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Top Midwest Insurance Journal Stories of 2023
Dec 29 2023 // Insurance Journal Midwest readers in 2023 gravitated to stories on multi-million dollar rulings, policy language disputes and failing mutual insurance companies. Readers were also interested in the fallout of the East...
Minnesota Construction Contractor Faces $1.8 Million in OSHA Penalties
Dec 18 2023 // Despite signing a 2021 settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor that included a promise to protect its employees from potentially deadly trenching and excavation hazards, a Minnesota construction contractor...
1.2 Million Chickens Will be Slaughter At Iowa Egg Farm Where Bird Flu Was Found
Nov 14 2023 // An additional 1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered to prevent the spread of the bird flu after the virus was confirmed on an Iowa egg farm in the second massive case this week. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and...
Nearly 1M Chickens Will be Killed on a Minnesota Farm Due to Bird Flu
Nov 9 2023 // Nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota egg farm will be slaughtered to help limit the spread of the highly contagious bird flu after it was confirmed there, officials said Monday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Warner Pacific Acquires Minnesota’s BeneUSA
Nov 7 2023 // Warner Pacific announced that it has expanded into Minnesota by successfully completing its acquisition of BeneUSA LLC (“BeneUSA”), an Excelsior-based employee benefits General Agency specializing in ancillary...
Minnesota Mosque Fire Causes Over $100,000 in Damage; Authorities Working to Determine Cause
Nov 6 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minneapolis police are investigating another fire at a mosque, and faith leaders want them to look closely at the motive if the fire that destroyed three garages is determined to be arson. The fire at...
Four Minnesota Men Indicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters
Nov 1 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Federal officials have charged four Minnesota men in a multi- million-dollar scheme to transport stolen catalytic converters to buyers in several states. U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger in Minneapolis...
Former Medical Resident At Mayo Clinic in Minnesota Charged With Poisoning His Wife
Oct 27 2023 // A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went to a hospital in August with stomach...
Liberty Mutual to Repay $7.7 Million to Over 86,000 Minnesota Policyholders
Oct 25 2023 // Liberty Mutual has agreed to repay $7.7 million to more than 86,000 policyholders for auto and homeowners insurance policies for allegedly violating several state insurance regulation laws. In a consent order filed with...
‘Forever Chemical’ Bans Face Hard Truth: Many Can’t Be Replaced
Oct 24 2023 // As lawmakers around the world weigh bans of cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” many manufacturers are pushing back, saying there often is no substitute for the compounds. Minnesota and Maine have passed...
First MainStreet Expands Into Minnesota
Oct 13 2023 // First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI) announced it has expanded into the state of Minnesota through a new partnership with United Prairie Insurance (UPI). United Prairie Insurance, previously a bank owned agency, has...
Minnesota County to Pay $12.2 Million Settlement to Man Who Lost Both Hands in Jail
Oct 12 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota county agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving but ended up losing both his hands and suffering a heart attack, a stroke and skin...
People Moves: Roach Joins Alliant’s Employee Benefits Group in Minnesota
Sep 27 2023 // Roach Joins Alliant’s Employee Benefits Group in Minnesota Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., named David Roach as vice president of its employee benefits group in the Midwest. Based in...
Director of Minnesota’s New Marijuana Regulatory Agency Resigns Amidst Illegal Cannabis Sales Allegations
Sep 25 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency Erin Dupree has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis products in the state. Dupree ran a...
Former Minnesota Insurance Broker Charged with Fraud, Allegedly Earned $650,000 in Improper Commissions
Sep 22 2023 // A former Minnesota insurance broker has been charged with fraud for allegedly inventing customers and fake Social Security numbers to earn nearly $650,000 in improper commissions. Kevin Anthony Meyers, 48, allegedly...
Drought and Low Mississippi River Levels Pose Challenges for Midwest Farmers’ Crop Transportation
Sep 18 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers are preparing to harvest crops and send tons of corn...
U. of Minnesota Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Negligence Ain Data Breach Incident
Sep 18 2023 // A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough to protect personal information from a recent data breach. Attorneys for the two...
Minnesota Meat Processor Fined $300K for Employing Children in Hazardous Conditions
Sep 13 2023 // MADELIA, Minn. (AP) – A meat processing company in Minnesota on Friday agreed to pay $300,000 in penalties after an investigation found it employed children as young as 13 to work in hazardous conditions, such as...
University of Minnesota Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Negligence in Data Breach Incident
Aug 31 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough to protect personal information from a recent data...
Recreational Marijuana Now Legal in Minnesota
Aug 1 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesotans can legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes starting Tuesday, Aug. 1, subject to limits meant to keep a lid on things while the state sets up a full-blown...
