Midwest News for May 2021
- Critics Decry New North Dakota Asbestos Law; Urge Screenings
- South Dakota Voters Passed Medical Pot, but Docs Hesitant
- Car Crashes Through Roof of Missouri Home but No One Injured
- Michigan Companies Cited After Worker Deaths at Ohio Power Plant
- State Police: Traffic Crash Fatalities in Michigan Up in 2020
- Tighter Towing Regulations Approved for Chicago
- People Moves: MJ Insurance Adds O’Dell, Becker; Ex-Brit America’s Davies Joins Agman
- Tornado Damages Buildings in Northwest Kansas Town
- Michigan Doctor Charged with Felony Insurance Fraud
- Fire Site in UP Michigan Town Being Treated as a Crime Scene
- It Doesn’t Take a Hurricane to Cause a Flood
- Judge Rejects State’s Argument in South Dakota Sinkhole Case
- Iowa DHS Employee Awarded $790K in Sex Harassment Suit
- Owners Will Rebuild Iowa Grain Elevator Following Explosion
- Study: North Dakota Has Highest Rate of Severe Workplace Injuries
- Michigan Property Owners Win Key Court Ruling in Failed Dams Lawsuit
- Deck Collapse at Ohio Home During Party Leaves 4 Hospitalized
- Wisconsin Court Rejects Man’s Suit Against Insurer After Bull Attack
- FBL Financial Shareholders OK Stock Purchase by Farm Bureau P&C Insurance
- After Breaches, Michigan Lawmakers Propose $500M to Repair Dams
- People Moves: Virtus Adds Ferworn as VP; Williams now President at Combined Insurance; POWERS Insurance Hires Weiler
- Outlooks Revised to Positive for Workers’ Comp Insurer Stonetrust
- Iowa’s Ramsey-Weeks Insurance Merges with First Mainstreet
- Nebraska Lawmakers Say ‘No’ to Mandated Virus Protections for Meat Workers
- Dubuque, Iowa, to Pay $1.8M to Settle Police Discrimination Suit
- Alera Group Acquires Direct Benefits in Minnesota
- Dozens More Sue Ohio State over Doc’s Alleged Sex Abuse, Misconduct
- Attorney: Michigan Flood Victims May Have to Wait for Accountability
- G2 Insurance Services Acquires Assets of Ohio’s Schroeder Group
- Nearly 800 Residents to Sue Wisconsin City Over PFAS Contamination
- New Civil Trial Ordered in 2015 N.D. Crash that Brought $1B Jury Award
- Iowa Town Evacuated After Fiery Train Derailment
- Missouri Passes Bill Shielding Businesses from COVID-19 Liability
- Emerson Reid Acquires Ohio’s May Insurance Services
- Michigan Man Must Pay Nearly $775K Restitution in Insurance Fraud Case
- People Moves: National Interstate Promotes Mikolay, Keenan; Old Republic Surety Names Littlefield VP
- Nebraska Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Meets Resistance
- Worker Overcome by Fumes in Iowa Plant Rescued
- Fire Causes Major Damage at North Dakota Strip Mall
- Nebraska Legislation Shielding Businesses from COVID Lawsuits Advances
- U. of Michigan Missed Chances to Stop Doctor’s Abuse, Report Says
- MGA Pouch Debuts With ILS Capital Backing, Telematics for Small Commercial Fleets
- Critics Say Indiana COVID-19 Liability Shield Allows Nursing Home Neglect
- After 2 Record-Setting Years, Great Lakes Water Surge Easing
- People Moves: Patrick to VP at Root; Omaha National Promotes Aronson, Barnes; Hildebrandt to CEO at Assurex Global
- North Dakota Workplace Death Rate Among Highest in U.S.
- Court: Parts of Black Ex-Iowa Football Players’ Discrimination Lawsuit Can Proceed
- Minnesota Lumber Firm to Pay $100K in Disability Discrimination Suit Settlement
- Union Leaders Say Indiana’s Rate of Worker Fatalities Too High
- Indiana Jury Awards Girl $96K for YMCA Bounce House Injuries
- Drought Throughout Dakotas Shows No Signs of Easing Up
- Wisconsin County to Get $1.5M in Flood Mitigation Funds from FEMA
- Outlooks to Revised to Positive for Ohio’s Grange Insurance, Subsidiaries
- Right-Wing Institute Ordered to Pay $2.4M to Ohio Man Hurt at Rally
- Wisconsin Trademark Suit Against American Girl Doll Maker Resolved
- Man Who Helped Burn Minneapolis Precinct During Floyd Unrest Sentenced
- Nebraska Dog Owner Cited Following Attack by Pit Bulls
- ATF to Help Investigate String of Suspicious Fires in Gary, Indiana
- NFP Acquires Indiana Employee Benefits Firm, First Person
- 4 Twisters Confirmed in Central Illinois
- Ohio State Plans Process to Settle with More Strauss Sex Abuse Victims
- Ohio Bill Would Ban Drivers from Holding Phones, Devices
- Midwest Economic Survey Index Soars to All-Time High
- S.D. Neurosurgeon, 2 Companies Settle Kickback, Fraud Allegations for $4.4M
- Hub Acquires Assets of Illinois’ Cooper & Allison Insurance and Russel J. Kobel
- Cooper to Chief HR Officer at Oswald Cos.; Powers Now Assistant Controller at Rockford Mutual
- Missouri House Passes New Bill Limiting COVID-19 Lawsuits
- Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Law Barring ‘Wrongful Birth’ Suits
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