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Michigan Governor Signs Insurance Company Group Capital Calculation Bill Package

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bipartisan bill package into law last month to update Michigan’s holding company statute to ensure compliance with national accreditation standards. The package will provide the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services with regulatory …

Google Paying Indiana $20M to Resolve Privacy Suit

Google will pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state’s lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices, state Attorney General Todd Rokita announced. Rokitas filed a separate lawsuit against Google when negotiations between the company and …

Indiana Blocks Chinese-Owned App Tiktok from State Devices

Indiana has blocked the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from state devices, its technology office said. The Indiana Office of Technology “blocked TikTok from being used in our state system and on our state devices” as of Dec. 7, office …

Ohio Supreme Court: Ransomware Did Not Cause Direct Physical Loss

A business owner’s insurance policy did not provide coverage for software damaged by a ransomware attack because there was no direct physical damage or loss, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled. “Computer software cannot experience ‘direct physical loss or physical damage’ …

Heating Methods Suspected in Ohio Fire After Family of 6 Killed

NEWCOMERSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – Authorities investigating a fire that claimed the lives of six members of an Ohio family are looking at the possibility that the blaze was sparked by alternative methods of heating that the family was using to …

Top 10 Midwest Insurance Journal Stories of 2022

Allstate buying office space in downtown Chicago, State Farm suing Tesla over a car fire, and Geico being ordered to settle with a woman who contracted an STD in an insured’s car were some of the most-read stories in Insurance …

Red Roof Inns Fined $43K Over Ohio Disability Discrimination Suit

Red Roof Inns, Inc. (Red Roof) will pay $43,188.00 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Red Roof failed to provide an employee …

Burst Pipe Forces Indianapolis Museum to Close for Cleanup

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A popular Indianapolis museum was closed for a second straight day Tuesday after recent frigid temperatures caused a pipe to burst, flooding part of the museum, officials said. Staff with the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis said a …

Missouri Men Sentenced in Catalytic Converter Theft Ring

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Three Missouri men have been sentenced for their roles in the theft of tens of thousands of stolen catalytic converters, which were taken to an Arkansas business as part of a multi-million-dollar scheme. Evan Marshall, 25, …

Minnesota Environmental Reviews Now Include Climate Impact

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota environmental regulators are now requiring developers to calculate projects’ effects on the climate. The state’s environmental review process requires regulators to consider a project’s potential impact on the land, air, water and animals. Minnesota Public Radio …

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