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		<title>$18.5M Settlement for &#8216;Transformers 3&#8242; Injury in Indiana</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/25/249013.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The family of a woman left with brain damage after an accident during the filming of “Transformers 3” in Indiana has reached an $18.5 million settlement with Paramount Pictures. Gabriela Cedillo was working as an extra in 2010 when she &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Panel to Hear Illinois Trooper&#8217;s Workers&#8217; Comp Appeal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former Illinois State Police trooper whose high-speed crash killed two sisters is asking again for workers&#8217; compensation benefits for injuries he received in the wreck. The Belleville News-Democrat reported the Illinois Workers&#8217; Compensation Commissioners would hear an appeal from &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>$650K Settlement Reached Over 2009 Minnesota Train Crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad and the family of a man killed in a Blue Earth County train crash have reached a legal settlement. Attorneys say Union Pacific has agreed to pay $650,000 to the family of Todd Ziegler. He and another &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio Legislators Consider New Drilling Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rules regulating oil and gas well construction, water handling, and the disclosure of chemicals used in drilling were ready to clear their final legislative hurdles on May 24 and head to Gov. John Kasich. The Ohio House was scheduled to &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>City Inspectors Faulted in Indianapolis Flooding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investigators say May flooding that swamped one of Indianapolis&#8217; entertainment districts unfolded months after city inspectors inadvertently left a pair of flood gates in manual mode during an inspection. The Department of Public Works found January&#8217;s inspection oversight allowed trespassers &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio Restaurant Owner Convicted of Insurance Fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A southwest Ohio restaurant owner has been convicted of insurance fraud for two reported break-ins that authorities say were staged. Forty-four-year-old Eva Christian could face up to 17 years in prison when sentenced June 6. She was convicted on two &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Anderson, Herman Named Officers at Utica Mutual</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 23:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John M. Anderson and Steven E. Herman, Esq., have been named officers of the Utica Mutual Insurance Co., the Utica National Insurance Group’s principal member company, located in New Hartford, N.Y. Anderson, who serves as director of Alternate Markets Development &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin’s United Heartland Honored as a Top 100 Workplace</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[United Heartland, a national workers’ compensation insurance company based in New Berlin, Wis., announced it has been selected as one of the Top 100 Workplaces in Southeastern Wisconsin by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for 2012. This is the second year &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Jury Awards Brothers $700K in Wisconsin Diocese Molestation Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Outagamie County, Wis., jury has awarded two brothers $700,000 in a fraud trial against the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. The civil jury found the diocese responsible for concealing a former priest&#8217;s history of child molestation. Brothers Todd and &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>SIAA Adds Another Master Agency in Michigan Marketplace</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/23/248630.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIAA Inc., a national alliance of insurance agencies, has signed its 51st master agency, Michigan Agency Partners of Jackson, Mich. The agency’s territory includes 62 counties across the Lower Peninsula. Michigan Agency Partners was co-founded by Eric “Ric” Walton and &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Ratings Affirmed for Atain Specialty Insurance and Subsidiary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of Atain Specialty Insurance Co., Farmington Hills, Mich., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Atain Insurance Co., Arlington, &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Illiniois Agency Owner to Lead National Surety Bond Producer Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carl E. Dohn, Jr., president of Dohn &#38; Maher Associates, a Palatine, Ill., insurance agency, has been installed as the president of the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP), an international trade association in Washington, D.C., serving a membership &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Utah Insurance Agent Barred from Business in North Dakota</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Utah insurance agent has been ordered to stop doing business in North Dakota. State Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says Bart Winterton of Vernal, Utah, operated as an insurance producer without being licensed in North Dakota. Hamm&#8217;s cease-and-desist order bars &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Weather, Safety Concerns Pull Plug on Bloomington, Indiana July 4 Show</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/22/248467.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerns about weather, costs and new regulations on temporary stages sparked by last year&#8217;s deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair have prompted organizers to cancel an annual Fourth of July picnic and concert in Bloomington. The Bloomington Pops &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>After Joplin Tornado, Town Looked Like a War Zone, Adjusters Say</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/22/248451.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 15:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“One of the eeriest things was … the lack of noise. There were no birds. There was no sound. There was no vegetation. There was nothing. There were no dogs. There were no cars. It was just mounds of rubble,” &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>No Changes Made for Missouri Injured Worker Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/22/248255.