Midwest News for October 2014
- Millions Unclaimed in Ohio Workers’ Comp Overcharge Case
- Integro Adds Duncan as VP in Chicago
- First Trial Over ‘Moldy’ Washers Ends with Win for Whirlpool
- A.M. Best Assigns ‘A’ Rating to Missouri’s American Shield Insurance
- 19 Lawsuits Filed Against NW Indiana Cardiologists
- Feds Charge Iowa Man in $2.7M Illinois Insurance Fraud Case
- Healthcare Overhaul Boosts Earnings at Insurer WellPoint
- Hub International to Acquire Chicago-Based Laurus Strategies
- Truckenbrod Joins Lockton Dunning in Minneapolis
- Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Licensed in Indiana
- Boats on Northern Indiana River Targeted by Theives
- Stratton Promoted to Property/Casualty Underwriter at J.M. Wilson
- Minnesota Farmers Awarded $6.3M in Suit Against Utility
- Guardrails Under Scrutiny Still Used in Nebraska
- Workplace Fatalities Decline in Michigan
- Michigan Breaks Ground on $22M Emergency Operations Center
- Arson Suspected in Dubuque, Iowa, Vehicle Fires
- State Farm Seeks to Test Drone Use for Damage Response in Illinois
- Contractors Need to Be Involved in the Claims Process, BELFOR CEO Says
- Kansas Contractors Struggle to Find Skilled Workers
- Lyft Agrees to Temporary Halt of Rideshare Service in Kansas City
- Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau: Rates for Local Governments Falling
- Big Money Spent on South Dakota Doctor Choice Ads
- RLI Launches Healthcare Liability Division
- Former Claims Adjuster Must Repay Farm Bureau $20K in Kansas Fraud Case
- Minnesota Seeing More, Costlier Farm Equipment Accidents
- Michigan AG Says Settlement Reached in Propane Overcharges Suit
- 8 CAA Members Elected to Board of Kansas Agents Group
- Number of Young Ohioans Getting Driver’s License Drops
- NHL Concussion Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court in Minnesota
- The Horton Group Acquires BF&S Insurance
- Indiana-Based Voldico Insurance Hires Robinson as President
- Maximum Adds E&S Sales Teams in Chicago, Florida
- Methane Emissions Becoming an Issue for North Dakota Oil Industry
- RLI Adds New Healthcare Liability Division
- New Crop Insurance Program to Benefit Small Ag Producers in North Dakota
- Illinois Landowners Suing State over Fracking Permit Delay
- Minneapolis Businesses Heavily Damaged by Fire
- EMC Insurance Office to Replace Downtown Des Moines Buildings
- Bus Passengers File Suit over Crash Near Indianapolis
- Health Official: 7 Quarantined in Ohio for Ebola
- Detroit Settles with Bond Insurer; Chance of Debt Plan Success Boosted
- Study Links Fracking to Hundreds of Ohio Quakes
- County: Vacant Skyscraper in Illinois Town Raising Insurance Costs
- Minnesota Blue Cross to Open Retail Insurance Store in Edina
- J.M. Wilson Names Gautz Ohio Branch Manager
- Wisconsin’s Nygren Receives NAMIC’s State Legislator of Year Award
- Educator-Focused Meemic Insurance Expands into Illinois
- Tour Bus Crashes in Indiana, Passengers Injured
- Detroit Close to Deal with Second Bond Insurer
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Illinois’ Bennett & Shade Co.
- Reiff Appointed to Head Lockton Benefit Group
- Judge Recuses Himself from Discrimination Suit Against Iowa Governor
- New Workers’ Comp Arbitrators Assigned in Illinois
- Rebuild of Storm-Collapsed Facility in South Dakota Funded by Insurance
- More Plaintiffs in Hepatitis C Lawsuit Against North Dakota Nursing Home
- St. Paul Employee Who Hit Own Car Seeks Damages from City
- Report: Kansas Job Growth Lagging but There’s Hope for Next Year
- Judge Rules for Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, Whistleblower Lawsuit
- South Dakota Proposal on Doctor Choice Opposed by Health Insurers
- Rau Joins HNI in Minneapolis
- Hart Named Midwest Region Executive at Zurich North America
- Contractor to Pay Traverse City, Michigan $300K for River Damage
- High Net Worth Insurer, Crestbrook, Expands into Indiana
- Iowa Gov. Says He Didn’t Know Work Comp Commissioner’s Sexual Orientation
- Zurich NA Names Cooper Regional Leader for Commercial Markets
- Cellphone Recordings Lead to Arrest of Iowa Teens for Burning Vehicles
- Deer-Related Car Crashes Declined in Ohio in 2013
- Stuckel Joins OneBeacon Entertainment in Chicago
- New National Search Firm Specializing in P/C Insurance Opens in Kansas
- In Wisconsin Workplace Deaths on the Decline
- Missouri Consumer Group Sues Over Health Insurance Rates
- Michigan Evaluates Pedestrian Bridge Replacement
- Kansas Court Ruling on Drivers Applies to Old Practice, FedEx Says
- Outside Home, Castle Doctrine Doesn’t Apply Wisconsin Court Says
- Johnson Named Chief of Investigations at Missouri Insurance Department
- Nebraska Agents Give Iowa Mutual Five Stars
- Nebraska High Court: Federal Risk Retention Act Preempts State Law
- Ohio Supreme Court Says Ambiguity Determination Must Consider Context
- Negative Comments Lead Michigan Marketing Firm to Sue Client
- Rough Year for South Dakota Event Organizers, Insurance Helped
- Driscol, Casey Join HNI as Account Managers in Michigan
- Recovery Starts After Fire Destroys Part of Downtown Rock Island, Illinois
- Uber Expanding Rideshare Service in Chicago
- Missouri Insurance Regulators Help Recover $7.4M for Consumers
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