Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ind. Department Announces Lower Medical Malpractice Rates for 2008
Dec 14 2007 // ndiana Department of Insurance (IDOI) Commissioner Jim Atterholt recently announced that Patient’s Compensation Fund (PCF) surcharge rates will be reduced by 19.1 percent for physicians and 1.3 percent for hospitals...
Liberty Mutual Agency Markets’ Parker Named Top Fraud Investigator
Dec 11 2007 // Liberty Mutual Agency Markets recently announced that senior special investigator Barbara Parker was honored by the National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators (NSPII) with the 2007 F. Lee Brininger Award,...
Two Ind. Volunteer Firefighters Charged with Arson
Dec 6 2007 // Two Indiana volunteer firefighters are charged with setting fires in abandoned buildings in northern Hamilton County. Adam B. Sampson, 21, of Tipton is charged with three counts of arson, two counts of burglary and two...
Former Ind. Worker Pleads Guilty to Setting $12 Million Magnesium Fire
Nov 29 2007 // A former plant worker has pleaded guilty to setting a fire at a magnesium recycling company that caused some $12 million in damage. In return for Darrin K. Dettra’s guilty plea to arson resulting in bodily injury,...
Indiana Insurance Named Company of the Year by Big I
Nov 21 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has been named the 2007 Company of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI), an honor that the company also received in 2006. The IIAI Company of...
Ind. Old National Insurance Adds New Chief Marketing Officer
Nov 20 2007 // Indiana-based Old National Insurance recently announced the addition of John Robinson as chief marketing officer. In his new position, Robinson will oversee marketing and related sales support and planning activities for...
Selective Insurance Group Opens New Regional Office in Ind.
Nov 16 2007 // Selective Insurance Group, Inc., a holding company for seven property and casualty insurance companies, announced today that its principal operating subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America, is establishing a new...
Fire at Ind. County Prosecutor’s Office Ruled Arson
Nov 13 2007 // A weekend fire that caused extensive damage to the Martin County, prosecutor’s office has been ruled an arson, Indiana State Police said Sunday. The fire was discovered about 8:05 p.m. Saturday by two juveniles who...
Ind. woman accused of stealing son’s insurance gets probation
Nov 4 2007 // A Portage, Ind., woman who pleaded guilty to stealing $250,000 in life insurance money after her son died in Iraq was sentenced to eight years of probation. Janie Lee Espinoza admitted taking her son’s life insurance...
Governor Appeals Disaster Aid Denial for Northern Ind.
Nov 2 2007 // Governor Mitch Daniels is asking federal authorities to reconsider their denial of federal assistance to northern Indiana residents who suffered storm damage this summer. Daniels sent an eight-page letter to the Federal...
OneBeacon Enters Indiana Small Business Market
Oct 24 2007 // Canton, Mass.-based One Beacon Insurance Group announced Tuesday that it will begin offering property-casualty products to small-business owners in Indiana through independent agent partners. OneBeacon’s local...
Ind. Dept. of Labor Reports 5.2 Percent Drop in Workplace Injuries, Illnesses
Oct 18 2007 // The Indiana Department of Labor recently reported a 5.2 percent drop in the number of workplace injuries and illnesses in 2006 from the year before. The figures are compiled in a survey by the federal Bureau of Labor...
Indiana University Builds Data Center to Stand Up to F5 Tornado
Oct 16 2007 // Indiana University has started construction on a data center that will protect technology resources, including the Big Red supercomputer, during storms, power outages or even a tornado. The $32.7 million Indiana University...
Ind. Woman Accused of Stealing Soldier Son’s Insurance Gets Probation
Oct 15 2007 // A Portage woman who pleaded guilty to stealing $250,000 in life insurance money after her son died in Iraq was scheduled to eight years of probation. Janie Lee Espinoza admitted taking her son’s life insurance money,...
Ind. Conseco Adds Three New Senior Staff
Oct 11 2007 // Carmel, Ind.-based Conseco, Inc. today announced the appointments of three senior financial officers, effective Oct. 15: Thomas D. Barta will join Conseco as senior vice president, Financial Planning & Analysis,...
Ind. Benicorp in Liquidation; Guaranty Funds to Handle Leftover Claims
Oct 10 2007 // Indiana-based Benicorp Insurance Co. will liquidate under an order filed late last week by a circuit judge. The company’s remaining assets will be sold to generate money, and guaranty associations in several states...
Ohio Seminar’s Focus to be School Weapons, Sexual Misconduct
Oct 5 2007 // Indiana Insurance and Ohio Casualty, both members of Liberty Mutual Group, have announced that they will co-sponsor the continuing series of Safer Schools Seminars at The Ohio State University Fawcett Center on Thursday,...
Ind. Ex-Funeral Director Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud Charges
Sep 28 2007 // A former Indiana funeral home director accused of cashing in policies totaling more than $100,000 on 27 people who were still alive has pleaded guilty to four counts of insurance fraud. The plea agreement calls for Kent...
Indiana Insurance Holds 1st Star Day Honoring Customer Service Reps
Sep 25 2007 // Indiana Insurance recently honored its agencies’ customer service representatives (CSRs) for their dedication to assisting Indiana policyholders during the 1st annual Star Day held in Indianapolis. Julie Most, a CSR...
Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 24 2007 // With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets becomes the largest regional independent agency force Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and...
