Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Family of Slain Indiana Couple Settles with Seattle for $13M
Jul 16 2018 // The family of a central Indiana couple who died after a repeat drunk driver struck them in Seattle has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the West Coast city for $13 million. The family of Dennis and Judy Schulte...
Family of Indiana Couple Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit with Seattle for $13M
Jun 29 2018 // The family of a central Indiana couple who died after a repeat drunk driver struck them in Seattle has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the West Coast city for $13 million. The family of Dennis and Judy Schulte...
Train Derails, Bursts Into Flames in Southwest Indiana
Jun 19 2018 // A freight train derailed in southwest Indiana and several train cars caught fire, possibly due to a propane leak, forcing the mandatory evacuation of nearby homes while authorities monitored air quality Monday, officials...
Indiana’s ONI Risk Partners Promotes Conerly
Jun 11 2018 // ONI Risk Partners (ONI), headquartered in Indianapolis, has promoted Calvin Conerly to director of client experience in the Employee Benefits division. In this newly created role Conerly oversees account management, health...
Indiana Hospital to Pay $15K to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Jun 6 2018 // St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Inc. in Indiana must pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the...
Workers’ Comp Claim Cost Changed Little in Indiana After Reforms Enacted
Jun 4 2018 // The average total cost per workers’ compensation claim in Indiana was stable in the years since the state enacted workers’ comp system reforms, according to a recent Workers Compensation Research Institute...
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Jun 4 2018 // Casey W. Connor has been named president of Dempsey & Siders Insurance Agency in Madeira, Ohio. Dempsey & Siders is a member of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group. Connor succeeds Randy Denker,...
Jury: City Must Pay Indiana Couple $102K for Flood Damage
Jun 4 2018 // A jury has ordered a northern Indiana city to pay a couple more than $102,000 for flood damage their home suffered nearly a decade ago. Richard and Janet Brown sued the city of Valparaiso after 18 inches of floodwater...
Jury Orders City to Pay Indiana Couple $102K for Flood Damage
May 29 2018 // A jury has ordered a northern Indiana city to pay a couple more than $102,000 for flood damage their home suffered nearly a decade ago. Richard and Janet Brown sued the city of Valparaiso after 18 inches of floodwater...
Workers’ Comp Claim Cost Changed Little in Indiana Since Reform Law Took Effect
May 24 2018 // The average total cost per workers’ compensation claim in Indiana was stable in the years since the state enacted workers’ comp system reforms, according to a recent Workers Compensation Research Institute...
Indiana Man Gets 90-Year Sentence for Covered Bridge Arson Fires
May 17 2018 // A western Indiana man has been sentenced to 90 years in prison after being convicted of setting fires that destroyed one covered bridge and damaged another. Jesse Payne was sentenced Monday, a month after a Parke County...
Stolen Indiana Travel Trailers Worth $600K Recovered in Michigan
May 9 2018 // Michigan State Police say they’ve recovered 17 travel trailers worth about $600,000 that were reported stolen from northern Indiana. Police say the sheriff’s office in LaGrange County, Indiana, contacted them...
Prospect General Launches Flood Insurance Product in Indiana
Apr 25 2018 // Prospect General Insurance Agency (Prospect General) has expanded Flood Guard, an admitted residential flood insurance product, into Indiana. Flood Guard, written through Palomar Specialty Insurance Company, provides...
J.M. Wilson Adds Assistant Underwriters in Indiana, Missouri
Apr 25 2018 // J.M. Wilson has added Shelly Tucker-Lorenz as assistant surety underwriter in its Indiana office and Michelle Smith as assistant transportation underwriter in Kansas City, Missouri. Tucker-Lorenz has 15 years of previous...
Indiana Mulch Fire Shuts Schools; Dozens Treated for Smoke-Related Issues
Apr 16 2018 // Dozens of people have sought treatment for smoke-related issues due to a large mulch fire burning in southern Indiana that shut some schools Friday and prompted authorities to urge people to stay indoors. Firefighting...
Insurer to Pay $1.6M to Settle Indiana Suit Over Autism Therapy
Apr 12 2018 // An insurance company has agreed to pay more than $1.6 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed by Indiana parents who were denied coverage for therapy for their children with autism. Two families sued Anthem in 2016 after...
U.S. Steel to Pay More than $1.2M in Lake Michigan Chemical Spill Case
Apr 5 2018 // U.S. Steel will pay a $600,000 civil penalty and $630,000 to reimburse various federal agencies for costs and damages after one of its plants discharged wastewater containing a potentially carcinogenic chemical into a...
Marathon to Pay $335K for 2016 Diesel Spill in Indiana
Apr 2 2018 // Marathon Petroleum Corp. has agreed to pay $335,000 for a 2016 spill where nearly 36,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked into the Wabash River near the Indiana-Illinois border. The company’s settlement with the U.S....
Insurance Cancellation Moratorium in Place in 35 Indiana Counties
Apr 2 2018 // Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has declared that 35 counties are covered by disaster emergency declarations due to widespread flooding and infrastructure damage caused by sustained heavy rainfall in February and...
Indiana Workers’ Comp Formulary Bill Sent to Governor
Apr 2 2018 // The Indiana General Assembly passed legislation that adopts a drug formulary for the state’s workers’ compensation system. SB 369 was sent to Gov. Gov. Eric Holcomb for his signature on March 21. The Property...
