Midwest News for February 2014
- Missouri Housed Endorses Bill Limiting Medical Malpractice Awards
- Kansas Senate Passes Bill Raising Limits on Lawsuit Damages
- North Dakota Farmers Accused of Intentionally Spoiling Spuds Plead Not Guilty
- Minority Bar Owners in Racine, Wisconsin Say City Leaders Discriminated
- Salzwedel Named CEO of Michigan-Based Insurance Wholesaler, Grand General
- Fatalities on South Dakota Highways Higher Compared to 2013
- Illinois Pharmacist Sentenced to 7 Years for Identity Theft, Insurance Fraud
- Effort to Put House in Order Paying Off: Meadowbrook Insurance CEO
- MarketScout Adds 3 to Fine Arts Underwriting Team in Illinois
- Court to Hear Iowa Workers’ Comp Commissioner’s Defamation Lawsuit
- Iowa Insurance Agent Charged with Creating Bogus Policies
- South Dakota Bill Calls for Amusement Ride Regulation
- Winter Storm Leads to 1,000 Crashes, 2,300 Spinouts in Minnesota
- Ohio Bottler Fined Nearly $87K for Repeat Safety Violations
- Ohio Man Ordered to Repay $60K in Workers’ Comp Death Benefits
- Toledo Has Most Arson Fires in Ohio; Few Perpetrators Caught
- Michigan Farm Owner Lands Prison Sentence over Bad Cider
- Jury Awards Texas Woman $1.2M for Fall at Iowa Hotel
- Premium Cut, Medical Cap Included in Michigan Car Insurance Proposal
- Court Rules Against Notre Dame over Insurance Coverage for Birth Control
- Indiana Homeowners Fear Flood Insurance Sticker Shock
- MarketScout Adds Whaley as AVP in Animal Mortality Unit in Nebraska
- Barnes to Lead Personal Insurance Unit at Wells Fargo Insurance in Minneapolis
- The Main Street America Group Expands Main Line BOP Policy to South Dakota
- Stricter Texting While Driving Measure Advances in Iowa
- Walleck Named Chief Underwriting Officer at Meadowbrook Insurance Group
- Wisconsin Bill Exempts Farmers from Liability in Agriculture Tourism Deaths
- Michigan Firm Works to Fight Ice Dam Damage
- Anderson Launches Campaign for Kansas Insurance Commissioner Post
- Cincinnati Officials Say Levee Decision Forced Flood Insurance Purchases
- CNA Appoints Leisz SVP, Chief Underwriting Officer for Specialty Unit
- CNA Appoints Leisz SVP, Chief Underwriting Officer for Specialty Unit
- Patriot National, Stonewood Partner on Healthcare Program in Midwest
- Bank, Wisconsin Man File Class-Action Suit Against Target
- Missouri Bill Would Create Online Database for Workers’ Comp Claims
- Thieves Take More than $100K in Wire, Equipment from Kansas Plant
- Judge Blocks Oklahoma Firm from Selling Execution Drug to Missouri
- Chemotherapy Parity Bills Advance in Missouri
- Missouri-Based Safety National Reports Management Changes
- Ohio Supreme Court: Landlords Liable for Safety of Tenants’ Guests
- ID Theft Complaints Up in Illinois, AG Says
- Missouri Bills Would Require Exams, Background Checks for Insurance Navigators
- Johnson Joins PCG Agencies in Minnesota
- Minnesota to BP: Insurance Money Plus State Funds Equals Double Dipping
- Illinois Reaching Out to Young Uninsured via The Onion
- Ventura: ‘American Sniper’ Lawsuit Aimed at Insurer, not Widow
- Gilmore Named VP, Underwriting at Iowa Mutual
- The Institutes , Univ. of Wisconsin Partner on Leadership Development
- CNA Financial Selling Subsidiary to Wilton Re for $615M
- Indiana Appeals Court Says Contractors Don’t Owe Damages in Courthouse Fire
- Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. Names Puls as New President
- Wisconsin High Court Rules Against State Farm in Uninsured Motorist Case
- Bill Would Regulate South Dakota Insurance Exchange Navigators
- Ohio Regulators Save or Recover $23.5M for Insurance Consumers in 2013
- ‘Storm’ or Not? Iowa Appeals Court Decides in Mall Lawsuit
- Wisconsin Police Recover Violin Thought to Be Stolen $5M Stradivarius
- Missouri Judge: Speed Trap Headlight Flashing OK
- Buckley, Kryshak Promoted at Wisconsin-Based Church Mutual Insurance
- Home Insurer Universal P&C to Enter Indiana, Minnesota, Delaware
- Michigan College Develops Scoring Method for Riskiest Slip and Fall Days
- Munich Re Opening New Office in Minnesota
- Brightway Insurance Opens First Location in Missouri
- Indiana Man at 90: Insurance Agent, Crossing Guard
- Marsh & McLennan Expands in Michigan with Employee Benefits Firm
- Lockton Adds Wasilchuk as Account Executive in Chicago
- Kansas Insurance Department Seeking to Raise Insurer Fees
- Judge Asked to Rule on Who Will Pay Defense Costs in N.D. Spud Suit
- NSM Insurance Group Acquires Professional Underwriters Agency
- Missouri Cancer Patients Seek Insurance Coverage for Chemo Pills
- Fisher Joins Michigan Insurance Wholesaler, Grand General Agency
- Roi Named President of Hylant’s Chicago Office
- Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Comp Cracks Down on Pain Pills
- Indiana Jury Acquits Manager in 2009 Fire at Concert Hall
- Wisconsin Health Insurer Missing Hard Drive with Customer Data
- Akron, Ohio Police: Security Alarm Verification Required for Response
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