Latest Minnesota Headlines
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Minnesota Agent Installed as Vice Chairman of Big ‘I’
Sep 25 2009 // Michael “Mike” R. Donohoe of Mankato, Minn., was installed as vice chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) at the association’s recent Leadership...
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Sep 21 2009 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services of Minnesota Inc. named Gina Samland managing director for its Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas City, Kan., operations. She is based in the Omaha, Neb., office. In her new role, Samland is...
Rates, Claim Frequency Still Declining in Workers’ Comp; Medical Costs Rise
Sep 7 2009 // States Are Not Equal in Handling Worker Injuries Prices for workers’ compensation insurance in the United States declined in 2008 and, in general, that trend is likely to continue in throughout 2009, according to the...
Iowa, Minnesota Get ‘A’, 9 States ‘F’ in Best, Worst States for Workers’ Comp
Aug 13 2009 // Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Utah and Virginia do the best job handling workers’ compensation injuries, while Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wyoming perform the worst. That’s...
Survey: Midwest Economy Improving
Aug 4 2009 // The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same...
Holburn Moves Minnesota Office, Names New Leader in Kansas City
Jul 27 2009 // Holborn Corporation, an independent provider of reinsurance brokerage services, has moved its Minnesota operations to new facilities and added two new staff members in the Midwest. Under the continued leadership of senior...
Minnesota Workers’ Comp Claims Fall, But Cost Per Claim Rising
Jun 17 2009 // Minnesota’s Department of Labor and Industry has released its annual “Annual Minnesota Workers’ Compensation System Report,” that indicates the number of paid workers’ compensation claims fell...
Minnesota Chapter of CPCU Society Swears in Officers
May 22 2009 // The Minnesota Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society in mid-May elected and installed new officers for 2009-2010. The new officers are: President Michael L. Happe, SFM; President-Elect Royanna...
Litigation Expected on Minnesota Insurance Bill as Session Ends
May 20 2009 // The 2009 Minnesota legislative session has wrapped up with lawmakers taking action on a number of insurance bills. One in particular has insurer trade groups questioning whether litigation will follow after the measure...
County Commissioners Say Minnesota Bill Gives Lawyers a ‘Pay Raise’
Apr 28 2009 // A coalition of county commissioners from across Minnesota have formally voiced their opposition to a bill in the legislature that they claim would grant wealthy trial lawyers a pay raise at the expense of the state’s...
North Dakota, Minnesota Officials to Promote Flood Protection
Apr 27 2009 // The governors and senators of North Dakota and Minnesota plan a meeting in Washington to promote permanent flood protection in the Red River basin. North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said in a...
Minnesota Considers Bill That Would Allow Recovery of Interest, Attorney Fees
Apr 15 2009 // Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow for recovery of interest and attorney fees for breach of an insurance policy. If passed, SF 528 would allow “an insured who prevails in any claim against an...
Minnesota Bridge Survivors Must Accept Settlements by April 16
Apr 14 2009 // Survivors of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minn., in August 2007 have until April 16 to accept or reject a settlement from the state’s compensation fund. The state Legislature created a $36.6...
After Flooding, Midwest Farmers Fear Repeat Of ’97
Apr 8 2009 // Recent floods are receding for now, but farmers and ranchers in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota are worried they’re on track to repeat the dismal year of 1997. That was the year spring blizzards and record...
Liaisons Highlight Consumer Insurance Concerns
Apr 6 2009 // Consumer Advocates Focus on How Insurers Treat Insureds in Difficult Economic, Credit Climate Insurance agents, brokers and regulators should be aware that when it comes to insurance, consumers are concerned with such...
Few in Flood Zone Have Insurance
Mar 31 2009 // As North Dakota’s Red River crept within view of their backyard this past week, Denette and Billy Narum had an extra incentive to pray their sandbags held. Like most people in the path of potential floods, they have...
Insurers Oppose Minnesota Consumer Credit Ban Bill
Mar 24 2009 // While insurance consumer advocates step up their criticism of insurers’ use of credit scores, the American Insurance Association (AIA) and Property Casualty Insurers Association of America testified before a...
Minnesota Foundation Donates $1 Billion to Fight Climate Change
Mar 20 2009 // Minnesota’s largest private foundation is contributing $100 million toward a $1 billion initiative by several large foundations to fight climate change. McKnight Foundation President Kate Wolford says the coordinated...
Minnesota Judge Won’t Remove Himself from Medtronic Case
Mar 11 2009 // A judge who dismissed thousands of lawsuits against Minneapolis-based Medtronic said this week he will not remove himself from the case, despite criticism for not revealing that his son works for a law firm tied to the...
Audit Hits Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling
Feb 27 2009 // An audit of Minnesota’s worker’s compensation system has found that insurers are mishandling a growing number of claims, including by paying injured workers less than they deserve. The report from the...
