Midwest News for May 2011
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Fish & Schulkamp
- Senate-Approved Workers’ Comp Overhaul Rejected by Illinois House
- President Obama Consoles Tornado-Ravaged Missouri City
- State Farm Storm Claims in Hundreds of Thousands
- Workers’ Comp Reform Approved in Illinois Senate
- Joplin Tornado Death Toll Rises; Engineers Assess Hospital Damage
- Drunk, Joyriding Husband Covered by Insurance in Michigan for Crash
- 14 Killed as Tornadoes Carve Path Through Midwest
- Illinois Agency Fighting Release of Workers’ Comp Settlement Details
- Iowa-based United Fire & Casualty Files Reorganization Plan
- April Storm Damage in Ohio Estimated at $123M
- Kansas City Chiefs Gathering Aid for Missouri Tornado Victims
- A Focus on Providing Value Serves Minnesota Agency Well
- Gateway Insurance Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Revised to Negative
- Midwest States Reeling from Multiple Devastating Storms
- Searchers, Dogs Scour Missouri Tornado Wreckage
- 2011 on Pace to Be Deadliest U.S. Tornado Year
- Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Names Midwest Directors
- Insurers Moving Quickly in Response to Violent Midwest Weather
- Marsh Appoints Judge to Lead St. Louis Office
- Joplin, Missouri Tornado Insured Loss Estimate: $3 Billion
- Missouri Tornado: 116 Dead; Thousands of Homes, Businesses Destroyed
- Tornado Kills Man, Destroys 20 Homes in Kansas
- Michigan Charges Detroit Agency, Producer with Fraud
- U.S. Refuses to Pay Michigan Insurer for Ferrari Wrecked by FBI Agent
- Tornadoes Hit Missouri Town; At Least 89 Killed
- Iowa’s First Latino Majority Town Is Sign of Midwest’s Growing Diversity
- State Auto Companies Elect New Officers
- United Fire & Casualty Announces New Officers and Directors
- Cincinnati Financial Estimates April Storm Losses of $150M – $200M
- Army: July Earliest Date for Birds Point Levee Damage Assessment to Begin
- Missouri Employers Mutual Puts CEO Wilson on Leave
- Chicago Apartment Buildings Can Get Funds to Go Smoke-Free
- Flood Appointed Chief Deputy Commissioner in Michigan
- Unitrin Estimates April Catastrophe Losses at $65M to $75M
- Reik Named Vice President at State Auto
- Extension Sought in North Dakota on Crop Insurance Deadlines
- A.M. Best: Outlook Negative for Badger Mutual, A-Rating Affirmed
- State Auto Estimates April Storm Losses of $75M to $85M
- Mesirow Financial Formalizes Management of Insurance Services Division
- North Dakota’s Hamm Elected Secretary-Treasurer of Commissioner Assoc.
- Illinois Workers’ Comp Commission Adds Rascia, Kimmet
- Kansas Governor Signs ‘Crash Tax’ Bill
- Business Lobby Gets Mixed Results in Missouri Legislature
- USG Adds MacLachlan as Property Broker
- IMA Financial Group Promotes 3 in Benefits Practice
- North Dakota Officials Praise Disaster Declaration
- Outlook Negative but ‘A’ Rating Affirmed for Motorists Insurance Pool
- Lockton Names Zgutowicz Producer, Adds Coury in Chicago
- FEMA Asking for Return of Disaster Aid
- American Westbrook Insurance Acquires The American Worker Plans
- Missouri Senate Sends Governor New Bill on Farm Lawsuits
- ‘Pill Mill’ Doctor Convicted in Ohio of Causing 4 Deaths
- Company Continues Probe into Michigan Gas Leak
- Issuer Credit Ratings of Dakota Group and Members Upgraded
- Accident Fund Holdings CEO Receives ‘Champion of Hope’ Award
- Pint Joins Moores Insurance Management in St. Paul
- Goose Crashes Through Car Windshield on Michigan Driver
- State Farm to Close Offices in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan
- A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Central States Indemnity Co. of Omaha
- Projection Shows Omaha Flood Could Displace 7,000
- Moores Named President of Minnesota Agents & Brokers Group
- Help Available in Midwest States Affected by Flooding, Violent Weather
- Missouri Jury Awards $4M to Family of Train Victim
- Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) Adds 6 Agencies in Midwest
- Bonus Scheme Leads to License Loss for North Dakota Insurance Agent
- Newins Named Property Casualty Division Director in Kansas
- EEOC Settles Wisconsin Discrimination Complaint with Chubb
- Motorists Insurance Appoints Kaufman as Chief Operating Officer
- Vickers Jr. Joins IMA of Kansas City
- Missouri Approves Bill to Protect Consumers from ‘Storm Chasers’
- Missouri Farmers Sue Over Levee Breach; Feds Say Help Available
- Talkowski Appointed Vice President of CNA’s Wisconsin Branch
- Garrison Joins J.M. Wilson as Underwriter
- Kansas Legislature Passes Crash Tax Ban
- PMA Companies Opens News Illinois Office
- Corps Breaks Missouri Levee as Water Rises Elsewhere
- Cat Losses Rise but State Auto Q1 Income Nearly Even with Last Year
- Kansas Passes No Pay/No Play Bill; Insurer Group Urges Governor to Sign
- Cincinnati Financial Corp. Sees Decreased Income in Q1
- Missouri Governor Vetoes Workplace Discrimination Measure
- Ohio Governor Wants Lower Workers’ Comp Rates
- Missouri Jury Awards $48 Million in Skydiving Plane Crash
- Mayor Orders Flood-Threatened Illinois City Evacuated
- Nearly 7,000 Insurance Claims Filed After St. Louis Tornado
- United Fire Sees Hike in New Business but Drop in Revenues in Q1 2011
- Rate of Workplace Deaths in North Dakota Remains High
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