Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ind. Missing Computer Disc with Personal Insurance Info Found
Mar 16 2007 // A missing compact disc containing unprotected personal data for 75,000 Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield members was recovered four days after the insurer began warning customers about potential privacy violations. The disc,...
Former Ind. Secretary of State Elected to State Automobile Mutual Board
Mar 9 2007 // Kenan L. Schultheis and Edwin J. Simcox have been elected to the board of directors of State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. Schultheis is agent/principal of Schultheis Insurance Agency Inc., an independent insurance...
Indiana Insurance to Hold Safer School Seminar at Illinois State University
Mar 5 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has announced that it will host its third of four free, day-long Safer Schools Seminars on Mar. 20, 2007 at Illinois State University in Normal, Ill. Michael Dorn, an...
Ind. Baker & Daniels Add Former Insurance Department Chief Counsel
Mar 5 2007 // Amy E. Strati has joined Baker & Daniels LLP as counsel, practicing with the firm’s insurance and financial services group. She will concentrate on the area of insurance regulatory law. Strati joins Baker &...
Safer Schools Seminar Coming to Tenn. on March 7
Feb 28 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, will host its second of four free, day-long Safer Schools Seminars on March 7 at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. School violence and sexual...
Chubb Pays to Settle Ind. Lawsuit Against Charitable Foundation Board
Feb 23 2007 // The state has agreed to accept $175,000 from an insurance company to settle a lawsuit against a charitable organization accused of misspending money. Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter announced this week that the state...
Houston General Expanding into Pa., Ind. Personal Lines Markets
Feb 22 2007 // Independent insurance agents in Pennsylvania and Indiana will soon have a new option. Houston General Insurance Exchange announced that it will offer personal lines products – including coverage for automobiles,...
Ind. Senator: Insurers Should Be Voice on Energy Alternatives, Climate Changes
Feb 22 2007 // If the United States is to move beyond a petroleum-based economy, it will require a stronger commitment by government, industry, and non-governmental leaders, U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar said recently in a wide-ranging...
Ind. Teachers Sue Association Consultant, Metlife
Feb 21 2007 // Several northwestern Indiana teachers have sued Metlife and a consultant to the Indiana State Teachers Association, accusing the defendants of rigging retirement options to favor the financial services company. The lawsuit...
Ind. Bills Would Require Nursing Homes to Install Sprinkler Systems
Feb 20 2007 // Legislation that would require all of Indiana’s nursing homes to install sprinkler systems within five years is gaining traction in the General Assembly. Supporters who have pushed lawmakers to enact stricter nursing...
Ind. Bill Would Hold Passengers Accountable in Auto Accidents
Feb 16 2007 // A bill that would require unhurt passengers to try to get help for injured drivers in a crash is headed to the full Indiana House for approval. The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee unanimously approved the...
Ind. House Endorses Cigarette Tax to Fund Health Care Initiatives
Feb 16 2007 // Aa Indiana House committee unanimously endorsed a plan this week that would increase cigarette taxes by 54.5 cents per pack to provide health insurance to more Hoosiers and fund other health care initiatives. Under the...
It Figures
Feb 12 2007 // 2,700 The world’s largest kosher slaughterhouse is recalling about 2,700 pounds of potentially underprocessed frankfurters shipped to New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, company and federal officials said....
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Indiana Insurance, LoJack Offer Anti-theft Devices to Construction Customers
Feb 9 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group, has partnered with LoJack Corp., which is making its LoJack for Construction Equipment police-operated vehicle recovery systems available to construction customers...
Ind. Baldwin & Lyons Announce Officer and Director Changes
Feb 8 2007 // Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. today announced that James W. Good, executive vice president of Baldwin and Lyons, Inc. and president of its subsidiary insurance company, Protective Insurance Co., has announced his retirement...
Ind. Legislative Proposal Would Lower Premium Tax to 1 Percent
Feb 2 2007 // A national insurance trade group provided supporting testimony this week, as Indiana took a step forward in attracting more insurance jobs to the state by lowering its insurance premium tax to 1 percent. “The House...
Ind. Insurance Schedules 4 New Safer Schools Seminars in Midwest
Feb 1 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced today that it will host four free, day-long Safer Schools Seminars beginning February 19th at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Ken. Seminars will...
Ind. leads country with highest catastrophe losses in 2006
Jan 29 2007 // In a year where coastal states endured no major tropical storms, Indiana saw more property damage due to large weather events than any other state (in 2006), according to statistical firm the Insurance Services Office...
Midwestern states top 2006 list for largest catastrophe losses
Jan 29 2007 // While most of the country tends to consider the coastal areas to be the jackpot winners for pending catastrophes, in 2006 the Midwest won in the disaster lottery. Living in the Midwest, all of us know the devastating...
