Latest Indiana Headlines

I.I.I.: CLAIMS IN LA. EQUAL TO 25 YEARS OF PREMIUMS

Jan 23 2006 // The record total of homeowners insurance claims payments resulting from the 2005 hurricanes in Louisiana is enough to wipe out all homeowners premiums paid in the state during the past 25 years, as well as every dollar of...

ARIZ. SENATOR WANTS TO DENY FUNDS TO DRIVERS WHO LEAVE KEYS IN CAR

Jan 23 2006 // Glendale, Ariz., Republican Sen. Linda Gray is pushing legislation that would allow insurers to refuse to reimburse drivers if companies can prove that the keys were left anywhere in the vehicle, and not just the ignition,...

Jan 22 2006 // Indiana malpractice bill may take sting from docs saying ‘I’m sorry’ Usually saying “I’m sorry” means good things for the person who says it. However when a physician says,...

Indiana Lawmakers May Lose Free Ride on Health Insurance

Jan 18 2006 // Indiana House representatives and their families could lose a lifetime of free health insurance if a policy released by the speaker of House is adopted. In 2002, a series of laws passed by the General Assemby gave...

Ind. Farm Bureau Insurance Co. Supports Victims of Fraud: Agent Arraigned this Week

Jan 13 2006 // Indiana Farm Bureau’s Chief Executive Officer, Jerry Canada, recently voiced the company’s steadfast commitment to continue to work with investigators as well as to support policyholders who were victims of...

Indiana Malpractice Bill May Take Sting from Docs Saying ‘I’m Sorry’

Jan 9 2006 // Usually saying “I’m sorry” means good things for the person that says it. However when a physician says “I’m sorry,” it could mean big trouble down the road in the court system. With...

Minor Earthquake Hits Illinois, Tremors Reported in Indiana, Kentucky

Jan 4 2006 // A minor earthquake hit a small town in southern Illinois yesterday, raising questions again about the threat of a major earthquake for states sitting on or near the New Madrid fault line. The quake struck yesterday at 3:48...

Indiana Hospital, Insurance Carrier Renew Contract

Jan 2 2006 // In a last minute, last effort situation, one of the state’s largest hospital systems and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield renewed their contract. The agreement follows months of negotiations and allows...

HISPANICS IN NAPLES, FLA., LACKED INFO ABOUT HURRICANE WILMA

Jan 2 2006 // Hispanics in Florida reported they lacked directions and information in Spanish to assist them in preparing for Hurricane Wilma and to tell them what to do and where to go. Rocio Ayala, a Naples resident told the Sun-Times...

Ind. Physician Accused of Insurance Fraud Found Dead

Dec 28 2005 // An Indiana physician charged with overbilling Medicaid and an insurance company by about $200,000 for work at his private practice was found dead at a Carmel hotel on December 21, police said. Dr. David B. Kennedy, 55, a...

Indiana Lawmaker Aims to Put Employers Who Ignore Safety in Jail

Dec 21 2005 // An Indiana state lawmaker is drafting a bill he calls “the corporate manslaughter act” which, if passed, would send employers to jail if they ignore on-the-job safety violations that lead to a serious injury or...

CUT IN PAYMENTS:

Dec 19 2005 // In a decision that could cost the state millions of dollars, a judge said the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation did not follow state procedures when it cut payments to hospitals for treating injured workers. The...

BILLING GRACE PERIOD ENDS IN ALL BUT THREE COUNTIES

Dec 19 2005 // Some south Mississippians are returning to regular payment schedules to companies that offered billing grace periods to allow for hurricane recovery. In response to a request from Insurance Commissioner George Dale,...

Regulators Award Accreditation to Indiana, Michigan and D.C.

Dec 7 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners awarded three states with accreditation honors this week under the its Financial Standards and Accreditation Program. Indiana, Michigan and the District of Columbia were...

LEADER IN DEER CRASHES:

Dec 5 2005 // Pennsylvania motorists are reporting more deer-vehicle collisions than any other state. More than 150 people are killed each year in the estimated 1.5 million deer-vehicle collisions that occur across the country, State...

OSHA CAVE-IN FINDING:

Dec 5 2005 // A Franklin, New Hampshire contractor faces $50,750 in fines from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for allegedly failing to supply cave-in protection at a Boscawen jobsite....

UA RESEARCH: RISK OF FLOODING IN ARIZONA NOT AS SEVERE AS ESTIMATED

Dec 5 2005 // Up to 29,000 Arizonans paid for insurance under the National Flood Insur-ance Program in fiscal year 2004, but new research shows that many of these people may not need the costly coverage. A study headed by a University...

NO WORKERS’ COMP PREMIUM INCREASES SCHEDULED IN WASHINGTON

Dec 5 2005 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has announced there will be no general increase in workers’ compensation premiums for 2006. In late August, the agency proposed a 3.8 percent increase....

Indiana High Court Rules Against Dimunition of Value

Nov 21 2005 // The Indiana Supreme Court last month ruled that insurance policies are not obligated to compensate damaged property for decline in value of the property after adequate repairs have been made. The insurance industry views...

Stealth Tornado Rips Through Indiana

Nov 21 2005 // Twenty-two people died and about 230 were injured when a tornado touched down in southern Indiana and Kentucky during the early-morning hours of Nov. 6. Initial estimates by local insurance adjusters put property damage as...