Latest Nebraska Headlines
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Nebraska Farmers Coop Fined Nearly $374K After Worker Trapped in Grain Bin
Nov 13 2017 // U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Nebraska grain-handling cooperative for failing to protect workers from grain bin entrapment and engulfment hazards. The...
Former Nebraska Insurance Agent Gets Prison Sentence for Stealing Clients’ Money
Nov 2 2017 // Nebraska judge has sentenced a former insurance agent to at least six years in prison for bilking clients out of nearly $160,000, saying he felt “heartsick” for the victims. The Lincoln Journal Star reports the...
Clanton Joins Lockton in Nebraska
Oct 23 2017 // Kansas City-based global insurance broker Lockton has added Brian Clanton to its Nebraska operation. Bringing more than 20 years of industry expertise, Clanton will work with businesses to develop solid insurance, risk...
Despite Rise in Catastrophe Losses, Home Insurance Loss Costs Declined in Recent Years
Sep 28 2017 // In 2016, Colorado and Texas homeowners suffered the greatest percentage of catastrophic losses due to extreme weather and other perils, according to a study of home insurance trends. The six-year LexisNexis Risk Solutions...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Nebraska’s Lincoln Financial Management
Sep 8 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Nebraska-based Lincoln Financial Management LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1993 by Stephen Letts and later acquired by Cyrus Kiani, Lincoln Financial...
Nebraska Changing Motor Club Producer License Type; Lowers Fee
Sep 6 2017 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance announced it is replacing the current motor club line of authority on the producer license with a new motor club representative license type, effective Sept. 13. With the change, the...
2 Nebraska Contractors Have Sued Insurers More than 100 Times
Sep 4 2017 // Two Omaha contractors are expanding a legal strategy they say forces insurance companies to pay for storm damage, but industry officials say the practice leads to exaggerated claims and may drive away insurers. Home repair...
NORCAL Mutual Now Offering Insurance to Nebraska Physicians
Sep 1 2017 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company will began offering medical professional liability insurance in Nebraska on Sept. 1. This is the latest in NORCAL’s national expansion, which now reaches 38 states, including the...
Stonetrust Entering Nebraska Workers’ Comp Market
Aug 30 2017 // Omaha, Nebraska-based Method Insurance Services announced it will be the exclusive distribution channel for Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co. as it enters the Nebraska workers’ compensation...
2 Nebraska Contractors Routinely Sue Insurers for Not Paying Storm Damage
Aug 21 2017 // Two Omaha contractors are expanding a legal strategy they say forces insurance companies to pay for storm damage, but industry officials say the practice leads to exaggerated claims and may drive away insurers. Home repair...
Nebraska Grain Bin Collapse Leaves 1M-Plus Bushels of Corn on Ground
Aug 10 2017 // Officials estimate a grain bin collapse in southern Nebraska left between $4 million and $5 million worth of corn on the ground. Station NTV reports that the collapse happened Sunday night in Edison at the Ag Valley grain...
Court: Nebraska Bank Broke Equal Pay Law, Must Pay $30.5K in Restitution
Jul 12 2017 // A Nebraska bank will pay $30,598 to a woman whom it unlawfully paid less than a man, pursuant to a federal court judgment in a pay discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),...
Governor Declares State of Emergency for Nebraska Storm-Damaged Areas
Jun 22 2017 // Nebraska’s governor has declared a state of emergency for storm-damaged areas of the state. The June 20 declaration by Gov. Pete Ricketts will let the state respond to local governments in the wake of storms that...
Nebraska Bank Sued for Paying Women Less Than Men
Jun 16 2017 // A Nebraska bank violated federal law by paying women and men unequally for jobs with the same required skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has...
Suspected Tornado Damages Nebraska Panhandle Town
Jun 14 2017 // Residents in a small western Nebraska town were clearing away tree and building debris Tuesday after a suspected tornado tore through the town but injured no one. The storm struck Bayard around 7:10 p.m. on June 12,...
Damage in Nebraska Food Plant Fire Estimated at $100K
May 31 2017 // A fire official has estimated that a fire at Lincoln, Neb., food plant has caused nearly $100,000 in damage. Officials say no one was injured in the fire, which started around 1 p.m. Saturday at the Smithfield Foods plant....
Residents Assess Damage After Night of Tornadoes in Central U.S.
May 18 2017 // Residents of an Oklahoma subdivision and a Wisconsin trailer park that were leveled by deadly tornadoes sifted through what remained of their homes and possessions Wednesday, even as forecasters warned of another round of...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Nebraska’s Strong Financial Resources
May 17 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Strong Financial Resources Inc., with offices in Aurora and Lincoln, Nebraska. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1996 by Calvin Strong, Aurora-headquartered...
Nebraska Renewable Energy Company Hit with More Safety Citations
May 16 2017 // A northeast Nebraska renewable energy plant has been given two more citations by safety regulators. The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal reports that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the citations on May...
Lockton Adds Petrovich as VP in Omaha, Nebraska
May 9 2017 // Alex Petrovich has joined privately held, independent insurance broker, Lockton Companies, as vice president in its Omaha, Neb., office. Petrovich has a decade of experience in commercial insurance, risk management, and...
