Latest Nebraska Headlines
All the headlines from our Nebraska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
It Figures
Mar 22 2010 // 4.6% Nebraska’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent, according to state officials. The preliminary December rate of 4.7 percent...
Nebraska Jobless Rate 4.6% in January, Well Below National Average
Mar 11 2010 // Nebraska’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent, state officials said in a report issued March 10. The state said the preliminary...
Nebraska to Allow Minitrucks on Some Roads
Mar 5 2010 // Nebraska joins 14 other states in permitting the use of minitrucks on specific portions of the public road, effective Jan. 1, 2011. Minitrucks may travel on most roads at the posted speed limit, but they are not permitted...
Nebraska-Based Survey Suggests Midwest Economy Is Improving
Mar 2 2010 // The February Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region, a leading economic indicator from a survey of supply managers in a nine-state area, rose for a third straight month pointing to improving economic growth...
Nebraska Uninsured Rates Highest Among Minorities
Feb 26 2010 // High percentages of minorities, foreign-born residents and college-aged people in Nebraska lack health insurance, according to new report. The Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha...
2 Nebraska Agents Sentenced
Feb 16 2010 // Two insurance agents in Nebraska have been handed sentences for unlawful conduct, the Nebraska Department of Insurance reported. A previously licensed insurance agent, Bobby L. Hoeft, sentenced by District Court Judge...
Nebraska Emergency Workers Plead for More Workers’ Comp Coverage
Feb 11 2010 // During a recent legislative hearing in Nebraska, emergency workers from across the state recalled traumatizing accident scenes when asking for a new level of workers’ compensation coverage. The emergency personnel...
Nebraska Court: Insurers Must Pay in Pollution Case
Feb 9 2010 // The Nebraska Supreme Court on Feb. 5 upheld a decision ordering two insurance companies to pay about $550,000 of the cost of cleaning up industrial contamination in Hastings. The ruling sets the standard in Nebraska for...
Nebraska Motorcycle Helmet Repeal Crashes, But It May Recover
Feb 5 2010 // A proposal to allow motorcyclists to go helmet-free in Nebraska crashed amid insurance worries on Feb. 3, but may recover while state lawmakers are still in session. After a proposal that all motorcyclists need to carry...
Auto Insurance Claims Could Be Opened to Family Members in Nebraska
Jan 26 2010 // Nebraska lawmakers may allow car passengers to make liability insurance claims when their family members cause car wrecks. The Nebraska Legislature on Jan. 22 narrowly gave first-round approval to a bill (LB216) that would...
Nebraska Extends Non-Resident Producer Licensing Renewal Period
Jan 25 2010 // Effective Feb. 1, 2010, the online renewal period for Nebraska non-resident insurance producer licenses, through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) at www.nipr.com, will be extended to 90 days prior to the...
White Mountains Re to Buy Troubled Nebraska-Based Insurer
Jan 22 2010 // White Mountains Re Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. has agreed to acquire Central National Insurance Company of Omaha, Neb., from Drum Financial Corporation. In runoff since 1989,...
Bill Would Extend Nebraska Workers’ Comp Benefits for First Responders
Jan 11 2010 // Physical, on-the-job injuries someday might not be the only types of injuries that could qualify Nebraska first responders for workers’ compensation. On Jan 7, a state lawmaker introduced a bill (LB780) that would...
Business Moves
Jan 10 2010 // Protective Specialty Indianapolis, Ind.-based Protective Specialty has created a new Professional Liability Division, which joins the company’s portfolio of nationwide products by offering Miscellaneous Professional...
Few Lawmakers Support Tougher Nebraska Liquor Liability Law
Jan 10 2010 // Few Nebraska lawmakers participating in an Associated Press survey say they support legislation making liquor license holders liable for serving intoxicated customers who leave their establishments and hurt themselves or...
Flood Insurance Getting Cheaper in Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 4 2010 // City officials in Lincoln, Neb., say an upgrade in Lincoln’s rating will save property owners more money on their flood insurance. A news release from the office of Mayor Chris Beutler says the city rating went from...
Few Lawmakers Support Tougher Nebraska Liquor Liability Law
Dec 29 2009 // Few Nebraska lawmakers participating in an Associated Press survey say they support legislation making liquor license holders liable for serving intoxicated customers who leave their establishments and hurt themselves or...
Nebraska Insurers Benefit From Sen. Nelson’s Compromise
Dec 23 2009 // Nebraska – never seen as a key player with special needs in the health care debate – stands to reap millions of dollars worth of financial goodies should the Senate version of the health care bill get final...
Nebraska High Court Says Worker Can Sue for Parking Lot Injury
Dec 14 2009 // A retired Union Pacific conductor can seek compensation for a knee injury because walking into work from the parking lot was part of the conductor’s job, the Nebraska Supreme Court said in a ruling released Dec....
Filed in 1998, Nebraska Agency Case Not Over Yet
Dec 10 2009 // After more than a decade and four Nebraska Supreme Court rulings, a new trial may soon be scheduled in a multimillion-dollar insurance dispute between Florida and Countrywide Insurance Agency. Florida is still trying to...
