Latest Nebraska Headlines
All the headlines from our Nebraska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lack of Insurance, Permits Closes Nebraska City Free Bar Shuttle
Mar 29 2013 // Two Nebraska City, Neb., men have been told they can’t continue to offer free rides to bar patrons until the men get permits and more insurance. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Travis Gillespie and Frank...
Insurance Firm QBE Laying off 113 in Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 20 2013 // An insurance company is closing a call center in Lincoln, Neb., and laying off more than 100 people. The Lincoln Journal Star reports QBE North America will close the call center on May 10 and eliminate 113 jobs. The...
Snow and Rain Shrink Drought Area of U.S. Crop Belt
Mar 1 2013 // Light snow fell in much of the drought-stricken U.S. Plains and Midwest crop region early Friday with a bigger storm forecast for late next week, shrinking the area hit by the worst dry spell in 50 years. Agricultural...
People – East
Feb 25 2013 // Willis Group Holdings plc said Martin Sullivan – a former American International Group CEO who joined the brokerage in 2010 and has been serving as the Group’s deputy chairman and chairman and CEO of the Willis...
Rain and Snow Help Ease Plains/Midwest Drought
Feb 20 2013 // Crop-friendly rain and snow is blanketing much of the drought-stricken U.S. Plains hard red winter wheat region and the dry western Midwest, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday. “Widespread coverage of...
Nebraska Lawmakers Pushing Traffic-Safety Measures
Feb 12 2013 // Motorists and passengers who ride without a seat belt could face a $100 fine in Nebraska, and might even see their insurance rates increase if a bill in the Legislature becomes law. Nebraska lawmakers are proposing a...
Plains States Remain in Severe Drought; Spring Crops in Jeopardy
Feb 1 2013 // The unrelenting drought gripping key farming states in the U.S. Plains shows no signs of abating, and it will take a deluge of snow or rain to restore critical moisture to farmland before spring planting of new crops, a...
Nebraska Bicyclist Sues Homeowners over Crash on Trail
Jan 30 2013 // The past and current owners of a south Lincoln, Neb., home are being sued by a man who was hurt when he crashed his bike on a trail near the house in 2011. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Christopher Hepburn of...
Nebraska Governor OKs Keystone XL Pipeline Route Through State
Jan 25 2013 // Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has approved a new route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline that avoids the state’s environmentally sensitive Sandhills region. Heineman sent a letter to President Barack Obama confirming...
Former Nebraska Sen. Nelson Named CEO of Insurance Regulators’ Group, NAIC
Jan 22 2013 // Former Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson has been named chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the organization for state insurance regulators and advocacy group for state-level...
Drought Likely To Continue In Nebraska In 2013
Dec 31 2012 // Nebraskans should expect the impact of the drought to worsen next year if the current dry forecast for the winter holds up. Climatologists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s National Drought Mitigation Center...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Nebraska’s Brendis & Brendis
Dec 6 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired employee benefit specialist, Brendis & Brendis Inc., located in Omaha, Neb. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1989, Brendis & Brendis Inc. provides a...
Midwest Economic Index Rises Slightly
Dec 4 2012 // A monthly economic index report suggests an economic slump will continue over the next three to six months for nine Midwest and Plains states. The Mid-America Business Conditions index rose slightly in November to a weak...
ISU Network Adds Offices in Illinois, Nebraska
Nov 21 2012 // San Francisco-based ISU Network announces two independent insurance agencies in the Midwest have joined the agency group. ISU welcomes ISU Northwest Insurance Services of Schaumberg, Ill., and ISU RHD Insurance of Lincoln,...
Nebraska Insurance Agent Sent to Jail After Winning Re-Election
Nov 14 2012 // A Lincoln, Neb., insurance agent was sentenced to jail for perjury just a few days after winning a third term on a natural resources district board. Larry Hall, 68, was sentenced to 45 days in jail and ordered to pay...
3 Nebraska Insurance Execs Sent to Prison for Investment Scheme
Nov 5 2012 // Three people, including two principals of an insurance firm, who were convicted in a fraudulent Nebraska investment scheme have been sentenced to prison and ordered to make restitution of more than $16.6 million. The three...
Insurer Drops Nebraska Man’s Policy Because of Police Dog, Then Apologizes
Nov 5 2012 // An insurance company that canceled the homeowner’s policy of a Nebraska sheriff’s deputy because of his K-9 unit dog said it’s looking to change its practices regarding police dogs. American Family...
South Dakota Burn Victim Sues Nebraska County, Village
Nov 1 2012 // A South Dakota man who was burned in a controlled grass fire in the Nebraska border town of Whiteclay is suing local authorities for negligence. Bryan Bluebird, of Pine Ridge, says authorities failed to spot him lying in a...
Insurer Drops Nebraska Man’s Policy Due to Police Dog, Then Apologizes
Oct 29 2012 // An insurance company that canceled the homeowner’s policy of a Nebraska sheriff’s deputy because of his K-9 unit dog said it’s looking to change its practices regarding police dogs. American Family...
3 Nebraska Insurance Execs Sent to Prison for Investment Scheme
Oct 25 2012 // Three people, including two principals of an insurance firm, who were convicted in a fraudulent Nebraska investment scheme have been sentenced to prison and ordered to make restitution of more than $16.6 million. The three...
