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Appleton, Wis.-based Integrity Mutual Insurance Co. named Darin L. Kath as president-designate. Richard J. Schinler, current president and chief executive officer, will retire after 25 years with the company on Dec. 31. He will remain in his current position until …

Three Attorneys Named to Award Aid to Minnesota Bridge Collapse Victims

Three Twin Cities lawyers make up a special panel determining how much state money victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse will get. Minnesota Chief Justice Russell Anderson has appointed Susan Holden to chair the special masters panel that will …

Insurance Industry Celebrates Women’s Achievements

May 18-24, 2008, marked National Insurance Women’s Week, a celebration recognizing the contributions women are making in all areas of the insurance industry. The National Association of Insurance Women began NAIW Week as National Insurance Women’s Day on May 10, …

Insurance Industry Celebrates Women’s Achievements

May 18-24, 2008, marked National Insurance Women’s Week, a celebration recognizing the contributions women are making in all areas of the insurance industry. The National Association of Insurance Women began NAIW Week as National Insurance Women’s Day on May 10, …

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Residents, Agents Pitch In as Minnesota Town Recovers from Storm

Crews in Hugo, Minn. worked to restore electricity and natural gas and insurance agents went door-to-door as this small suburb got back on its feet after the devastating storm that killed a toddler and flattened homes. Mayor Fran Miron said …

Wisconsin Avoids Upper Midwest Storms that Hit Iowa, Minnesota

Wisconsin emergency-management officials breathed a sigh of relief on May 25 as a series of storms that caused death and destruction in two neighboring states left Wisconsin with only minor damage. The series of thunderstorms left at least seven people …

Tornadoes Kill 1 Child in Minnesota; Iowa Twister Kills 6

While most of the country was celebrating Memorial Day with picnics and parades, people in two states were fighting to stay alive. A town official says a 2-year-old child has died and 20 are missing after a severe storm swept …

Insurance Industry Celebrates Women’s Achievements

May 18-24, 2008, marks National Insurance Women’s Week, a celebration recognizing the contributions women are making in all areas of the insurance industry. The National Association of Insurance Women began NAIW Week as National Insurance Women’s Day on May 10, …

Minnesota Governor Signs Flood Insurance Disclosure Bill

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a bill on May 14th that requires insurance companies and agents to notify homeowners annually if their insurance policies do not include flood coverage. The required notice will say the homeowners have the right to …