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MJ Insurance Adds Miller in Indianapolis Office

Indianapolis-based MJ Insurance has hired Kylie Miller as a talent acquisition specialist on its Learning & Development team. Miller will partner with the hiring managers and business leaders to anticipate and meet MJ’s evolving workforce needs while delivering the best …

New Cincinnati Streetcar Involved in 10 Accidents, Records Show

Cincinnati’s new streetcar service has been involved in 10 traffic accidents and four safety “incidents” since on-street testing began earlier this year, records show. The streetcar known as the “Cincinnati Bell Connector” clipped both a cement truck and a Cincinnati …

Court: Workers’ Comp Medical Exam not False Imprisonment in Michigan

A medical appointment that lasts hours might be an annoyance, but it’s not false imprisonment in Michigan. A federal appeals court last week ruled in favor of an insurance company in a dispute over an exam for a man seeking …

Nebraska School Settles Sledding Accident Lawsuit for $500K

The mother of a girl injured in a 2014 sledding accident at a Nebraska school will get a $500,000 lump-sum payment as part of a settlement with the school district’s insurance company. The Omaha World Herald reports that Valarie Potter …

Dixon Named Sr. Vice President in Hylant’s Michigan Office

Privately owned insurance brokerage firm, Hylant, has promoted JPaul Dixon to senior vice president in its Ann Arbor, Michigan, office. Dixon has worked for Hylant for 25 years. He is an authority in operational insurance and risk management strategy, contributing …

Central Indiana County’s Hacked Computer System Taking Weeks to Restore

Workers have spent weeks restoring a central Indiana county government’s computer system that was hacked by an unknown group demanding a ransom payment. Madison County officials decided to pay the undisclosed ransom following the Nov. 4 hacking that locked up …

Emporia State University Wins Kansas ‘Don’t Text #Just Drive’ Contest

Emporia State University received the highest number of votes by percentage of students enrolled to win the initial “Don’t Text #Just Drive” fall contest, according to the Kansas Insurance Department. Seven Kansas universities participated in the campaign. In all, nearly …

Furtado Joins Western National Insurance as VP, Agency Sales

Western National Insurance Group has hired Eric Furtado as vice president of agency sales. He is based in the company’s Edina, Minn. office and is responsible for day-to-day sales activities, as well as management of the group’s Regional Agency Manager …

South Dakota Limiting Release of Vehicle Crash Reports

South Dakota law enforcement authorities are no longer releasing vehicle crash information because doing so could violate a constitutional amendment approved by voters this month. The state’s Department of Public Safety suspended access to an online crash report database after …

Proposed Iowa Public Employees Contract Gives State more Control over Insurance

A contract Iowa has proposed for its largest public employees union includes no wage increase and removes health insurance provisions, a sign that changes could be on the horizon for collective bargaining laws when the new Republican-majority Legislature returns next …

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