Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Allstate Insurance to Expand in Midwest with New Agencies
Jan 9 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. has announced plans to appoint new agency owners in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio this year. The company plans to appoint 21 new insurance agency owners in Indiana. Additionally, Allstate’s new...
Nearly 300 Storm Damage Reports in Lafayette, Indiana Area
Dec 20 2013 // Authorities in Indiana have compiled nearly 300 reports of damage from last month’s tornado-packed storms in the Lafayette area as they work to boost Indiana’s appeal for federal disaster aid. Tippecanoe County...
Indiana Asks for More Damage Reports from November Storm
Dec 16 2013 // The Indiana Department of Homeland Security and local county emergency management agencies are renewing a call for people who sustained damage to homes or businesses to report it online as the state prepares to appeal the...
Indiana Judge Dismisses Unions from Burned Man’s Compensation Suit
Dec 16 2013 // An eastern Indiana judge has dismissed two unions from a lawsuit against a transportation company, an insurance agency and several insurers filed by a man badly burned when he fell into a tank of chemicals heated to about...
FEMA Rejects Major Disaster Declaration for Indiana
Dec 13 2013 // Gov. Mike Pence says the federal government has rejected Indiana’s request that Howard County be declared a major disaster area because of damage from last month’s tornadoes and severe storms. Pence said he has...
Wounded Indianapolis Officer Sues Seller of Gun Used to Shoot Him
Dec 13 2013 // An Indianapolis police officer’s lawsuit against the original seller of a handgun later used to wound him might have to overcome a state law in Indiana that gives gun sellers significant immunity. The lawsuit filed...
Indiana Steelworkers Await High Court Ruling on Pay for Donning Protective Gear
Dec 10 2013 // A group of Indiana steelworkers is awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on when the clock starts on their shifts at U.S. Steel Gary Works. The nation’s highest court recently heard arguments in a case filed by...
Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare Cite Religion, Tax Issues
Dec 5 2013 // Hours after the University of Notre Dame filed a religious challenge to the U.S. health-care overhaul in Indiana federal court, a judge in Washington heard arguments in a lawsuit assailing tax provisions of the...
50-Plus Tornadoes Pummel Midwest in Late Season Outbreak
Dec 2 2013 // In a rare late season outbreak, more than 50 tornadoes blasted across Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. on Nov. 17. Preliminary estimates by the catastrophe modeling firm RMS put insured losses from the...
People – Midwest
Dec 2 2013 // Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance announced that Joseph A. Martin, the company’s current chief operating officer (COO) and senior vice president of marketing, has been selected after a nationwide search to serve as its...
Costs per Claim of Medical Care for Injured Workers in Indiana High, Rising
Nov 25 2013 // The costs per claim of medical care to treat injured workers in Indiana were higher than most states and growing rapidly, according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The report,...
Indiana Businesses Work to Recover from Tornadoes
Nov 22 2013 // Dan May has already found a location to temporarily set up his law office and his daughter’s art gallery that were destroyed by a tornado that swept through Kokomo, Ind., but he’s concerned about what other...
Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Installs Officers for 2014
Nov 20 2013 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Inc. (Indiana Big “I”) has installed its slate of officers for 2014. The executive committee leadership team for the Indiana Big “I” for 2014 is:...
Insured Loss for Midwest’s Rare November Tornadoes Could Top $1B: RMS
Nov 19 2013 // The Nov. 17 tornadoes in the Midwest could become the insurance industry’s first billion-dollar severe weather event to occur in November, according to catastrophe modeling firm RMS. According to Matthew Nielsen, RMS...
12 Indiana Counties Report Tornadoes or Damage
Nov 18 2013 // Severe thunderstorms packing tornadoes and heavy winds rolled across Indiana on Sunday, injuring at least one person and causing widespread damage. Gov. Mike Pence said 12 counties reported either tornadoes or damage after...
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Selects Martin as CEO
Nov 18 2013 // Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance announced that Joseph A. Martin, the company’s current chief operating officer (COO) and senior vice president, marketing, has been selected after a nationwide search to serve as its...
Indiana Students Develop Plans to Fight Nature’s Fury
Nov 13 2013 // Jerzie Eagle and Liesl Elkin pointed to their topography map that showed the eight acres of flood-prone land around Carter and Murden streets in Kokomo, Ind. This is where their arboretum will go once the city tears down...
Bates Receives Indiana Insurance Agents’ Industry/Public Image Award
Nov 4 2013 // Mark Bates, from Pinnacle Insurance Group of Indiana in Crown Point, Ind., is the recipient of the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana’s 2013 Harry P. Cooper, Jr. Industry/Public Image Award. This award is...
Indiana Sheriff Leery of Armed Teachers in Schools
Sep 27 2013 // A county sheriff told Indiana legislators he doesn’t believe school security would be improved by having teachers or principals carrying guns. Vigo County Sheriff Greg Ewing told a legislative committee about how his...
Midwest Politicians Work as Insurance Advocates
Sep 23 2013 // Three individuals who have worked in the insurance industry and now practice politics in the Midwest — Indiana State Representative Matt Lehman, Michigan State Senator David Robertson and U.S. Congressman Tom Latham...
