Latest Nebraska Headlines
All the headlines from our Nebraska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nebraska to Consider Residential Carbon Monoxide Detector Mandate
Jan 27 2015 // An increase in carbon monoxide poisoning calls last year could prompt Nebraska lawmakers to require alarms in homes and apartments. A bill set for a legislative hearing on Jan.29 would add Nebraska to a growing list of...
Nebraska School Faces $1M Lawsuit Over Boy’s Drowning
Jan 26 2015 // The family of a 12-year-old boy who drowned at an Omaha, Neb., school last fall is seeking $1 million from the district. The Omaha World-Herald reports that James Martin Davis submitted a claim to Omaha Public Schools on...
After 17 Years, Florida-Nebraska Insurance Dispute Continues
Jan 26 2015 // Seventeen years after it started, a multimillion-dollar insurance dispute between the state of Florida and a Nebraska company continues to meander through the courts. The Nebraska Supreme Court has already ruled on aspects...
Iowa, Nebraska Officials Seek to Close Insurance Co-Op
Jan 25 2015 // Iowa’s top insurance official announced plans to ask a court to end a cooperative that was selling health insurance to residents in Iowa and Nebraska – a move that will limit options for consumers in both...
Arson Trial Begins over 2008 Fire at Nebraska Plant
Jan 22 2015 // A federal trial has begun for an Omaha, Neb., businessman accused of paying someone more than six years ago to set fire to his manufacturing plant in eastern Nebraska. A prosecutor said in his opening statement on Jan. 20...
Ohio, Nebraska See Vehicle Crashes, Fatalities Increase in 2014
Jan 12 2015 // Ohio saw more traffic deaths and Nebraska had an increase in vehicle crashes in 2014, according to authorities in both states. Preliminary data indicate the number of Ohio traffic deaths for the past year might end up...
Nebraska Court Agrees with Insurer on Denial of Dog Bite Coverage
Jan 12 2015 // A woman who had part of her lower lip bitten off by a dog she was watching for friends has no right to seek payment of medical expenses from the owners’ home insurance company, the Nebraska Supreme Court...
Crash Toll in Nebraska Likely to Hit 5-Year High
Jan 2 2015 // Nebraska’s highway safety administrator says the number of people who died in Nebraska crashes in 2014 likely will be the highest number in five years. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that as of the morning of Dec....
$7M in Flood Money Being Waited on by Nebraska Cities
Dec 31 2014 // Nebraska cities along the Missouri River are still waiting for nearly $7.2 million in reimbursement from state and federal agencies, more than three years after extensive flooding. Five cities have yet to receive payments...
Nebraska Court: No Insurance Coverage for Woman Bitten by Dog
Dec 22 2014 // A woman who had part of her lower lip bitten off by a dog she was watching for friends has no right to seek payment of medical expenses from the owners’ home insurance company, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled on...
Nebraska Governor to Consider Nominees for Workers’ Comp Court
Dec 11 2014 // Nebraska’s Judicial Nominating Commission for the Workers’ Compensation Court has forwarded the names of three nominees to Gov. Dave Heineman for his consideration. The nominees are Shirley Williams and Anne...
People – Midwest
Dec 1 2014 // Nebraska Gov.-Elect Pete Ricketts announced he will retain Bruce Ramge as director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance. Ramge joined the Nebraska Department of Insurance Market Conduct Division in September 1984. He...
Insurer Seeks Pass on Liability in Missing Nebraska Student Lawsuit
Nov 21 2014 // Nebraska’s insurance company is asking a judge to declare that it has no duty to pay any award made against the Nebraska State Colleges Board of Trustees in a lawsuit over the 2010 disappearance of a Peru State...
Ramge to Remain as Nebraska Insurance Director
Nov 14 2014 // Nebraska Gov.-Elect Pete Ricketts says he will retain Bruce Ramge as the director of Nebraska’s Department of Insurance. Ricketts announced that Ramge will remain the head of the agency, which regulates...
Guardrails Under Scrutiny Still Used in Nebraska
Oct 28 2014 // Nebraska officials say they will continue using a highway guardrail system that has been the focus of safety concerns until the Federal Highway Administration says it shouldn’t. The Lincoln Journal Star reports...
Nebraska High Court: Federal Risk Retention Act Preempts State Law
Oct 20 2014 // The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a district court erred when it found that a federal law did not preempt the state’s prohibition against mandatory arbitration clauses in insurance contracts. In Speece v....
Nebraska Agents Give Iowa Mutual Five Stars
Oct 2 2014 // Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska (IIAN) has selected Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. as the 2014 Five-Star Company of the Year for its dedication and service to independent agents. The award recipient is selected by IIAN...
Nebraska High Court: Federal Risk Retention Act Preempts State Law
Oct 2 2014 // The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled recently that a district court erred when it found that a federal law did not preempt the state’s prohibition against mandatory arbitration clauses in insurance contract. In Speece v....
Midwest Bank Destroyed by Tornado to Rebuild in Nebraska Town
Jul 14 2014 // Midwest Bank has announced it will rebuild its branch in Pilger, Neb., that was destroyed in June by a tornado that leveled much of the northeast Nebraska town. Doug Johnson, president and chief executive officer of...
Crops Flattened, Windows Shattered in Nebraska Hailstorm
Jul 14 2014 // Calls have gone out to glass and siding companies and insurance agents after a barrage of hail left a trail of broken windows, damaged houses and ravaged farm fields in parts of western and central Nebraska. Hailstones as...
