Midwest News
News for December 2008
December 31, 2008
- Workers' Comp Assigned Risk Rate to Rise in Minnesota
- Safety Group's Ads Aim to Reduce Crashes with Trains in Ohio
December 30, 2008
- Iowa Safer Cigarette Law Starts Jan. 1
- Akron Firefighters Win $2 Million in Lawsuit
- Missouri Company Recalls 750 Pounds of Sausage
December 29, 2008
- Missouri Lawsuit Questions Insurance Law's Effect on Energy Production
- FEMA Announcs $10 Million in Flood Recovery in Eastern Iowa
- Safeco Insurance Foundation Donates $15,000 To Connections to Success
December 23, 2008
- Damaged Iowa Levees Won't be Fixed by Spring
- Minnesota Mold Expert Wishes Homeowners Would Take Control
- Iowa Levees Won't Be Fixed by Spring
December 22, 2008
- Former North Dakota Workers Compensation Director Convicted
- Chronology in North Dakota Workers Comp Director Felony Case
- Judge Upholds Legality of Transfer from Wisconsin Malpractice Insurance Fund
- Smoking Ban Deal Still Discussed by Michigan Lawmakers
- AAA Reports: 2 Million Michigan Residents Plan Holiday Travel
December 19, 2008
- Ohio Senate Votes to Keep Workers' Compensation Rating System
- Trial of North Dakota's Former Workers' Comp Director Wrapping Up
- Despite Insurance Settlement, Kansas School Still Short for Repairs
- Kaplan Adds Key Staff to Operations Management, Business Development
December 18, 2008
- Euclid Insurance Acquires Illinois American Insurance Agency
- Iowa Cities Push for Flood Gauges
- Rockhill Insurance Names Pittignano, Ziogas to Envionmental Division
- Indiana's Gibson Insurance Group Adds Staff
December 17, 2008
- Iowa Experts Say Serious Flood Frequency May Increase
- Michigan Man Files Suit to Stop AIG Bailout on Religious Grounds
- Testimony in Former N. D. Workers' Comp Chief's Trial Focuses on Grant
- Drowning Death During Flash Flood Prompts Missouri Family to File Suit
December 16, 2008
- Ohio Lawmakers Expected to Push Through Asbestos Legislation
- Trial Begins for Former North Dakota Workers' Comp Director
- Ohio Says Homeowners-Turned-Renters Need Coverage
December 15, 2008
- FBI Launches Investigation of Bankrupt Brooke Corp.
- Government Appeals $8.6 Million Judgment in Illinois Malpractice Case
- Rebuild Iowa Office Announces Disaster Aid Figures
December 12, 2008
- Mich. Senate Votes to Require Ignition Devises in Drunk Driving Cases
- Jury Selections Underway in North Dakota Workers' Comp Director's Trial
- Natonal Committee Urges Levee Checks Due to Midwest Flooding
- Insurance CEO Buys Actress Lange's Minnesota Home for $1.8 Million
December 11, 2008
- Principal Financial to Cut 550 Jobs at Des Moines Headquarters
- Ohio Federal Judge Says Speeder Cams Constitutional
- The Jacobson Group Announces New Minneapolis Branch Office
- Kaufman Financial/Burns & Wilcox Names Muldowney New CFO
December 10, 2008
- Nebraska Businessman Accused of Fraud Sues Insurance Company
- Gallagher & Co. Acquires Treiber Agencies
- Kansas Insurance Regulator Honored with Dineen National Award
December 9, 2008
- Two Men Sentenced for Sioux Falls Insurance Scam
- Rockhill Insurance Enters Agreement with Partners General Agency
- Donegal Group Acquires Sheboygan Falls
- Ohio Casualty Teams Up with National Alliance for Risk Managers Program
- Kaufman Financial/Burns & Wilcox Promotes Zoidis to Vice President
December 8, 2008
- Illinois Workers' Comp Commission to Hear Changes to Medical Fees
- Iowa City Proposes Tax to Help Pay for Flood Relief
- Illinois, North Dakota Join Regulator Sponsored State Based Systems
- Meadowbrook Insurance Group Names Netschke Corporate Counsel
December 5, 2008
- Cook County Approves $9.8 Million Settlement Against Chicago Hospital
- Ohio Lawmakers Continue Workers' Comp Rating System Dispute
- Machon & Machon Joins Insurance Services Agency Network
- Michigan Group Elects 2009 Officers
December 4, 2008
Agents Speak Out on 'Putting Back the Pieces' after Brooke- Rain, Not Dam Malfunction, Caused Indiana Floods
- Rockhill to Launch Management & Professional Liability Division
December 3, 2008
- Deadline to Apply for North Dakota Workers' Comp Board Moved to Dec. 12
- NationAir Supports Entrepreneurs Through Non-Profit Micro-Lender Kiva
- Wisconsin Agents Name New Director of Education and Membership
- Burns & Wilcox Announces Promotions in Michigan Office
December 2, 2008
- Iowa Gets $125 Million in Federal Grants for Tornado, Flooding Recovery
- Donegal Group Acquires Sheboygan Falls Insurance Company
- Ohio Director Warns Consumers About Auto Insurance Phone Scam
- Markel Corp. Announces 2 New Executive Positions for Midwest Region
December 1, 2008