Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
World Insurance Associates Acquires Indiana’s Ball Insurance
Nov 16 2020 // Ball Insurance Services (Ball Insurance) of Northwest Indiana has been acquired by World Insurance Associates LLC. Ball Insurance, based in Merrillville, Ind., is a property/casualty-focused agency, specializing in auto...
Indiana Retailer Says Limited-Edition Guitars Worth $95K Stolen at Truck Stop
Nov 9 2020 // An Indiana retailer of musical instruments is seeking the public’s help after a pallet of limited-edition guitars worth tens of thousands of dollars were stolen from a suburban Indianapolis truck stop. Sweetwater...
MJ Insurance Hires Norton as Risk Management Consultant in Indiana
Nov 3 2020 // Indianapolis, Ind.-based MJ Insurance has added risk management consultant, Dominique Norton, expanding its Commercial Insurance + Risk Management — Small Business department. Norton comes to MJ from a regional insurance...
Indiana Court: Allstate Liable in Fatal Crash Because Victim Was a ‘Resident Relative’
Oct 14 2020 // The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that Allstate must pay $25,000 in uninsured motorist benefits to the estranged husband of a woman who died while riding as a passenger in a car crash after moving back in with her...
Holicky, Holloway Join DOXA Insurance in Indiana
Oct 6 2020 // DOXA Insurance Holdings, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has added Stu Holloway as vice president and southeastern region sales director and Bernie Holicky as vice president and central region sales director Holloway’s...
Indiana Sheriff Will Pay Settlement in Shoving Lawsuit
Sep 28 2020 // A northeastern Indiana sheriff has agreed to pay $55,000 to cover the county’s settlement of a lawsuit over allegations that he shoved a 15-year-old boy during a festival. Allen County Sheriff David Gladieux said...
Purdue Report: 21 Work-Related Deaths on Indiana Farms in 2019
Sep 23 2020 // Indiana had 21 work-related deaths on farms deaths last year, the fewest number of documented cases since 2013, Purdue University announced on Sept. 22. Three of the victims were children under the age of 5, while 11 were...
MJ Insurance Adds Risk Transfer Specialist Oliger in Indiana
Sep 4 2020 // Indianapolis-based MJ Insurance has expanded its Commercial Insurance + Risk Management department with the addition of risk transfer specialist, David Oliger. Oliger comes to MJ from AssuredPartners of Indiana, where he...
Utility to Pay $1.5M to Settle Pollution Issues at Southwestern Indiana Plant
Sep 2 2020 // Indianapolis Power & Light Co. has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million in penalties to resolve pollution issues at its Petersburg Generating Station in southwestern Indiana. IPL will pay a civil penalty of $1.525...
Distributor of Recalled Hand Sanitizer Sued by Indiana Woman
Sep 1 2020 // A northern Indiana woman has filed a lawsuit against the distributor of a recalled hand sanitizer over the presence of toxic methanol, alleging her children had severe side effects. The lawsuit, filed earlier this month in...
Study: Indiana City Has Many More Flood-Prone Properties than FEMA Maps Show
Aug 31 2020 // A northern Indiana city that sits along the Wabash River is home to thousands more flood-prone homes and properties than are listed on federal floodplain maps, new research shows. The study by the First Street Foundation,...
Old, Underground Coal-Storage Vaults Still a Threat in Indiana City
Aug 18 2020 // A northern Indiana city still has more than two dozen underground coal-storage vaults that need addressing more than eight years after a man walking on a sidewalk plunged into one of the chambers. Goshen officials began...
Damage Mounts from Midwest Derecho Storm
Aug 13 2020 // The impact of a windstorm that tore through the Midwest has continued to grow, as widespread power outages have kept businesses closed, limited communication, spoiled food and caused long lines at gas stations. The rare...
Indianapolis: Fines Coming for Businesses that Violate Virus Rules
Aug 12 2020 // Indianapolis businesses not following the city’s coronavirus restrictions will face a greater chance of fines as officials said on Aug. 11 that they will ramp up enforcement. State health officials added 25 more...
Indiana Utility Facing $1.1M Safety Violations Fine
Aug 10 2020 // A northern Indiana utility is facing a $1.1 million fine, the largest in state history, after state regulators cited it for natural gas pipeline safety violations and specified that the company cannot pass that cost onto...
Business Moves
Aug 10 2020 // East NFP, Team Scotti Insurance broker NFP has acquired LFG Inc., which does business as Team Scotti. The transaction closed effective Dec. 1. Team Scotti, based in Pittsburgh, Penn., and founded in 1987, is a national...
Indiana Surpasses 68,000 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
Aug 7 2020 // Indiana has surpassed 68,000 confirmed COVID-19 virus cases. The state’s health department said this week that 582 additional people have been diagnosed with the disease, bringing Indiana’s total to...
Climate Risk Analytics Firm Gets Capital Injections from Liberty and MS&AD
Jul 30 2020 // Jupiter, a Silicon Valley startup provider of predictive data and analytics for climate risk, announced it has raised additional capital from insurers Liberty Mutual and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, and SYSTEMIQ, a...
Encova Insurance Offering Personal Lines Products Digitally to Indiana Agents
Jul 28 2020 // Encova Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, has launched a new suite of personal lines products that will be delivered digitally to agents in Indiana. With Encova’s new personal lines product offering, agents and...
Worker Dies at ArcelorMittal East Chicago Steel Mill
Jul 24 2020 // A worker at an ArcelorMittal steel mill in northwestern Indiana died after he was struck by a vehicle, the company said. The man died July 21 after being hit by a coil tractor at the Indiana Harbor steel mill in East...
