Latest Indiana Headlines
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Golf Cart Popularity Collides with Ind. Law
Sep 4 2008 // Golf carts are becoming a more common sight on Indiana’s streets and roads, but state police say they fail to meet the safety and equipment standards for motor vehicles to be driven on public streets. Several...
School Safety Seminar Goes on the Road in Indiana
Sep 3 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, recently announced that it will present its Safer Schools Seminars in Indiana during the month of September. According to Indiana Insurance, the free,...
Injured Indiana Steelworker Sues Company for $55 Million
Sep 2 2008 // One of seven men burned when they were engulfed by a fireball at a steel mill a year ago has filed a $55 million lawsuit against ArcelorMittal. The lawsuit filed by 31-year-old Jeremy Schoon of Valparaiso was announced at...
Jessica M. Frankovich
Aug 21 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Jessica M. Frankovich as Inland Marine underwriting manager. Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s Illinois regional office and...
Indiana Insurance Institute Names Zarich Director of Government Affairs
Aug 20 2008 // The Insurance Institute of Indiana has promoted Jon Zarich to the position of director of government affairs. He was previously the government affairs coordinator. Zarich is the association’s principal lobbyist for...
Clean-Up Underway After Wild Storms Damage Illinois, Indiana
Aug 6 2008 // Evacuate Wrigley Field and O’Hare Airport because of a summer storm? Unbelievable. Tornado sirens screeching within Chicago city limits–unheard of. Ninety thousand lightening strikes reported by the Chicago...
Indiana Farmers Seek More Flood Control for Kankakee River
Jul 25 2008 // A group of northwestern Indiana farmers who say some of their cropland flooded this spring because state officials failed to repair a breached river bank are pushing for more local control over the region’s...
FEMA Planning Earthquake Forum in Indiana
Jul 23 2008 // One of two federal government-sponsored forums in Midwestern cities to help businesses prepare for a major earthquake will be held in Evansville. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says the goal of the...
Mold Found in FEMA Mobile Homes in Indiana, Iowa
Jul 23 2008 // The discovery of mold in federally provided mobile homes sheltering Indiana and Iowa flood victims has prompted new anger and frustrations for those who have lost their houses. The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
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Jul 21 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Jessica M. Frankovich as Inland Marine underwriting manager. Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s Illinois regional office and...
Indiana Diesel Engine Maker Cummins Sustains $100 Million in Flood Damage
Jul 11 2008 // Flooding from a creek caused more than $100 million in damage last month to a research and development center for the diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. But the center should return to full operations, thanks to...
Indiana: Low Interest State Loans Offered to Farmers with Crop Damage
Jul 9 2008 // Indiana will use $50 million in state funds to help farmers get low-interest loans _ money they can use along with federal funds to restore their flood-damaged fields. The plan announced on July 2 would give banks...
Indiana Insurance Names Frankovich Inland Marine Manager in Illinois Office
Jul 8 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, today announced the appointment of. Jessica M. Frankovich to Inland Marine underwriting manager. Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s...
Floods Could Cost Indiana Farmers Nearly $800 Million in Crop Damage
Jun 23 2008 // Indiana’s agriculture director says June’s flooding likely caused the worst agriculture disaster in state history, damaging nearly a tenth of corn and soybean crops and costing farmers upward of $800...
Ind. Farm Bureau Named Grassroots Network Company of the Year
Jun 19 2008 // Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, a long-time, active member of the Insurance Institute of Indiana, has been recognized by the association as the Institute’s Insurance Grassroots Network Company of the Year. The company...
Illinois, Iowa Join Indiana in Moratorium on Policy Cancellations
Jun 18 2008 // The Illinois and Iowa Insurance Departments have implemented a 60-day moratorium on the cancellation and nonrenewal of insurance policies for people who live in counties affected by the recent storms and flooding. Indiana...
Indiana Commissioner Calls for 60-day Moratorium on Cancellation of Policies
Jun 17 2008 // Indiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Atterholt issued a bulletin today (June 17) calling on all insurance companies doing business in Indiana to implement a 60-day moratorium on the cancellation of any insurance policy for...
Many Homeowners in Flooded Midwest Lack Insurance
Jun 16 2008 // Recent flooding that swamped parts of the Midwest, including Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa, caught many property owners unprotected. Only 1 percent of all Indiana homeowners have flood insurance. Wisconsin reports even less...
Death Toll Stands at 10 in Aftermath of Midwest Tornadoes, Flooding
Jun 16 2008 // The death toll now stands at 10 in the Midwest as tornadoes, severe thunder storms and flooding hit Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin beginning June 6. States battled tornadoes that touched down in multiple areas, heavy...
Indiana Flood Victims Scrape Out Homes, Consider Recovery Plans
Jun 13 2008 // DeWayne Warrick had built a waist-high pile of ruined chairs, couch cushions and other furniture on the curb outside his home. He topped it with a sizable collection of stuffed animals and a pink Dora the Explorer...
