Latest Minnesota Headlines
All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Minn. Federation Offers Tree Removal Tips
Jul 7 2003 // As the summer storm season marches on, Minnesotans continue to deal with the damage that goes along with severe weather. The Insurance Federation of Minnesota is urging homeowners to take caution regarding tree removal...
Acordia Names Three New Hires in Minn. Office
Jun 17 2003 // Chicago-based Acordia Inc. has announced three new hires in its Minnesota office. John Dwyer has joined Acordia’s Minnesota office as a commercial lines sales representative, Jeff Bowers is the new vice president of...
Minn. Law Allows Insurers to Access Credit Score Without Written Authorization
May 30 2003 // A bill which made technical changes to the Minnesota guaranty fund was modified to include changes to the Insurance Fair Information Reporting Act that eliminates the need for insurers to obtain up-front written...
Minn. Passes Bill Denying W/C Entry to Tax-Advantaged Entities
May 27 2003 // In a move insurance groups say will prohibit unfair competition in the state’s workers’ compensation insurance market, the Minnesota Legislature has recently taken action to prohibit state workers’...
NAII Files Brief to Uphold ‘American Rule’ in Minn.
May 27 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) filed an amicus brief encouraging the Minnesota Supreme Court to uphold the “American Rule” for recovery of attorneys’ fees. A state district court...
Minn. Limits Insurer Liability Under Standard Fire Policy
Apr 9 2003 // Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has made his state the third in the nation to enact a law that will go a long way toward stabilizing the commercial insurance market, according to a statement released by...
Alliance Hails Minn. Action on Standard Fire Policy
Apr 2 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers is urging Minnesota’s governor to sign into a law a measure that will go a long way toward stabilizing the state’s commercial insurance market. The bill (House File 267) passed...
Several Midwestern States Revisit Insurance Scoring
Mar 6 2003 // The issue of credit-based insurance scoring is being revisited in many Midwestern states that considered legislation or regulations on the subject in previous years, according to the National Association of Independent...
MN Governor Appoints Glenn Wilson to Head Commerce Dept.
Dec 30 2002 // Minnesota’s newly elected Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty has named Glenn Wilson, currently VP for U.S. Bank Home Mortgage, as the new head of the State’s Commerce Department, which exercises regulatory...
AIA Calls on MN Commerce Dept. to Rescind Credit Scoring Regs.
Dec 12 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers called on the Minnesota Department of Commerce to rescind regulations contained in a series of recently issued documents setting forth procedures and filing instructions for companies...
State Farm Agrees to Pay $775,000 + Costs in Settlement with MN Dept. of Commerce
Dec 5 2002 // State Farm and the Minnesota Department of Commerce – Insurance Division-have ended an 18-month investigation into the company’s auto and homeowners insurance rates by reaching an agreement that the insurer...
No. Dakota Approves Plan for Workers Comp in Minnesota
Oct 14 2002 // The North Dakota Workers Compensation (NDWC) announced that the Budget Section of the Legislature has given its approval to a proposal to allow the employers of North Dakota the flexibility to obtain workers’...
Minnesota Jury Awards Record $35.3 in Damages
Oct 9 2002 // Minnesota juries have a reputation for very conservative damage awards; therefore, it came as somewhat of a surprise when a Hennepin County jury awarded $35.3 million in damages to Gary Forde in a suit against...
Minnesota Homeowners Average 14% Rise, Workers Comp Re 5.8%
Oct 3 2002 // Minnesota consumers are experiencing a sharp rise in premiums in all classes of insurance, with homeowners’ policy rates up an average of 14 percent according to the State’s Commerce Department, which regulates...
Minn. Commissioner Charges UAIC with Alleged Violations to seniors
Aug 8 2002 // Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Jim Bernstein has charged United American Insurance Company (UAIC) of Delaware with numerous alleged violations of insurance law pertaining to the sale and marketing of Medicare Supplement...
Groups Challenge Minn. Regulator Over Rulemaking Process
Jul 10 2002 // A petition has been filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings to stop the Minnesota Department of Commerce from seeking to enforce an unadopted rule in violation of state law, according to several insurance...
AIA Wants Minn. DFL Party to Pull Radio Ads
Jul 2 2002 // The Minnesota Democrat-Farmer-Labor Party should take its own advice and pull radio ads that include misleading insinuations about the American Insurance Association (AIA), the trade group said. In an ad airing on...
Minn. Commissioner Levies Charges Against State Farm
Jul 1 2002 // Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Jim Bernstein is charging State Farm Fire and Casualty Company and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company with more than 13,000 violations of Minnesota insurance law. Based on a...
Insurance Auto Auctions Opens Greenfield Facility in Duluth, Minn.
Jun 5 2002 // Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. a Schaumburg, Ill.-based provider of automotive salvage and claims processing services, announced the opening of a greenfield facility in Duluth, Minn. Strategically located in the northern...
S.D. Bank Fined $300,000 for Alleged Fraudulent Credit Sales
May 30 2002 // Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Jim Bernstein announced that Hurley State Bank of Sioux Falls, South Dakota has paid a civil penalty and investigative costs totaling $300,000 as a result of the Department’s...
