Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Indiana Insurance Moves Safer Schools Seminars to Iowa and Minnesota
Apr 30 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, recently announced that it is taking its Safer Schools Seminars to Iowa and Minnesota in May. Designed for superintendents, principals, resource...
Indiana Appeals Denial of Flood Assistance
Apr 25 2008 // The state is appealing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of assistance to governments in 13 northern Indiana counties hit by flooding earlier this year. Department of Homeland Security spokesman John...
Trial Date Set in Indiana Arson Murder Case
Apr 23 2008 // Attorneys have agreed on an October trial date for a man accused of setting a fire that killed his wife and son, even though it’s beyond a deadline set by the Indiana Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals gave the...
Indiana Governor Signs Ban on Accident Response Fee
Apr 7 2008 // Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed the bill that bans municipalities from charging accident response fees. The ban will take effect in Indiana on July 1, 2008. Senate Enrolled Act 81, a bill supported by the Insurance...
New Markets
Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability with Assault and...
Farmers Offers New Auto Package in Ohio and Indiana
Mar 31 2008 // Farmers Ins. of Columbus, Inc. and Indiana Farmers Insurance Co. are introducing Farmers FlexSM, a new package of options that can reward drivers for being accident-free. “Our research shows that many policyholders...
Indiana Governor Signs Ban on Accident Response Fees
Mar 27 2008 // Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed the bill this week that bans municipalities from charging accident response fees. The ban will take effect in Indiana on July 1, 2008. Senate Enrolled Act 81, a bill supported by the...
Indiana One of First States to Ban Tax on Insurers for Accident Responses
Mar 24 2008 // Some call it ‘double taxation;’ others easy money Indiana recently became one of the first states in the country to pass legislation prohibiting the practice of municipalities charging fees for accident...
New Markets
Mar 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...
Indiana Jury Finds Hospital Liable in Boy’s 1998 Abuse Death
Mar 14 2008 // A jury has found a hospital liable in an 11-month-old boy’s beating death and ordered hospital officials to pay $400,000 in damages to the boy’s relatives. Six jurors deliberated more than eight hours before...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
Ind. General Assembly Passes Crash Tax Ban; Awaits Governor’s Signature
Mar 6 2008 // The Indiana General Assembly recently passed a ban on accident response fees and Washington-based the American Insurance Association urged Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) to sign the bill. “A fundamental purpose of...
Ind. Medical Malpractice Surcharge Rates to be Reduced 19% for Docs
Feb 20 2008 // Indiana doctors and hospitals will catch a break on the rates they pay to support a malpractice payout fund starting next month. But the deal probably won’t translate into lower patient bills. Patient’s...
Ind. to Send Agents Back to School for Flood Coverage Refresher
Feb 14 2008 // This winter’s flooding has prompted state insurance regulators to require a training course for agents selling flood coverage. Those already selling insurance will have to take a continuing-education course of at...
Ind. Sherriff’s Son Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Arson Fires
Feb 7 2008 // The 23-year-old son of Morgan County Sheriff Robert Garner has been sentenced to one year in prison on arson charges. Robert Jake Garner pleaded guilty in September to five charges in a series of suspicious fires since...
Brown & Brown Acquire Diversified Insurance Brokerage of Ind.
Jan 25 2008 // J. Scott Penny, regional executive vice president of Brown & Brown, Inc. and Kevin Mandrell and William Lantrip, principals of Diversified Insurance Brokerage Group, Inc. of Indianapolis, Ind. recently announced the...
Ind. Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Aid for Flooded Counties
Jan 25 2008 // Governor Mitch Daniels is requesting federal assistance for people affected by flooding earlier this month in northern Indiana. Daniels declared a disaster emergency in the area on Wednesday and sent a letter to President...
Red Cross: 900 Homes in Indiana Damaged by January Flooding
Jan 22 2008 // Flooding in Indiana earlier this month destroyed at least 184 homes and damaged as many as 700 others, the American Red Cross said Friday. The relief agency said more than 100 other homes were still inaccessible because of...
Indiana Wholesaler Skelton & Carnegie Merges with All Sure Co.
Jan 7 2008 // Schererville, Ind.-based Skelton & Carnegie Insurance Specialty Corp. recently merged with All Sure Co. and will operate as Skelton, Carnegie & Hitzeman. The two principals, James M. Skelton and Larry R....
Former Ind. Plant Worker Sentenced to 30 Years for Setting Fire
Dec 19 2007 // A former plant worker who pleaded guilty to setting a fire at a magnesium recycling company has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Darrin Dettra, 41, of Chesterfield, admitted setting the January 2005 fire that caused...
