Midwest News for May 2006 Great American Financial to Acquire Medical Business of Ceres Group Ohio-based International Excess Acquires WSIB Motorsports Insurance Mich. Blues Extend Deadline for Awards Honoring Top Senior Volunteers Ohio State Law Backs Health Insurance Groups’ Silence on Probe, Settlement Modern Health Care Costs Challenge Ind. Amish’s Tradition of Self-reliance Mich. Insurance Regulator Bans Limits on Time to File Auto Claims National Group for Retirees Joins Suit Against Caterpiller over Health Benefits Wisconsin Insurer Plans Expansion Mich. AAA Oppose Lawmakers’ Attempt to Repeal State Helmet Law S.D. Supreme Court Asked to Reinstate Lawsuit on Hospital Pricing Midwest Young Agents Host Joint Conference June 15-17 in Wis. Dells Integro’s Chicago Office Adds Ed Propst as Principal for Client Development Ohio Teens Convicted in Murder Plot to Collect Insurance Money ACORD Presents Ohio-based Westfield Insurance with Leadership Award Badger Mutual Insurance Funds Video Security Cameras in Milwaukee Mich.’s North Pointe Names Brian J. Roney Chief Financial Officer Ohio-based National Interstate Announces Dividend, New Director Brown & Brown Announce the Asset Acquisition of Ideal Insurance Agency Iowa Judge Says Hidden Restroom Camera Case Can Proceed to Trial Assurance Only Brokerage Named to Chicagoland’s 101 Best and Brightest Mich. Lawmakers Consider Asbestos Reform Legislation Anthem, United Health Care Settle Broker Fee Allegations with Ohio Dept. Woman Pleads Innocent to Stealing Soldier Son’s Insurance Money Hylant Group Adds Elizabeth Thorne as Client Executive North Pointe Reports 1st Quarter Results; Losses from Midwest Storms American-Community Hires Neal Spero as Senior Vice President National Group Files Suit Over Diversion of Funds from Ill. Auto Theft Program Hylant Group Adds Jason Chapman as State Sales Manager Old Republic Corp. Announces Senior Management Appointments Insurer Trade Group Says Supreme Court Insurance Contract Law Decision Is Positive Result The Hartford Opens Chicago Office to Handle Catastrophic Claims Progressive’s Drive Insurance Unveils New Branding Tools for Agents Minnesota Life Group Claims Double Digit Premium Growth in 2005 Agency Owner Sues Kraft Claiming He Found a Rodent Tooth in Peanuts Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Comp Looking to Sell Investments Worth $393 Million Principal Financial Receives 2nd Subpoena from Spitzer Capitol Insurance of Wis. Announces Changes to Umbrella Product Employers’ Coalition and Destiny Health Plan Create Partnership in Northern Ill. Mercator Risk Adds New Senior Vice President, Midwest Casualty FCCI Insurance Named Top Regional Carrier by Hylant Group of Indianapolis Missouri Physicians Mutual Ranks as Top Malpractice Insurer for 2005 Nationwide’s Survey Says Boat Owners Willing to Pay High Gas Prices Mo. Director Praises Legislature for Passing Health Insurance Bill for Small Employers Minn. Chamber Names RJF Agency’s Bill Jeatran Entrepreneur of the Year Assurance Awards 2006 Scholarships to Illinois State University Students Minn. Supreme Court Considers Attorney Requirement on Malpractice Insurance Argonaut Group’s Great Central Introduces Mich. Liquor Liability Insurance Program Report Says Mich. Needs to Bump Up Enforcement of Limo Safety Laws Mo. Lawmakers Vote to Allow Insurance Director Authority to Veto Excessive Med Mal Rates Mich. Gov. Renewing Push for Health Coverage for Uninsured United Wisconsin Insurance Receives Upgraded Rating by A.M. Best Premiums, Income Down for Mich.-based North Pointe in Q1 N.D. Blues President Allowed to Keep Job, Undergoing Alcohol Treatment Michigan Senate Votes to Tie Health Insurance to Behavior Neb. Man Arrested for Manslaughter in Hit-and-Run 2005 Crash Insurance Department Deputy Director Honored by Ohio University Speed to Market Legislation Headed to Ohio Governor’s Desk Mo. Legislators Await Governor’s Signature on Bill to Help Businesses Provide Insurance Brunelle Joins Noodle Specialty Brokers Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Sees Increased Profitability in Q1 Minn. Man Accused of Swindling Neighbors Out of $700K Former Ill. State Senator, Insurance Committee Chair Bob Madigan Dies Conseco Chief Resigns Same Day Insurer Posts Lower Profits Nationwide Denies Allegations of Less Support for Minority and Female Agents North Pointe of Mich. Adds Coverage for Roller Skating Centers Conseco Reports 2006 1st Quarter Results RLI Corp. of Ill. Declares 12 Percent Dividend Conseco Chief Excutive William S. Kirsch Announces Retirement Oswald Cos. to Acquire Mich.-based Risk and Insurance Expert Insurance Settlement Reached To Save S.D. Tribal School Insurance Covers Most of the Money Embezzled From Neb. County Lawsuit Seeks Contested Elections for N.D.’s Nodak Mutual Board Minn. Officials Look for Ways to Teach Immigrants What Tornado Sirens Mean Mich. Blues Re-elect Chair and Vice Chair, Name New Board Members Update: State Farm Refutes ‘Allegations’ in Wis. Title Agreement Ill. Workers Comp Fee Schedule Open to Abuse, Insurer Group Says Ohio-based The Midland Acquires Southern Pioneer Life Insurance Wis. Residents Collect $2 Million from State Farm in Auto Title Settlement Ohio’s Scandel-Ridden Workers’ Comp Board to Invest Only in Bonds Ill. Mutual Hosts Disability Insurance Awareness Month in May Jason Krumwiede Named Aon’s V.P. of Employment, Recruitment, Outsourcing Midwest News Archives
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