Midwest News for March 2020
- Iowa Safety Agency Fines Animal Food Operation $74K
- Ohio Insurance Department Extends Licensing, Continuing Education Expiration Dates
- North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Issues Guidelines in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
- Ohio County Reaches $3.5M Settlement in Woman’s Dog Mauling Death
- Severe Weather Spawns Tornadoes, ‘100-Year Flood’ in Midwest
- Reavis Named Chief People Officer at Ohio Insurtech Root
- Ohio Bill Would Expand Business Interruption Coverage During COVID-19 Emergency
- Ferguson Settles Lawsuit Over Court Fees Deemed Discriminatory for $1.7M
- Ohio Workers’ Comp Insurance Provider OKs Deferred Premium Payments
- AM Best: Outlooks Negative for Wisconsin’s McMillan Warner Mutual Insurance
- In Suit, Nurse Says Chicago Hospital Fired Her for Warning About Masks
- Favorable Flood Forecast Offers Relief to Parts of Minnesota
- Man Dies in Accident at Tyson Meats Plant in Kansas
- Ohio Commercial Insurance Insurtech, Coterie, Raises $8.5M in Financing
- Lawsuit Alleges Kansas College Told Coaches to Recruit White Athletes
- Iowa Battery Manufacturer Cited for Safety Violations, Fined $42K
- Michigan’s Top Court: Jury Should Decide Liability in Case of Woman Hurt at Party
- The Hilb Group Acquires Ohio’s Healthcare Liability Consultants Agency
- Wisconsin Commissioner: Insurers Must Offer Free Coverage for Restaurant Deliveries
- Online Flood Insurer, Neptune, Offering Coverage in Arkansas, Illinois
- Ban on Holding Cellphone While Driving Begins July 1 in Indiana
- Wisconsin High Court Rules Against Farm Over Pay for Time Workers Spend Dressing
- Wisconsin Urges Insurers to Be Flexible with Payments; Offers Guidance on Filings
- Kansas Suspends ‘Deemed Approved’ Policy; Delays in Licensing, Filing Approvals Likely
- Wisconsin Easing Restrictions on Online Insurance Education, Proctoring
- Home, Business Evictions Banned in Kansas until May 1
- Company to Pay South Dakota $3.4M in 911 Call System Lawsuit
- Illinois Manufacturer Fined $258K for Exposing Employees to Machine Hazards
- Illinois Casualty to Suspend Billing to Restaurants, Taverns in COVID-19 Response
- Patriot Insurance Enters Nebraska with Addition of The Olson Group
- Cattle Ranchers Worry Despite Having Tech to Track Diseases
- Fink Joins AAdvantage Insurance Group as Sales Agent in Illinois
- Indiana Insurance Dept.: Childcare Facilities Not in Danger of Losing Liability Coverage
- U. of Kansas to Pay $144K Settle Retaliation Lawsuit in Age Discrimination Case
- Insurer Closed Missouri Office for 1 Day After Likely Employee Contact with Virus
- Katz Named Executive VP, General Counsel for Ryan Specialty Group in Chicago
- Iowa’s First MainStreet Insurance Acquires 3 New Agencies
- Despite China Deal, U.S. Farmers Still Dependent on Government Aid: Analysis
- Judge OKs $34M Settlement with Minnesota’s New Ulm Diocese in Sex Abuse Case
- Evacuations Ordered After Fire Sweeps SW Illinois Recycling Center
- West Virginia Lawmaker Loses Suit Blaming Indiana Bar for Blindness
- Wisconsin Governor Proposes Flood Bills Hoping to Bring Lawmakers Back
- Michigan Man Wins Appeal of Arson-for-Insurance Conviction
- Bill Passed by Missouri Senate Bans Marijuana-Infused Candy
- 16 Additional North Dakota Counties Named Agriculture Disaster Areas
- Iowa’s BrokerTech Ventures Adds 5 New Agency Partners, Names Hatten as COO
- Wisconsin’s Rural Mutual Insurance Unveils New Water Damage Endorsement
- Ratings of Illinois’ Echelon Property & Casualty and Parent, Guardian, Downgraded
- High Rivers, Saturated Soil in South Dakota: A Recipe for Spring Flooding
- Proposed Missouri Law Would Require $100K in Liability Insurance for Delivery Robots
- North Dakota Creamery Recalls 1% Milk Pending State Investigation
- Cost Unclear as Ohio State Settles Suits Over Doc Abuse
- Smith to Retire from Indiana Farmers Insurance; Search on for New CEO
- Ex-Athletes Sue University of Michigan Alleging Sex Abuse by Doctor
- Ohio Hospital Fined $400K over Painkiller Doses for Patients Who Died
- Safety National Casualty Promotes 4 in Senior Management Roles
- South Dakota Legislation Banning Cell Phone Use While Driving Sent to Governor
- J.M. Wilson Promotes Bryson to Sr. Transportation Underwriter in Michigan
- Faith Insurance Agency in Missouri Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
- Small Business Insurance Digital Distributor, Insureon, Expands Leadership Team in Chicago
- Business Conditions Report: Virus Outbreak Impacting Midwest Economy
- AM Best Assigns A- Credit Ratings to Minnesota’s SFM Companies
- Pie Insurance Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage to Small Businesses in Missouri
- Missouri’s Medical Marijuana Licensing Process Generates 100s of Appeals
- Nebraska to Feds: Make Flood Control on Missouri River a Priority
- America’s Farmers Brace for Another Season of Costly River Flooding
- Wisconsin Bar Owner Found Guilty of Arson, Insurance Fraud
- Outlooks Revised to Positive for Iowa’s Midwest Family Insurance Group
- Iowa Court Slashes Insurer’s Payment to Paralyzed Worker
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