Officials in the sunflower industry who fought for years to gain better crop insurance say final rules for a simplified insurance plan might mark the end of the battle. It should mean better security for farmers, and possibly a more …
A Midwest regional business conditions index slipped last month but still suggests a growing economy in the months ahead. A report on the Midwest Business Conditions survey of supply managers and business leaders in a nine-state region was released May …
Western National Insurance Group in Edina, Minn., reported $5.5 million increase in policyholder surplus during the first quarter of 2010 over the amount reported at the end of 2009, as well as a 4 percent rise in the company’s combined …
Western National Insurance Group of Edina, Minn., recently announced plans to affiliate with Wisconsin American Mutual Insurance Co. of Fond du Lac, Wis. The transaction is expected to close before fall 2010. It is anticipated that Wisconsin American will continue …
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has named two new members to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation board of directors. Ellen Linderman grows wheat, soybeans, corn, sunflowers, barley and millet on her farm near Carrington, N.D. She served as chairwoman for the …
Georgia is joining a Florida-led group of states in a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, Florida’s attorney general said Tuesday. Bill McCollum, who is seeking the Republican nomination to run for Florida governor, said …
North Dakota’s workers compensation agency is proposing a 3.3 percent average increase in its rates, starting in July. Agency director Bryan Klipfel says most of the increase is because of North Dakota’s rising wages. The new rates will be applied …
Five more states are joining a Florida-led group of states in a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, Florida’s attorney general said Wednesday. The joint lawsuit led by Florida and now grouping 18 states was …
Central Insurance Companies, headquartered in Ohio, has announced the retirements of Michael E. Thompson and George J.Gress effective April 9, 2010. Thompson, senior vice president of Commercial Underwriting, will retire after nearly 38 years of service with the company. He …
Many U.S. states are worried that the health care overhaul plan approved by the U.S. House of Representatives will usurp their sovereignty and impose more spending on their already stretched budgets. Republican attorneys general in at least 12 states announced …
