Latest Minnesota Headlines
All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jury Acquits Minnesota Family in Agriculture Fraud Case
Feb 1 2006 // A federal jury deliberated about a day before returning acquittals for members of a Minnesota family accused of criminal charges in a large agricultural fraud case, the Associated Press reported. The defendants had been...
Argonaut’s Great Central Partners with Minn. Restaurant Association
Jan 31 2006 // Great Central Insurance, a member of the Select Markets segment of San Antonio, Texas-based Argonaut Group Inc., announced it has been selected by the Minnesota Restaurant Association (MRA) to offer property and casualty...
Minn. Gov. Issues Executive Order to Correct Medicare Glitches
Jan 22 2006 // Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed an emergency executive order this month authorizing the Minnesota Department of Human Services to help cover some costs for low-income residents struggling to get prescription drugs...
AAA Study: Teen Driver Crashes Top Threat to Passengers, Other Drivers
Jan 18 2006 // The majority of people killed in teen driver crashes are people other than the teen driver themselves, according to a recent analysis of 10 years of crash data by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The new analysis...
Minn. Life and American Bar Insurance Offers Group Life to Law Firms
Jan 17 2006 // A new product designed to meet the needs of attorneys and their families has been introduced by Minnesota Life Insurance Company. The new products are provided to law firms nationwide through the American Bar Insurance...
Minn. Gov. Issues Executive Order to Correct Medicare Glitches
Jan 16 2006 // Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed an emergency executive order this weekend authorizing the Minnesota Department of Human Services to help cover some costs for low-income residents struggling to get prescription drugs...
Minnesota Officials Address Medicare Prescription Problems
Jan 9 2006 // A St. Paul, Minnesota Medicare official said today that a system glitch that has left hundreds of Minnesotans unable to get prescription drugs should be able to be identified and quickly fixed. Low-income people on both...
Minn. Federal Fraud Case Scheduled in St. Paul Court
Jan 5 2006 // A federal fraud case against Peterson Farms is scheduled to begin next week in St. Paul. Peterson Farms, Wendell, Minn. and its related entities Division III Farms and Keywest Farms are accused of receiving $4.2 million in...
Minn. AG Backs Ban on Insurance Credit Scores
Jan 2 2006 // A bill to ban insurance companies from using a consumer’s credit score in setting premium for home or auto coverage is backed by Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch and two state legislators. The proposed bill...
Insurer’s Failure to Defend in Minn. Asbestos Case Costs $52 Million
Dec 12 2005 // A jury has awarded $52.5 million to a Roseville, Minn. construction company that sued its Boston-based insurer for failing to defend it against hundreds of personal injury and wrongful death claims tied to asbestos...
Minn. High Court Rules Drunken Passenger Doesn’t Justify Search
Dec 5 2005 // The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that a police officer wasn’t justified in searching the vehicle of a Winona woman because the passenger in her car was drunk. “To allow a vehicle search solely because an...
New Markets
Nov 20 2005 // Motor Carriers Suite Nuts & Bolts: Lexington Insurance Company, a member company of American International Group Inc., introduced Lex TransportPlus, a new product suite encompassing two policies: Motor Truck Cargo and...
Survey Shows Minn. Workplace Injuries Continue to Decline
Nov 17 2005 // A recent Minnesota workplace survey shows the state’s injury and illness rate decreased by 3.6 percent in 2004, following an 8.3 percent decrease in 2003. A total of 105,500 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses...
Federal Court Dismisses Remaining Claims in Safelite Suit
Nov 17 2005 // A federal court judge dismissed the final three claims yesterday in an Independent Glass Association (IGA)-backed lawsuit against Safelite Group, Inc., parent company of Safelite Solutions LLC and Safelite Fulfillment,...
Minn. Jury Award for Wrongful Death Sets Precedent
Oct 31 2005 // A Minnesota jury’s award of more than $720,000 in a loss-of-relationship settlement is under fire by the insurance company involved, according to Associated Press. A jury awarded the Hibbing, Minn. Rafinski family...
AAA Minnesota Offering 20 Percent Homeowner Discounts
Oct 24 2005 // AAA Minnesota is offering new policyholders an average 20 percent rate reduction on its homeowner’s product. Existing customers also will receive a 20 percent rate reduction on their homeowner’s insurance,...
N.D., S.D., Iowa Drivers Enjoy Lowest Auto Premiums: NAIC Report
Oct 17 2005 // Drivers in most of the 12 states that comprise the Midwest region enjoy lower average auto insurance premiums than their counterparts in other regions of the country, according to the most recent study produced by the...
N.D., S.D., Iowa Drivers Enjoy Lowest Auto Premiums: NAIC Report
Oct 17 2005 // Drivers in most of the 12 states that comprise the Midwest region enjoy lower average auto insurance premiums than their counterparts in other regions of the country, according to the most recent study produced by the...
MOST MINN. EMPLOYERS OFFER MED BENEFITS:
Sep 19 2005 // More than half of Minnesota employers offer paid medical insurance to full-time employees, according to the 2005 Minnesota Employee Benefits Survey. About 53 percent of firms offer paid medical insurance, while just 12...
Case Law Watch
Sep 19 2005 // This recurring feature examines insurance coverage decisions in the Midwest’s appellate courts, as compiled by the New York-based law firm of Goldberg Segalla LLC and edited by insurance lawyer Kevin T. Merriman...
