Midwest News for August 2016
- Iowa in Middle of Debate Over ‘Shadow Insurance’ Deals
- Consortium and Kansas County Announce Drone Emergency Response Deal
- Iowa Agency Proposes Fine for Theme Park over Safety Issue
- Milwaukee Brewers Sued by Woman Hit by Baseball
- O’Donnell Promoted to Senior VP, Risk Practices at Hylant
- Dakota Access Pipeline Worker Killed in Accident, Official Says
- ADM Settles Ponzi Scheme Suit by Missouri Farmers; Terms not Disclosed
- Court: Michigan Car Insurance Fund Public but Records Can Be Withheld
- New Illinois Law Makes Insurance Companies Find, Pay Beneficiaries
- Outlooks for Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Revised to Positive: A.M. Best
- At Least 12 Tornadoes in Indiana, Ohio Damage Homes, Businesses
- Illinois, Missouri Handle Problem of Uninsured Drivers Differently
- Allstate Offers Home-Sharing Insurance Endorsement in Michigan
- Missouri Group Wants Tougher Penalties for Vehicle/Pedestrian Accidents
- Court: Out-of-State License Plates Alone Don’t Justify Kansas Search
- Missouri Insurance Department Expects Lower Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates
- Hylant Names Timmel as VP for Cyber, Technology Risk Practice
- Missouri Non-Renews Insurance License of Northern Illinois Agency Owner, Again
- Southern Kansas Flood Damage Estimated at $1M
- 20-Foot Drone Being Tested in North Dakota for Post-Disaster Use
- Stoneburner to Retire; Spray to Lead Commercial Lines at Cincinnati Insurance
- McKenna Named CFO at The Plexus Groupe
- Number of Iowa Drivers Penalized for Passing Stopped School Buses Declines
- Conyers Appointed Assistant VP, Distribution at CNA
- Ohio-Based Hylant Names Miller Executive Risk Practice Leader
- County in Nebraska Seeks Insurance Coverage in Wrong Conviction Case
- Tornado Causes Property Damage in Michigan but No Injuries or Deaths
- Wal-Mart to Pay $90K to Settle Disability Lawsuit
- Nebraska Doctor Opens Membership-Based, Insurance-Free Practice
- Crop Insurance Fraud Leads to 2 Years in Prison for Missouri Farmer
- Illinois Contractor, in Default of $268K in Fines, Cited Again for Safety Hazards
- Workers’ Comp Rate Reduction Proposed in Iowa
- Safety Officials: Higher Speeds Causing More Traffic Fatalities in Illinois
- Omaha Answers Pothole Complaints with New Dirt Roads
- Collapsing Hill Has Some Homeowners in North Dakota Worried
- Dakota Access Pipeline Owners Sue Protesters
- Illinois Treasurer Looking into How Life Insurance Companies Avoid Payouts
- Palomar Specialty Launches New Earthquake Product in Missouri
- Lockton Adds Aschentrop as Vice President in Kansas City
- Feds Investigate Illinois Firm Fined for Exposing Staff to Asbestos
- $3.5M Awarded in Minnesota Sexual Orientation Discrimination Case
- Illinois Senator Says Blue Cross Could Reduce Costs, Be More Competitive
- Couple Sues Pokemon Claiming Neighborhood Unsafe with Gamers
- State Regulation Limited for Kansas Water Park
- Michigan Based AF Group Announces Britt’s Retirement
- Sioux City Sued Over Pit Bull Ban
- DSP Insurance Makes Acquisitions, Names Sulkowski President
- North Dakota Lawmaker Questions Reserves in Workers’ Comp Opt-Out Plans
- Missouri Man: Tesla Autopilot Helped Him Get to Hospital
- Complaints Surface After Boy Dies on Kansas Waterslide
- North Dakota Business Owner, Employee Accused of Arson for Insurance
- Missouri-Based Agency and Agency Alliance Add Pidgeon as COO
- Hallenbeck to Retire, Freese to Become President at EMC Reinsurance
- Kansas Couple Sues Over Internet Glitch that Led to Fraud Accusations
- Derailed Train Car Hits Iowa Bar, DeRailed
- Boy Dies of Neck Injury at Kansas Water Park
- Indianapolis Suburb Settles Facebook Free Speech Lawsuit
- North Dakota Appeals Court: Judge Was Right to Toss Oilfield Death Lawsuit
- BCBS of Kansas City Service Provider Reports Data Breach
- Business-Backed Group Pushes for Workers’ Comp Opt-Out in Illinois
- Rolland-Vath Named 2016 Outstanding CSR of the Year for Minnesota
- Vacant Building Fires Increase in St. Louis
- West Des Moines-Based GuideOne Insurance Cutting Jobs
- Steel Company Says It’s Not Liable for 2013 North Dakota Train Derailment
- Employment Services Provider to Pay $1.4M to Settle Illinois Discrimination Charges
- Illinois Medical Marijuana Program Grows, Sales Climb
- Michigan Insurance Agents Accused of Pocketing Premiums, Unlicensed Activity
- Settlements Reached in North Dakota with 4 Life Insurers
- State Auto Financial Reports Net Loss of $24.6M in Q2 2016
- North Dakota Company Faces $104K in Penalties for April Worker Injury
- Illinois Town Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Mayor for $120K
- McConnell, Anderson Join Hub International Midwest
- Official: Tornado Activity in Kansas in July Was Unusually High
- $1M in Pipeline Construction Equipment Damaged in Iowa, Arson Suspected
- Premium Hikes of Up to 45% Sought by Illinois Health Insurers
- The Cincinnati Insurance Co. Adds 3 to the Cincinnati Re Team
- Medical Marijuana Availablity Expanded in Minnesota
- Wisconsin Shipyard Faces $1.4M in Penalties for Lead Exposures
- Wisconsin Board Adopts Opioid Prescription Guidelines
- J.M. Wilson Promotes Galecka; Hires Richards and Moloney
- Illinois Governor Signs Law Extending Contraceptive Insurance Coverage
- Company Sued in North Dakota Train Derailment Wants Case Moved
- 6 Public Workers Charged in Flint, Michigan, Water Crisis
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