Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Indiana Pulls Insurance Agent License of Pilot in Florida Jail
Jan 26 2009 // An administrative law judge in Indianapolis on Friday permanently revoked the Indiana insurance license of a financial adviser accused of bilking investors before trying to fake his death in a Florida plane crash. Judge...
Indiana’s Gibson Insurance Group Adds Staff
Dec 18 2008 // Mark Wobbe has been named property/casualty practice leader for Gibson Insurance Group. Wobbe will provide risk management and insurance services to business clients and will lead the firm’s technology and life...
Rain, Not Dam Malfunction, Caused Indiana Floods
Dec 4 2008 // A report shows that torrential rain, not a dam malfunction, caused the flooding in June that affected one of every seven structures in Columbus, Ind. A report from the U.S. Geological Survey summarized reasons for the...
Business Moves
Nov 30 2008 // State Auto, Rockhill Insurance Group State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company has agreed to acquire Rockhill Insurance Group of Kansas City, Mo. Closing is expected in the first quarter of 2009, subject to approval by...
People
Nov 30 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Indiana Insurance, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, recently announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Midwest...
Deer Crashes in Indiana Increase 25 % During Last 5 Years
Nov 19 2008 // The number of Indiana motorists colliding with deer is on the rise despite state-sanctioned hunts intended to bring down their numbers. Deer-vehicle accidents in Indiana are up 25 percent since 2003 compared with 15...
Safeco, Indiana Insurance Name Midwest Regional Management Staff
Nov 14 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Indiana Insurance, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, recently announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Midwest...
Brown & Brown Announces Asset Acquisition of Agency Associates
Nov 14 2008 // J. Scott Penny, regional executive vice president of Brown & Brown, Inc., and Frederick W. “Fred” McClaine, B. Michael Haffey and Ronald L. “Ron” Smith, principals of Agency Associates, Inc.,...
Indiana Supreme Court Orders Records Unsealed on Insurance Cases
Oct 13 2008 // The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday, October 10 ordered opened to the public hundreds of pages of documents that had been sealed at the request of corporations involved in an insurance dispute. The case, Travelers Casualty...
Indian Tribe Helps Indiana County Install Flood Sirens
Sep 22 2008 // Carroll County, Ind., obtained a grant to install flood warning sirens along the Tippecanoe River, with the help of an American Indian tribe that applied to the federal government for the grant. County Emergency Management...
Indiana Prosecutors Say Company Damaged Roof in Hail Scam
Sep 22 2008 // Marion County, Indiana prosecutors say a company that offered to inspect roofs for hail damage after a 2006 storm tried to scam insurance companies by having employees damage roofs. Prosecutors say CPM Construction offered...
Ike’s Wrath Hits Midwest; 1,000 Homeowners Evacuated, Roads Closed
Sep 15 2008 // Midwest residents felt the wrath of Hurricane Ike this weekend as rains made their way up the corridor of the country pelting Illinois and Indiana spurring the Illinois governor to call for a state of emergency for Cook...
Improperly Installed Gas Lines Pose Fire Hazard to Indiana Homes
Sep 9 2008 // Improperly installed ultra-thin gas lines have left thousands of central Indiana homes in danger of fuel-fed fires if struck by lightning, but the state has made no concerted effort to warn homeowners, a report issue on...
Indiana Officials Urge Hoosiers to Develop a Disaster Plan
Sep 9 2008 // Three months after devastating floods swept parts of the state, emergency officials urged Indiana residents on Friday, September 6 to take a lesson from that disaster and prepare now for the next natural or manmade...
Indiana County to Install Flood Warning Sirens with Help from Indian Tribe
Sep 4 2008 // Carroll County, Indiana has obtained a grant to install flood warning sirens along the Tippecanoe River, thanks to the help of an American Indian tribe that applied to the federal government for the grant. County Emergency...
Golf Cart Popularity Collides with Ind. Law
Sep 4 2008 // Golf carts are becoming a more common sight on Indiana’s streets and roads, but state police say they fail to meet the safety and equipment standards for motor vehicles to be driven on public streets. Several...
School Safety Seminar Goes on the Road in Indiana
Sep 3 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, recently announced that it will present its Safer Schools Seminars in Indiana during the month of September. According to Indiana Insurance, the free,...
Injured Indiana Steelworker Sues Company for $55 Million
Sep 2 2008 // One of seven men burned when they were engulfed by a fireball at a steel mill a year ago has filed a $55 million lawsuit against ArcelorMittal. The lawsuit filed by 31-year-old Jeremy Schoon of Valparaiso was announced at...
Jessica M. Frankovich
Aug 21 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Jessica M. Frankovich as Inland Marine underwriting manager. Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s Illinois regional office and...
Indiana Insurance Institute Names Zarich Director of Government Affairs
Aug 20 2008 // The Insurance Institute of Indiana has promoted Jon Zarich to the position of director of government affairs. He was previously the government affairs coordinator. Zarich is the association’s principal lobbyist for...
