Buses Estimated at $525K
- Branch Insurance Enters Indiana with Bundled Home, Auto Coverage
- Iowa’s CGA Insurance Services Launches Managing General Underwriter Program
- ‘A-‘ Rating Assigned to Illinois Workers’ Comp Carrier Pekin Select Insurance
- High Street Insurance Partners Acquires Vested Risk Strategies in Michigan
- Homeowners Insurer, Openly, Expands Into Wisconsin
- Irwin Named Chief Strategy Officer at Wisconsin’s Understory
- Cheerleader Sues Northwestern University; Alleges Harassment, Cover-Up
- $4M Recovered for Wisconsin Insurance Consumers in 2020
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