Latest Indiana Headlines
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Lloyd’s Underwriters Sue Indiana Archdiocese Over Liability Insurance Response
Jul 17 2020 // An insurance company is suing the Indianapolis archdiocese, alleging that it failed to disclose allegations of child sexual abuse by a Catholic priest when it applied for liability insurance. Underwriters for Lloyd’s...
New Indiana State Law Bans Use of Handheld Phone While Driving
Jul 2 2020 // Using a handheld cellphone while driving is now illegal on Indiana roads under a new state law that took effect this week. The move aimed at combating distracted driving went onto the books on July 1 after being approved...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Pinnacle Insurance Group of Indiana
Jul 1 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Pinnacle Insurance Group of Indiana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since 1942, Pinnacle Insurance Group of Indiana has been a trusted insurance and risk...
Indiana Woman Gets 3-Year Sentence for $540K Theft from Employer
Jun 29 2020 // An Indianapolis woman has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than a half million dollars from a small business and using the money to buy jewelry and pay for trips to...
Remnants of Cristobal Bring Thunderstorms, Flooding to Midwest
Jun 11 2020 // The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal were moving out of the Midwest and into Canada on Wednesday, with gusty winds and heavy rain leaving behind flooding in Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa. High winds brought...
Workers’ Comp Carrier ClearPath Mutual Expands into Indiana, Tennessee
Jun 10 2020 // ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co. has expanded its workers’ compensation insurance offering into Indiana and Tennessee. According to ClearPath Mutual, when it began operations in 2018, the company applied for licenses...
Credit Ratings of United Farm Bureau of Indiana Group Upgraded
May 21 2020 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “a” from “a-” of the members of United Farm...
Outlooks Revised to Negative for Indiana’s NAMIC Insurance
May 15 2020 // AM Best reported it revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” of NAMIC Insurance Co. Inc. (NAMICO) in...
HUB International Acquires Employee Benefits Unit of Indiana’s The Healy Group
May 12 2020 // Insurance brokerage HUB International Limited (Hub) has acquired the employee benefits division of The Healy Group Inc. (Healy Benefits), based in South Bend, Indiana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Healy...
Court Suspends Indiana AG’s Law License for Groping
May 12 2020 // Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s law license will be suspended for 30 days over an allegation that he drunkenly groped four women during a party, the state Supreme Court ruled. The unanimous court decision said...
Indiana Trucking Insurer, Protective, Looking at Contingent Sale Offer
May 12 2020 // Carmel, Indiana-based Protective Insurance Corp. (Protective) reported that a special committee of independent directors has been formed to evaluate a contingent sale agreement offered by certain Protective shareholders...
Indiana Too Quick to Clear Amazon in Worker’s Death, Report Finds
May 11 2020 // Indiana’s safety agency prematurely released Amazon from citations and fines in the death of a warehouse employee who was crushed by a forklift, a federal investigation has found. Indiana Occupational Safety and...
ClearPath Mutual of Kentucky Hires Stoller, Appoints Korsan to New Role
Apr 30 2020 // ClearPath Mutual Insurance has appointed Don Stoller as the company’s director of Underwriting, and Bob Korsan as vice president of Business Development. Don Stoller Stoller most recently held the position of master...
More Midwest Insurers Offering Auto Premium Relief to Insureds
Apr 20 2020 // More Midwest-based insurers are offering premium payment relief to their auto insurance customers as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis. Branch Insurance, Grange Insurance, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, Ohio Mutual...
NTSB: Indiana School District Shares Blame for Crash That Killed 3 Children
Apr 9 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board said that a northern Indiana school district is partially to blame for a 2018 crash that killed three siblings crossing a rural highway to reach their stopped school bus. The wreck...
Indiana Nursing Home Operator Sued for Disability Discrimination
Apr 3 2020 // Bloomington, Ind.-based senior living community operator Heart of CarDon LLC has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by refusing to accommodate a qualified employee with a disability, which...
Virus Safety at Forefront in Indiana Tornado Cleanup
Apr 1 2020 // Crews and homeowners cleaning up after a weekend tornado swept a southwestern Indiana town are working under the watchful eye of local officials eager to make sure they adhere to social distancing amid the coronavirus...
Ban on Holding Cellphone While Driving Begins July 1 in Indiana
Mar 23 2020 // Drivers will be banned from using handheld cellphones on Indiana roads starting in July under legislation Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed into law to combat distracted driving. Holcomb signed the measure on March 18, making...
Indiana Insurance Dept.: Childcare Facilities Not in Danger of Losing Liability Coverage
Mar 17 2020 // In response to concerns that have apparently been raised regarding the status of liability insurance coverage for facilities that provide services such as childcare and meals to the community, the Indiana Department of...
Insurers Win Antitrust ‘Steering’ Lawsuits Filed by Body Shops
Mar 16 2020 // A federal appellate court threw out most of the claims by automotive body shops in Indiana, Utah and Mississippi that alleged that major insurers violated antitrust laws and engaged in anticompetitive practices by steering...
