Latest Minnesota Headlines
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Minn.-based Securian Names Hal R. Harris National Sales Vice President
Jun 2 2006 // Securian Financial Group, Inc. has named Hal R. Harris, Naples, Fla., as its national sales vice president of individual annuities. Harris will lead all individual annuity sales management and marketing efforts within...
Evergreen Re Promotes Dave Kalb to Senior Vice President, Minn. Office
Jun 1 2006 // Evergreen Re, a national healthcare reinsurance and medical risk brokerage firm, announced today the promotion of Dave Kalb to senior vice president in charge of the company’s growing Minnesota office. According to...
Business Moves
May 22 2006 // Pierson & Fendley, CAA Combined Agents of America LLC, Austin, announced that Pierson & Fendley Insurance Agency LLC of Paris, Texas, joined CAA as the group’s 34th member. Pierson & Fendley has served...
Minnesota Life Group Claims Double Digit Premium Growth in 2005
May 18 2006 // For the eighth consecutive year, Minnesota Life Group Insurance premium and policy fee income increased by double digits, according to a written statement issued by the St. Paul-based company. The growth rate in 2005 was...
Minn. Chamber Names RJF Agency’s Bill Jeatran Entrepreneur of the Year
May 16 2006 // Minnesota’s Twin West Chamber of Commerce announced today that Bill Jeatran, chief executive officer of Plymouth-based RJF Agencies, is the recipient of its Entrepreneur of the Year award. Other finalists for the...
Minn. Supreme Court Considers Attorney Requirement on Malpractice Insurance
May 16 2006 // Many of the complaints the Minnesota Lawyers Board investigates get dismissed, including a large number filed by clients upset simply because their attorney lost, according to an Associated Press story. But every year,...
Minn. Man Accused of Swindling Neighbors Out of $700K
May 8 2006 // A southern Minnesota man has been accused of swindling his neighbors out of more than $700,000 and counting. The criminal complaint alleges that for 21/2 years, Dale Eugene Schlichting, 48, accepted checks or money orders...
Minn. Officials Look for Ways to Teach Immigrants What Tornado Sirens Mean
May 2 2006 // Officials in Minnesota are looking for ways to teach new immigrants what tornado sirens mean. Mao Thao had no idea what it meant the first time she heard a tornado siren go off. The recently arrived Hmong refugee spoke no...
Minn. Life Says Think ‘Partnership’ on Retirement Benefits
Apr 28 2006 // Public employers can retain valuable staff, attract new talent and help employees fund retirement by encouraging a shift from a “benefits” mentality to a “partnership” mentality. That’s the...
Trident Forms Strategic Agreement with Vaaler
Apr 25 2006 // Trident Insurance Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Argonaut Group Inc., entered into a strategic agreement with Vaaler Insurance to be its exclusive program manager for writing public schools in the state of...
Minn. Proposals Seek to Avoid State Shutdowns, Raise Gambling Age, Fund State Insurance Pool
Apr 20 2006 // The Minnesota state House of Representatives is on track to approve a bill to fund the basic operations of state government, but several amendments attached to the proposal are being singled out for the most attention. An...
Minn.’s State Health Groups Kick Off Ad Campaign on Higher Cigarette Prices
Apr 19 2006 // Several of Minnesota’s leading health advocacy organizations launched a statewide advertising campaign to emphasize the health benefits of the 75 cent tobacco price increase. The radio and newspaper ads highlight the...
AOL ad revenue class action suit settled for $2.6 billion
Apr 17 2006 // A judge approved a $2.65 billion class-action settlement of claims that ad revenue was counted in a fraudulent manner prior to the merger of America Online and Time Warner. U.S. District Judge Shirley Wohl Kram signed a...
AOL Ad Revenue Class Action Suit Settled for $2.6 Billion
Apr 9 2006 // A judge has approved a $2.65 billion (euro2.18 billion) class-action settlement of claims that advertising revenue was counted in a fraudulent manner prior to the merger of America Online Inc. and Time Warner Inc. U.S....
NASD, Minn. Department of Commerce to Host Annuity Roundtable, May 5
Mar 23 2006 // NASD and the Minnesota Department of Commerce will co-host an Annuity Roundtable in Washington D.C. on Friday, May 5. Participants will include a cross section of federal and state regulators, securities firm and insurance...
PCI : Study Shows Need for No-fault Reform in Minn.
Mar 2 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is calling for reform of Minnesota’s no-fault system. According to the national trade association, drivers in Minnesota pay more for insurance than drivers in...
Minn. AG Sues AIG Rather Than Accept Settlement Worth $1.2M
Feb 22 2006 // Minnesota sued insurer American International Group Inc. last week rather than accept a settlement that could have been worth $1.2 million. Attorney General Mike Hatch said he estimates the state could be owed as much as...
Iowa, Minn. to Host Free Life/Annuity Products Seminar at NAIC Meeting
Feb 15 2006 // The Iowa Insurance Division and the Minnesota Department of Commerce will host a free seminar on indexed life and annuity products on Saturday, March 4, 2006. The seminar, “Indexed Products: Fact and Fiction”...
Travelers’ Foundations Provide $15 Million to Community Organizations
Feb 14 2006 // Minnesota-based St. Paul Travelers and its two private foundations, St. Paul Travelers Foundation and St. Paul Travelers Connecticut Foundation, contributed more than $15 million in a total of of 418 grants to...
American Insurance Association Says Auto Issues Priority in Minnesota
Feb 8 2006 // Repeal or reform of the state’s auto insurance no-fault law, “no pay/no play” legislation and consumer privacy are all top legislative priorities for Minnesota, according to a written statement released...
