Latest Nebraska Headlines
All the headlines from our Nebraska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Markets
Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability with Assault and...
Markel Acquires Nebraska’s Specialized Insurance, Inc.
Apr 4 2008 // Markel Insurance Company today announced that it has acquired Specialized Insurance, Inc., of Blair, Neb. Specialized Insurance provides admitted garage program coverage primarily in the western United States, with...
Nebraska Bill would Expand Workers’ Comp Coverage to Mental Illness
Apr 1 2008 // Employees who witness violent acts and suffer mental illnesses as a result would be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits under a bill discussed Thursday by state lawmakers. Several senators raised concerns...
Nebraska Lawmakers Sign Off on Multimillion-Dollar Settlement
Mar 21 2008 // Nebraska state lawmakers signed off on a nearly $10 million settlement between the state and the mother of a man injured in a traffic accident ago nine years ago. The Legislature gave first-round approval to paying that...
Neb. High Court Nixes Reinstatement of Suit against State Farm
Feb 25 2008 // The Nebraska Supreme Court has refused to reinstate a lawsuit against State Farm in a dispute over whether the insurance company delivered the medical coverage it promised in its automobile policies. The Supreme...
Neb. Committee Holds Hearing on Proposal to Abolish Credit Law
Feb 12 2008 // A national insurance group testified today against a bill to abolish Nebraska’s law regulating credit-based insurance scoring saying the practice benefits a majority of Nebraska consumers. The Washington, D.C.-based...
From Insurance to Candy
Feb 10 2008 // For former insurance pro, life really is a box of chocolates Although it’s been many years since See’s Candies President Brad Kinstler was at the helm of an insurance company, and even longer since he was...
Ice Storm Damages in Nebraska Reach $2.3 Million
Dec 20 2007 // New figures show about $2.3 million in damages from last week’s ice storm in southeast Nebraska. It’s more than double the figure released last week, which didn’t include damage in Falls City, the area...
Regulators Honor Nebraska with Esprit de Corps Award
Dec 3 2007 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today bestowed its Esprit de Corps Award to the Nebraska Department of Insurance. This is the second time the NAIC has given the award. Nebraska Insurance Director...
Neb. Gov. Names Frohman New Insurance Director
Nov 30 2007 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance is getting a new, permanent boss. She’s Ann Frohman, who has been acting director since the death in October of Director Tim Wagner. The 44-year-old Frohman has been deputy...
Lawsuit: Neb. Discriminated Against Black Workers with Insurance Choices
Nov 6 2007 // The state of Nebraska discriminated against its black employees because state workers who live in Lincoln and Omaha were offered inferior health insurance than their counterparts in other parts of the state, according to a...
Neb. Man Sentenced for Charging Insurers for Bogus Auto Glass Repairs
Oct 17 2007 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance announced earlier this month that James Almond III, dba Viking Glass, was sentenced by District Court Judge Thomas Otepka on three felony counts of insurance fraud. Almond had been...
Neb. Supreme Court Restores Award in Malpractice Case Against Law Firm
Aug 20 2007 // The Nebraska Supreme Court restored a jury award on Friday, Aug. 17 granting a La Vista keno owner $1.6 million in a malpractice case against the state’s second-largest law firm. The court decision gave Richard T....
Neb. Firm Recalls Beef, Buffalo Suspected to Have Dangerous E-Coli
Jul 27 2007 // A Hastings company is recalling about 5,900 pounds of ground beef and buffalo products distributed in Nebraska and Colorado because they could be contaminated with a dangerous strain of E. coli, the government said...
Auto crashes up, workplace injuries down according to Neb. Safety Council
Jul 23 2007 // Deaths from accidents have been increasing in Nebraska, becoming the fourth overall leading cause of death, according to figures from the Nebraska Safety Council. Accidental deaths had not ranked that high since 1998, but...
Auto crashes up, workplace injuries down according to Neb. Safety Council
Jul 23 2007 // Deaths from accidents have been increasing in Nebraska, becoming the fourth overall leading cause of death, according to figures from the Nebraska Safety Council. Accidental deaths had not ranked that high since 1998, but...
Auto Crashes Up, Workplace Injuries Down According to Neb. Safety Council
Jul 10 2007 // Deaths from accidents were increasing in Nebraska, becoming the fourth overall leading cause of death, according to figures from the Nebraska Safety Council. Accidental deaths had not ranked that high since 1998, but...
UnitedHealthcare Pays $650,000 Fine Imposed by Neb. Department
May 18 2007 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance and UnitedHealthcare have settled complaints about the company’s past claims process, with the company agreeing to pay the largest fine ever imposed by the department,...
Feds Send $109 Million for Nebraska Ice Storm Repairs
Apr 24 2007 // Power districts across the state will receive at least $109 million in federal assistance for winter storm recovery efforts. The Federal Emergency Management Agency grants include $79.1 million for the Nebraska Public...
Neb. lawmakers advance bill shielding cities from injury lawsuits
Apr 23 2007 // In early April lawmakers in Nebraska’s Unicameral Legislature broke a filibuster and gave first-round approval to a bill that could open parks that have closed following a state Supreme Court decision. State Sen....
