Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Indiana Crop Insurance Payouts for ’12 Losses Top $1B
Mar 14 2013 // Indiana crop insurance payouts for losses during last year’s drought have reached a record $1 billion. Purdue University said that Indiana farmers have received the payouts for 2012 corn, soybean and wheat losses....
Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Selects Smith as CEO-Elect
Mar 8 2013 // Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. has named Kimberly O. Smith as CEO-elect. Smith will assume the role of president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2014, upon the retirement of the company’s current president and CEO, Daniel...
Esurance Now Offering Renters Coverage in Indiana
Mar 8 2013 // Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, is now offering renters coverage in Indiana. The renters coverage is offered as an add-on to an Esurance car insurance policy, and is available to both new...
MMIC Enters Indiana Medical Professional Liability Market
Mar 7 2013 // Minneapolis, Minn.-based medical malpractice insurer, MMIC, announced it has begun conducting business in Indiana. This brings the total number of states in MMIC’s core territory to nine. MMIC President and CEO Bill...
Indiana Nursing Home Patient’s Family Sues over Death
Mar 7 2013 // Relatives of an 88-year-old Indiana woman who died after being attacked by another nursing home resident say the home’s owners lied about her injuries. Betty Riley’s family filed a complaint with the Indiana...
Indiana House Passes Bill Limiting Mo-Ped Speeds
Feb 27 2013 // The Indiana House has approved a bill that would set a 30 mph speed limit for mo-ped users on the state’s roadways. The measure approved Monday on a 75-18 vote now heads to the Indiana Senate. The bill also calls for...
Indiana Man Sues over Crash That Killed His Wife
Feb 22 2013 // The husband of a northeastern Indiana woman who died when a semi-trailer rear-ended two cars in January is suing the truck driver and the truck’s owner. The federal lawsuit seeks at least $75,000 in damages in the...
Court Grants Indiana Employer Relief from Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
Feb 12 2013 // An Indiana company has won temporary court relief from having to provide its employees with coverage for contraceptives and other birth-control procedures, as mandated under the 2010 healthcare overhaul. By a 2-1 vote, a...
Indiana House Panel Backs Stage Rigging Rules Extension
Jan 17 2013 // An Indiana House committee on Jan. 15 backed a two-year extension of temporary outdoor stage rigging regulations developed following the deadly 2011 State Fair stage collapse. The House public safety committee voted 11-0...
Indiana-based Schroeder Agency Joins with Neace Lukens
Jan 15 2013 // Schroeder Agency of Rushville, Ind., has strengthened Neace Lukens’ Midwest presence by becoming its seventh location in Indiana, the companies announced. Neace Lukens, a member of Assured Partners Inc., now has 26...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Gardner & White in Indiana
Jan 4 2013 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Gardner & White Corp. (Gardner & White) headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1965, Gardner & White provides...
Indiana Court Rules Duke Must Cover Ice Storm Costs
Jan 2 2013 // The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that state regulators acted appropriately when they rejected Duke Energy Corp.’s bid to pass more than $11 million in repair costs incurred during a 2009 ice storm onto its...
Insurer Plans $15M Expansion in Indiana
Dec 28 2012 // An insurance company that covers churches and their activities is planning a $15 million expansion of its Fort Wayne, Ind. headquarters. Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co. announced Thursday it would build a nearly 55,000...
Report Finds Indiana Average In Crisis Readiness
Dec 21 2012 // Deadly disease outbreaks, vaccination shortages and massive tornadoes are all scary thoughts. The question is: Is Indiana prepared for them? Yes – but only to a point. The state scores a 5 out of 10 on a preparedness...
Ratings Roundup: Indiana Lumbermens Mutual, Noble
Dec 21 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company and its reinsured subsidiaries, Lone Star...
10 Families Displaced by Indiana Tornado Get New Homes
Dec 18 2012 // Saturday was an emotional, yet joyful day for Danielle Guthrie, when Habitat for Humanity handed her the keys to her new house in Henryville. “When they called to approve me, I was surprised. It was amazing,”...
Indiana Supreme Court Considers Punitive Damage Cap
Dec 17 2012 // A top state attorney defended Indiana’s punitive damages law on Dec. 13 against claims that it renders trials meaningless by forcing judges to reduce awards in lawsuits without telling jurors. Solicitor General...
Cost Per Workers’ Compensation Claim Rising in Indiana: Study
Dec 11 2012 // The average cost of a workers’ compensation claim in Indiana grew rapidly in recent years, mainly driven by the high price of medical care, according to a new study, Benchmarks for Indiana, CompScope 13th Edition, by...
People – South Central
Dec 3 2012 // Dr. Therese M. Vaughan has stepped down earlier than previously announced from her post as chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). In August, she announced plans for...
Indiana Court: Compensation Fund May Not Dispute Liability in Med Mal Case
Dec 3 2012 // Indiana’s high court has ruled that the state’s fund established to cover excess damages in medical malpractice cases may not dispute the existence or cause of a plaintiff’s injury in a case in which the...
