Latest Indiana Headlines

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ST. PAUL TRAVELERS WON’T RENEW SOME COMMERCIAL POLICIES IN NEW ORLEANS

Dec 11 2006 // St. Paul Travelers said Dec. 1 that it will stop renewing many commercial insurance policies in the New Orleans area next year, stoking fears that other insurers are prepared to pull out of the market after Hurricane...

Violence in schools–having a plan

Dec 11 2006 // Indiana Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group and an insurer of public and private schools throughout the Midwest, hosted a free, day-long seminar this fall to help Ohio school officials develop better school...

Indiana’s McGowan Group named ‘2006 Agency of the Year’

Dec 11 2006 // McGowan Insurance Group Inc. of Indianapolis received the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana’s (IIAI) “Agency of The Year Award” at an awards ceremony in November at their Annual Convention. The...

Countrywide launches auto product in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada

Dec 10 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s automobile insurance product is now available to consumers in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada. The product was first introduced in...

Ind. Conseco, Founder Reach Settlement Over Debt, Loans

Dec 8 2006 // Ind. Conseco Inc., founder Stephen Hilbert and the insurer reached a confidential settlement this week in a $250 million dispute over company-backed loans and debt. After an all-night negotiating session, the 14-page...

Ind. Commissioner Issues Life and Annuity Self Certification Bulletin

Dec 6 2006 // Indiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Atterholt today released Bulletin 142, a new self-certification process geared toward expediting Life and Annuity product filings. Bulletin 142 is a Life and Annuity Policy Actuarial...

Ind. Agents Name McGowan Group 2006 Agency of the Year

Nov 29 2006 // McGowan Insurance Group, Inc. of Indianapolis received the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana’s (IIAI) ” Agency of The Year Award” on Nov. 11 in an awards ceremony at their Annual Convention. The...

Ind. Independent Agents Present Special Awards at Annual Convention

Nov 27 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI) recently announced special awards at a ceremony during their recent Annual Convention in November 11. Award recepients include: Ronald Shumaker, CISR, vice...

Ind. Attorney General: Beware of Scams When Holiday Shopping on Internet

Nov 22 2006 // Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter is encouraging holiday shoppers who plan on conducting any of their shopping over the Internet to visit IndianaConsumer.com to test their online shopping savvy through an interactive...

1 IN 4 IN U.S. SAY FINANCIAL, PERSONAL INFORMATION STOLEN

Nov 20 2006 // More than one in four Americans say their financial information or personal information has been stolen, sometimes by someone they knew, according to a recent survey. The study done for Experian, the credit rating agency,...

Indiana Insurance Named ‘Insurer of the Year’ by Independent Agents

Nov 17 2006 // Loveland, Ohio-based Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has been named the 2006 Indiana Insurance Company of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI). The recognition came during the...

Interstate, Swiss Re Expand Trucking Program into Virginia, Indiana

Nov 15 2006 // Interstate Insurance Management (IIM) and Swiss Re’s Commercial Insurance are expannding their insurance program for the trucking industry into Virginia and Indiana. The program, which has been in operation since...

Indiana Insurance Adds Enhanced Technology for Personal Lines

Nov 10 2006 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has added real-time policy inquiry, endorsement quoting, and electronic endorsement submissions to the roster of functions available through Personal IQ, the...

Ind. Governor Plans to Gradually Announce Legislative Goals

Nov 10 2006 // Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said Wednesday he would spend the coming weeks outlining specific proposals he will push during the 2007 legislative session, including detailed plans for full-day kindergarten and health...

Ind. Baldwin & Lyons Hold 3rd Quarter Earnings Call Today

Nov 2 2006 // Baldwin & Lyons, Inc, today announced that management has scheduled its quarterly conference call today, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2006....

Indiana Insurance Hosts School Violence Seminar in Ohio, Oct. 23

Oct 18 2006 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group and an insurer of public and private schools throughout the Midwest, is hosting a free, day-long seminar on Oct. 23, 2006, to help Ohio school officials develop better...

Ind. Protective Insurance Enters into Agreement with Paladin Catastrophe

Oct 18 2006 // Indianapolis-based Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Protective Insurance Company, has entered into an agreement with newly formed Paladin Catastrophe Management to produce property catastrophe...

Indiana’s Forethought Financial Names New CFO, General Counsel

Oct 10 2006 // Indianapolis-based Forethought Financial Group, Inc. today announced that K. Lowell Short, Jr. has joined the company as chief financial officer of Forethought Financial Group and president of the life insurance...

COUNTRYWIDE LAUNCHES AUTO PRODUCT IN ARIZONA

Oct 9 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. has announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s auto insurance product is now available to consumers in Arizona. Quotes can be obtained by calling a licensed auto insurance agent at...

U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Hilbert Appeal in Conseco Case

Oct 4 2006 // The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Conseco Inc. founder Stephen Hilbert’s appeal of a judge’s order that he repay the company more than $80 million in stock loans. While Hilbert has at least one other...