Midwest News for May 2007 Archdiocese of St. Louis Sues Law Firm on Confidentiality of Documents Ill. Assurance Sponsors Workers’ Comp Seminars for Executives Ind. WellPoint Asks for Resignation of Chief Financial Officer, Appoints CFO Wis. SECURA Promotes Van Beek to Vice President, Agency Automation Wis. Heller Ehrman Adds Timothy W. Burns Wis. Wausau Survey Reveals Trends in Lines of Commercial Insurance Farm Bureaus Begin Process of Rebuilding in Greensburg, Kan. Expert Says Workers Could Be Exposed to Asbestos in Greensburg Clean-up St. Louis Cardinals’ Father Sues Restaurant over Son’s Death FEMA Adds 9 Kansas Counties to May Disaster List GMAC Insurance Reduces Auto Rates in Ohio Ill. Lawmakers Toughen Graduated Teen Licensing with New Provisions Ohio Governor to Pass Up State Health Insurance Benefit Preliminary Iowa Flood Damage Reaches $26 Million Mich. Boating Fatalities Drop Slightly, Accidents Rise, Agents’ Study Says Biker Group Again Seeks to Make Helmets Optional in Mich. Federal Disaster Dollars Available for Parts of S.D. Damaged by Flooding Detroit Doctor Found Guilty of 80 Counts of Health Care Fraud Flooding Causes $5.4 Million in Damages in Kansas County Ill. Judge Seeks to Reopen $10.1 Million “Light” Cigarette Lawsuit Minn.Trade, National Group Applaud Legislative Defeat of Bad Faith Bill Ill. Encompass Insurance Names Laura Dunne Financial Team Leader Minn. Senate Fails to Advance Good Faith Insurance Proposal Fla. Agents Send Response Vehicle to Tornado-ravaged Kan. Town Corps of Engineers, Mo. Property Owners Assess Levee Damage N.D. Man Found Guilty of Medical Malpractice Insurance Fraud Iowa United Fire & Casualty Names Ramlo President, CEO Wis. R&R Insurance Names Harrison Executive Vice President State Farm Claims at $12 Million After Deadly Kansas Tornado Indictment Alleges Wis. Arson Scheme to Collect Insurance Money Insurance Group Praises Industry for Timely Response to Kan. Tornado UnitedHealthcare Pays $650,000 Fine Imposed by Neb. Department Mich. Meat Company Recalls 129,000 Pounds of Beef Products Neb. Proposed Bill Could Make Adults Liable for Drunk Minors West Des Moines Agent Sues Wellmark, Inc. Ind. Woman Admits Stealing Soldier Son’s Insurance Money Mo. Senator Loses Leadership Post After Sneaking Midwifery Into Health Bill Ind. PIA Announce 2007 Award Winners S.D. Governor Seeks Presidential Disaster Declaration Iowa Hawkeye-Security Expands Automated Inland Marine Offerings Brown Smith Wallace Add Bowlan as Director of Marketing Iowa EMC Insurance Reports Midwest Tornado Losses at $21 Million Mich. Jury Awards $315,000 to Ex-parishoner of Lansing-area Church Minn. Consumer Advisory Issued for Potentially Contaminated Sprouts Ill. Jury Awards $39.5 Million for 2001 Fire at Deere Warehouse Industry Critical of Accident Report Veto by Ind. Governor Mich. North Pointe Acquires Capital City for $41 Million Mo. Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Expand Heath Coverage Mich. Accident Fund Names Gileczek Vice President, Business Development Mo. Levees Key to Preventing More Flooding, National Guard Mobilized FEMA Assessment Teams to Check S.D. for Storm Damage Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Ill. Tropp & Co. Ill. American Service Insurance Launches Artisan Program Minn. Western National Announces 1st Quarter Financial Results Wis. Hockey Player Loses 5-Year Battle with Insurance Company Kansas Residents Evacuate Homes as Water Levels Rise N.D., Iowa, Minn. Support Model Annuity Suitability Regulation S.D. Appeals Court Overturns $27 Million Insurance Verdict S.D. Officials Question When Drunk Driving Records Become Public Omaha Medical Liability Co. Adds Staff Western National Insurance Announces Launch of Specialty Co. Ohio American Modern Insurance Offers Incentive Program for Agents Kan. Department Ready to Work with Adjusters, Residents in Storm Aftermath Tornado Destroys Kansas Town, Insurers Send Claims Personnel Minn. Legislature, Governor Still Face Core Disputes on Insurance Issues Ohio Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Role in Workers’ Fund Scandal Burns & Wilcox Moves to New Cleveland Office Ill. RLI Increases Dividend, Renews Stock Repurchase Program Neb. Bill Extends Some Protection to Cities, Counties from Lawsuits Cincinnati Financial Corp. Reports 1st Quarter Results Mich. First Mercury Announces 1st Quarter Results, Conference Call Today Iowa DOT Releases Plan to Reduce Highway Deaths by 10% Kan. Issues Alert on Medicare Phone Scam Minn. ‘Good Faith’ Insurance Bill Spurs Fight at Capitol Neb. County Sued in Gastric Bypass Surgery Medical Malpractice Case National Groups Say Ind. Legislative Session Addressed Key Issues Kan. Governor Seeks Federal Agricultural Disaster Designation Institute Says Ind. First State to Pass Ban on Accident Response Fees Arson Suspected at Kan. Home Where Sheriff Was Killed Indiana Insurance Offers School Violent Event Response Coverage Midwest News Archives
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