Latest Minnesota Headlines
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Another Sex Charge Suit for Minnesota Prep School
May 15 2014 // A southern Minnesota boarding school faces a third lawsuit alleging that the school knew a former teacher was sexually abusing male students but took no action. Attorneys for a former student filed the lawsuit Tuesday...
Sprinkler Clause Adds Wrinkle To Minnesota Bonding Debate
May 14 2014 // When it comes to the $846 million construction borrowing package being debated at Minnesota’s Capitol, many wonder if it’s it too big to fail. Or in the case of Gov. Mark Dayton, is too big to veto? Dayton...
Axiom RE Acquires Assets of Axia Strategies in Minnesota
May 14 2014 // Burlington, N.C.-based Axiom Re LP, an indirect subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired certain assets of Axia Strategies Inc. in Minnesota. Following the transaction, Axia’s principals and their team will...
550 Cited in Minnesota for Texting While Driving
May 5 2014 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says law enforcement officers across Minnesota cited 550 people for texting while driving during a recent 10-day crackdown on distracted driving. The enhanced enforcement campaign...
Minnesota Agencies Maguire and Kelly Merge
May 2 2014 // Roseville, Minn.-based Maguire Agency and the Kelly Agency, a St. Paul-based commercial insurance agency, have joined forces. Employees of the Kelly Agency, which is known as a specialist in construction insurance, joined...
Minnesota’s PreferredOne Grabs Big Share of State Health Insurance Exchange
Apr 29 2014 // A Minnesota health insurance company didn’t expect to offer some of the nation’s lowest premiums – it just turned out that way for PreferredOne. PreferredOne had been just a small player in...
550 Cited in Minnesota for Texting While Driving
Apr 23 2014 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says law enforcement officers across Minnesota cited 550 people for texting while driving during a recent 10-day crackdown on distracted driving. The enhanced enforcement campaign...
Legislative Auditor to Review Minnesota’s Health Insurance Exchange
Apr 11 2014 // Minnesota’s legislative auditor said he plans to conduct a thorough, independent review of the troubled launch of Minnesota’s health insurance exchange. “The evaluation will be a comprehensive, in-depth...
Minnesota Governor Lashes Out at GOP Critics of Health Insurance Exchange
Apr 10 2014 // Gov. Mark Dayton lashed out at critics of Minnesota’s health insurance exchange, accusing them of waging a propaganda campaign to destroy it. The Democratic governor spoke to reporters a day after GOP members of the...
Minnesota Demolition Company Fined for Ballpark Worker’s Death
Apr 9 2014 // Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health is fining a company nearly $52,000 for violations following an accident that killed a demolition worker on a new St. Paul Saints ballpark. Johnny Valek, 61, of Plymouth, was killed...
All Target Data Breach Cases to Be Heard in Minnesota
Apr 4 2014 // The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered that the many lawsuits that accuse Target Corp. of failing to protect customers from a data breach will be consolidated in the retailer’s home state...
Tornado in Western Minnesota Damages Farms
Apr 2 2014 // A tornado has damaged at least three farms in rural Minnesota, but no injuries are reported. Yellow Medicine County Sheriff Bill Flaten said in a statement the tornado was reported about 4 p.m. on March 31 southeast of St....
Winter Storm Leads to 1,000 Crashes, 2,300 Spinouts in Minnesota
Feb 26 2014 // State troopers last weekend responded to nearly 1,000 crashes across Minnesota, plus another 2,300 vehicles that spun out or ran off the road. Driving conditions remained difficult early Saturday afternoon. Road crews were...
Johnson Joins PCG Agencies in Minnesota
Feb 13 2014 // Craig Johnson has joined St. Paul, Minn.-based PCG Agencies Inc. as a personal risk manager and insurance producer. Johnson has an extensive sales background. Founded in 1982, PCG Agencies is a personal property/casualty...
Minnesota to BP: Insurance Money Plus State Funds Equals Double Dipping
Feb 12 2014 // Minnesota is suing British Petroleum for $25 million, alleging the company double dipped when it sought state funds on top of insurance payments to clean up contamination from leaking petroleum storage tanks. The...
Home Insurer Universal P&C to Enter Indiana, Minnesota, Delaware
Feb 6 2014 // Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (UPCIC), headquartered in Florida, has applied to expand into Indiana, Minnesota and Delaware. UPCIC is one of the leading writers of homeowners insurance in Florida and a...
Munich Re Opening New Office in Minnesota
Feb 6 2014 // Global reinsurer, Munich Re, announced it is expanding its presence in the U.S. health reinsurance business with the opening of a new regional office in Minnetonka, Minn. The company said this decision was taken to seize...
Florida Home Insurer Universal P&C to Enter Indiana, Minnesota, Delaware
Feb 4 2014 // Florida-based Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (UPCIC) has applied to expand into Indiana, Minnesota and Delaware. UPCIC is one of the leading writers of homeowners insurance in Florida and a fully licensed...
Minnesota Auditor Investigating Health Insurance Exchange, MNsure
Jan 8 2014 // Minnesota’s legislative auditor is conducting an investigation into the launch of MNsure, the state’s new online health insurance exchange. Since its launch, MNsure has been beset with problems such as a...
All Risks Ltd. Acquires Minnesota-Based Stonebridge Underwriters
Jan 3 2014 // Independent insurance wholesaler, All Risks Ltd. announced it has acquired Stonebridge Underwriters, a national general agency and program administrator, based in St. Paul, Minn. Stonebridge Underwriters offers a variety...
