Minnesota News

U.S. P/C Insurers’ Paid $2.1 Billion for 2d Quarter Catastrophes

U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses an estimated $2.175 billion for second-quarter property losses resulting from a total of six catastrophes in 25 states — tying the record for the second-lowest number of catastrophes in a …

Iowa Hawkeye-Security Offers Violent Event Response Coverage for Schools

Hawkeye-Security Insurance recently announced that it will offer Violent Event Response Coverage beginning this month to its public and private school policyholders throughout the Midwest. Recognizing that most general liability policies do not cover many expenses and losses resulting from …

People

Donald Gaddis Co. Inc. announced that Jay Dillon will lead the newly opened Franklin, Mich., office. Dillon has over 35 years of extensive commercial insurance experience, according to the Gaddis statement. For the past 15 years, he has been serving …

Editor’s Note: Traffic safety, not just a topic for the holidays

The Department of Public Safety said 494 people were killed on Minnesota roads last year, a drop of nearly 12 percent from 2005 and the lowest number since 1945. Summer holidays like the 4th of July are always a great …

Declarations

Declarations Dangerous pooches “You never hear stories about roving packs of golden retrievers attacking children in our streets. … But you do hear about the pit bulls, who are responsible, according to Minnesota statistics, for up to one third of …

Editor’s Note: Jackpot justice

Few political issues get the business community’s attention like tort reform. Not surprisingly, business owners do not like to be sued any more than they like paying higher insurance costs fueled by lawsuits. One of the most influential business lobbies, …

Jay Dillon

People Donald Gaddis Co. Inc. announced that Jay Dillon will lead the newly opened Franklin, Mich., office. Dillon has over 35 years of extensive commercial insurance experience, according to the Gaddis statement. For the past 15 years, he has been …

Editor’s Note: Traffic safety, not just a topic for the holidays

The Department of Public Safety said 494 people were killed on Minnesota roads last year, a drop of nearly 12 percent from 2005 and the lowest number since 1945. Summer holidays like the 4th of July are always a great …

Jackpot justice

Few political issues get the business community’s attention like tort reform. Not surprisingly, business owners do not like to be sued any more than they like paying higher insurance costs fueled by lawsuits. One of the most influential business lobbies, …

Traffic safety, not just a topic for the holidays

Summer holidays like the 4th of July are always a great time for law enforcement, government officials and yes, the insurance industry, to remind people about traffic safety issues. But as we head into this holiday, it is obvious that …