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Minnesota Scores “A+” on Workers’ Comp Report Card

Minnesota ranks the best in the nation in terms of workers’ compensation performance, according to the Encinitas, Calif.-based Work Loss Data Institute (WLDI), which recently released its 2010 State Report Cards for Workers’ Compensation. Using eight years of data from …

Floods Recede in Fargo, But Other Hazards Linger

As the Red River slowly started to recede this week and fears of major flooding diminished, Fargo residents were left to deal with another problem: environmental hazards that linger long after the waters decline. Floodwaters can be noxious brews of …

MMIC Group Promotes Pearson to Vice President of Underwriting

Minneapolis-based MMIC Group has promoted Jeff Pearson to vice president of underwriting. Pearson joined MMIC as senior underwriting manager in 2003. He has worked in the insurance industry for more for 22 years. Pearson began his career as an underwriter …

FEMA Administrator Visits North Dakota To Discuss Flooding Response

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate visited North Dakota to observe operations in response to Red River flooding and meet with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven, U.S. Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, U.S. Representative Earl Pomeroy, and …

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Laura McCormick has joined Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Burns & Wilcox as a professional lines broker specializing in miscellaneous professional, environmental consultants, E&O and non-profit D&O. McCormick has been a deputized Lloyds Underwriter since 1990 and has 20 years’ experience accepting …

Florida Court to Hear Rental Car ‘Vicarious Liability’ Case

An accident victim’s lawyer has urged the Florida Supreme Court to rule that rental car companies can be held liable for damages in an accident they did not cause in the state, even though a new federal law is designed …

Fargo’s Fight Against Flooding Nears Its Climax

A weeklong fight against flooding neared its climax in Fargo on Sunday, with miles of sandbags and clay dikes expected to hold back the bloated Red River at its crest with room to spare. City officials and residents were on …

Medicus Adds Network Security Endorsement for Healthcare Providers

Medicus Insurance Co. has created an endorsement that gives insureds coverage for unintentional network security, billing, regulatory and privacy violations. The new endorsement is called Medicus Advantage Gold. The Medicus Advantage Gold endorsement has been added to all Medicus policies …

Lesson Learned: More Buy Flood Insurance in Minnesota After ’09

When the swollen Red River threatened his house in Moorehead, Minn., last spring, all Mark Baumgardner could do was pack up, leave and hope he wouldn’t lose everything, since didn’t have flood insurance. In the end, his house was spared. …

More Than One-Third of U.S. Facing High Risk of Flooding

Major flooding has begun and is forecast to continue through spring in parts of the Midwest, according to the National Weather Service. The South and East are also more susceptible to flooding as an El Niño influenced winter has left …