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 06:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Missouri&#8217;s financially troubled fund for injured workers will get no relief from the state Legislature for at least another year. The state Second Injury Fund takes businesses off the hook for paying the claims of workers who have previous injuries &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands in St. Louis, Missouri, Area Claim Hail Damage</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/21/248252.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 06:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of insurance claims resulting from the damaging hail storm that struck the St. Louis region in late April could top 100,000. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the region&#8217;s two largest insurance companies alone, State Farm and American &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Records: Joplin Twister Was Costliest Since 1950</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 06:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cost of 30 manhole covers that got sucked away: $5,800. A new concession stand at the destroyed high school: $228,600. Shelter and care for more than 1,300 homeless pets: $372,000. The tornado that tore through Joplin a year ago &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio’s New ‘Vicious Dog’ Liability Law Becomes Effective May 22</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 05:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) sends this double-reminder regarding our four-legged friends. National Dog Bite Prevention Week is May 20-26, which is also the week when the state’s new “vicious dog” law becomes effective. According to the Insurance Information Institute, &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Worker Death Leads to $473K Fine for Illinois Manufacturer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 02:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A manufacturing plant in Illinois faces a fine of $473,000 after a worker died from chemical burns. The U.S. Department of Labor&#8217;s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Raani Corp. for failing to seek emergency medical treatment after a &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Dean, Hanner, Richardson Named Corporate VPs at Arthur J. Gallagher</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/18/248150.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arthur J. Gallagher &#38; Co. has appointed Eric C. Dean, Jerome S. Hanner and Cara Richardson as corporate vice presidents. Dean joined the company in 2012 and has more than 30 years of business experience in various key technology functions. &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>A Year after Joplin Tornadoes, $2.16B in Insurance Claims Paid</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/18/248196.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tornado that swept through Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011, has generated $2.16 billion in insurance claims payouts to Missouri policyholders, according to an Insurance Information Institute analysis of data from ISO’s Property Claims Service (PCS) and other sources. &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Grant, South Dakota Will Wait on Health Insurance Exchange</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/18/248192.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Dakota has been awarded a $5.9 million federal grant to continue research into the possibility of a state-run health insurance exchange. But Gov. Dennis Daugaard says the state will continue to wait for the outcome of the lawsuit challenging &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>North Dakota Agent Accused of Creating Fake Policy Applications</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/18/248183.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm announced he has served a cease and desist order against Tim Everett, a Grand Forks area insurance agent who is alleged to have created fictitious insurance policy applications and to have been paid commissions &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Missouri House Approves Bill on Suing Co-Workers</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/16/247783.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Missouri lawmakers likely will not pass any legislation moving claims related to deadly work-related diseases into the workers&#8217; compensation system, Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey said. The state Legislature will instead settle for a measure that prevents employees from suing &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Great American’s Trucking Division Expands Key Executive Roles</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/16/247780.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great American Insurance Group, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has expanded the responsibilities of three key executives in its Trucking Division, Randal Smith, currently serving Great American as vice president of the Trucking Division’s Western Profit Center, will now assume the &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>MarshBerry Welcomes Lieblein as Executive Vice President</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/16/247777.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cleveland, Ohio-based provider of consulting services for independent insurance agencies and brokers, MarshBerry, has added Rob Lieblein as an executive vice president. Lieblein primary responsibilities will include financial management consulting, merger and acquisition advisory, and business planning. Lieblein brings with &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Demand High in Joplin Region for Storm Shelters</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/16/247686.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carter Henson uses an overhead crane to position a bucket containing one yard of cement over a metal form that, when removed, will create a new safe room. With the release of a lever, the cement pours from the bucket &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Audit: Nebraska Employee Insurance Costs High</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/16/247683.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nebraska taxpayers are paying far more than necessary into the state&#8217;s health insurance program because of high administrative costs, poor oversight and a failure to monitor and control spending, State Auditor Mike Foley said. The Republican auditor said the cost &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Governor Mulls Executive Order on Insurance Exchange</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/16/247681.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn may use an executive order to establish a health insurance exchange, a website where consumers could comparison shop for insurance that&#8217;s a key piece of President Barack Obama&#8217;s health care law, according to Quinn&#8217;s chief health &#8230;]]></description>
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