Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Robison Named Chairman of Indiana’s Brotherhood Mutual
Mar 16 2009 // Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co. in Fort Wayne, Indiana announced several changes to its board of directors including naming Mark Robison, president and CEO, as named chairman of the board. James Blum, who retired from his...
Brown & Brown Acquires One Source Insurance of Indiana
Mar 3 2009 // Giant insurance broker Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired an Indiana-based agency with $1.3 million in revenues. Brown & Brown acquired the assets of One Source Insurance, Inc. of Noblesville, which sells individual...
Indiana Jury Awards $157 Million in Tree Stand Death
Feb 23 2009 // Jurors in Indiana have awarded a Lafayette woman $157 million in a lawsuit against the makers of a tree stand that malfunctioned, resulting in her husband’s death. Jurors deliberated for about an hour before reaching...
Indiana House Panel Advances Ban on Drivers’ Cell Phone Use
Feb 5 2009 // Drivers in Indiana could not use handheld cell phones or texting devices under legislation endorsed by a state House committee. The House Public Policy Committee approved the bill by Democratic Rep. Vanessa Summers of...
Order in the Classroom: Indiana Teachers Seek Some Immunity
Jan 30 2009 // Morgan County teacher Angela Williams tries to maintain order in her special education classroom by keeping students from talking out or leaving their seats without permission. But she said she often hears a disturbing...
Indiana Pulls Insurance Agent License of Pilot in Florida Jail
Jan 26 2009 // An administrative law judge in Indianapolis on Friday permanently revoked the Indiana insurance license of a financial adviser accused of bilking investors before trying to fake his death in a Florida plane crash. Judge...
Indiana’s Gibson Insurance Group Adds Staff
Dec 18 2008 // Mark Wobbe has been named property/casualty practice leader for Gibson Insurance Group. Wobbe will provide risk management and insurance services to business clients and will lead the firm’s technology and life...
Rain, Not Dam Malfunction, Caused Indiana Floods
Dec 4 2008 // A report shows that torrential rain, not a dam malfunction, caused the flooding in June that affected one of every seven structures in Columbus, Ind. A report from the U.S. Geological Survey summarized reasons for the...
Business Moves
Nov 30 2008 // State Auto, Rockhill Insurance Group State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company has agreed to acquire Rockhill Insurance Group of Kansas City, Mo. Closing is expected in the first quarter of 2009, subject to approval by...
People
Nov 30 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Indiana Insurance, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, recently announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Midwest...
Deer Crashes in Indiana Increase 25 % During Last 5 Years
Nov 19 2008 // The number of Indiana motorists colliding with deer is on the rise despite state-sanctioned hunts intended to bring down their numbers. Deer-vehicle accidents in Indiana are up 25 percent since 2003 compared with 15...
Safeco, Indiana Insurance Name Midwest Regional Management Staff
Nov 14 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Indiana Insurance, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, recently announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Midwest...
Brown & Brown Announces Asset Acquisition of Agency Associates
Nov 14 2008 // J. Scott Penny, regional executive vice president of Brown & Brown, Inc., and Frederick W. “Fred” McClaine, B. Michael Haffey and Ronald L. “Ron” Smith, principals of Agency Associates, Inc.,...
Indiana Supreme Court Orders Records Unsealed on Insurance Cases
Oct 13 2008 // The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday, October 10 ordered opened to the public hundreds of pages of documents that had been sealed at the request of corporations involved in an insurance dispute. The case, Travelers Casualty...
Indian Tribe Helps Indiana County Install Flood Sirens
Sep 22 2008 // Carroll County, Ind., obtained a grant to install flood warning sirens along the Tippecanoe River, with the help of an American Indian tribe that applied to the federal government for the grant. County Emergency Management...
Indiana Prosecutors Say Company Damaged Roof in Hail Scam
Sep 22 2008 // Marion County, Indiana prosecutors say a company that offered to inspect roofs for hail damage after a 2006 storm tried to scam insurance companies by having employees damage roofs. Prosecutors say CPM Construction offered...
Ike’s Wrath Hits Midwest; 1,000 Homeowners Evacuated, Roads Closed
Sep 15 2008 // Midwest residents felt the wrath of Hurricane Ike this weekend as rains made their way up the corridor of the country pelting Illinois and Indiana spurring the Illinois governor to call for a state of emergency for Cook...
Improperly Installed Gas Lines Pose Fire Hazard to Indiana Homes
Sep 9 2008 // Improperly installed ultra-thin gas lines have left thousands of central Indiana homes in danger of fuel-fed fires if struck by lightning, but the state has made no concerted effort to warn homeowners, a report issue on...
Indiana Officials Urge Hoosiers to Develop a Disaster Plan
Sep 9 2008 // Three months after devastating floods swept parts of the state, emergency officials urged Indiana residents on Friday, September 6 to take a lesson from that disaster and prepare now for the next natural or manmade...
Indiana County to Install Flood Warning Sirens with Help from Indian Tribe
Sep 4 2008 // Carroll County, Indiana has obtained a grant to install flood warning sirens along the Tippecanoe River, thanks to the help of an American Indian tribe that applied to the federal government for the grant. County Emergency...
