Latest Indiana Headlines
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HUMBERTO LANDS IN TEXAS
Sep 24 2007 // NO EVACUATION PLAN? Not malpractice, La. court says LAMAR HOMES DECISION Shakes up construction market
Indiana Insurance Offers New Commercial Lines Product
Sep 20 2007 // Loveland, Ohio-based Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, recently announced the introduction of its new commercial lines product, Custom Protector. Custom Protector is a comprehensive array of property and...
Ind. ATV Safety Classes Help Reduce Injuries, Fatalities
Sep 18 2007 // The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Purdue University’s Extension Service are offering safety classes to help riders of all-terrain vehicles reduce and avoid injuries and fatal accidents. Indiana...
Nine-term Ind. State Lawmaker Lageschulte Dies in Waverly
Sep 5 2007 // A nine-term state lawmaker and former insurance adjuster and farmer who was instrumental in getting the state’s beverage container deposit and open school enrollment bills passed in the Legislature has died. Raymond...
Census Report: 84,000 Fewer Hoosiers Lacked Health Coverage in ’06
Sep 5 2007 // The number of Indiana residents without health insurance fell by about 84,000 last year, according to new Census Bureau figures that have left state officials puzzled. The decline was welcome news, but it’s hard to...
Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 3 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...
WEST VIRGINIA FIRE DEATHS UP IN 2007
Sep 3 2007 // More people died in fires in West Virginia last fiscal year than ever before and this year is already off to a bad start. A record 79 people died in fires between July 1, 2006, and June 30, assistant State Fire Marshal...
Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 3 2007 // With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency. Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance...
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Sep 3 2007 // Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now...
Liberty Mutual Realigns Agency Companies to Welcome Ohio Casualty
Aug 27 2007 // Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Ohio Casualty Corp. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 and immediately announced a realignment of its $5.9 billion net premium regional agency company organization to...
Living, Breathing and Insuring Golf
Aug 27 2007 // Exclusive Video Living, Breathing and Insuring Golf, Take 1: Golf in the Family Indiana insurance agent Ron Smith has been playing golf since he could “breathe.” His father loved the game. His brothers love the...
Living,breathing and insuring golf
Aug 20 2007 // All in the family: Hoosiers pride themselves on safety and loss prevention practices of a family owned golf course Indiana insurance agent Ron Smith has been playing golf since he could “breathe.” His father...
Living, breathing and insuring golf
Aug 20 2007 // Indiana insurance agent Ron Smith has been playing golf since he could “breathe.” His father loved the game. His brothers love the game. His entire family loves the game. So it’s no surprise that Smith,...
100 Plus People Injured in Ind. during Week of July 4th
Aug 15 2007 // More than 100 people across Indiana suffered injuries from fireworks during the week of July Fourth, according to a State Department of Health report. Indiana hospitals treated 156 people for fireworks-related injuries...
Corrosion Prompts Closing of Bridge in Indiana
Aug 14 2007 // Indiana transportation officials closed a bridge that connects two northern Indiana highways and passes over a commuter rail line after an inspection revealed potential safety problems. Officials closed the Indiana 212...
Ind. Supplier Recalls Tainted Toothpaste
Aug 14 2007 // A leading supplier of toiletries for hotels and resorts said Monday it was recalling worldwide complimentary tubes of toothpaste made in China after tests showed some may contain a potentially toxic chemical. It was the...
Ind. Court Agrees with Insurance Company in Bob Knight Lawsuit
Aug 10 2007 // Bob Knight isn’t entitled to collect insurance to recoup money he paid to settle a lawsuit stemming from his 1999 confrontation with a former assistant at Indiana University, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled on...
Ind. Woman Accused of Stealing Soldier Son’s Insurance Charged Again
Jul 31 2007 // A Portage, Ind., woman who had pleaded guilty to stealing $250,000 in life insurance money after her son died in Iraq was scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 17. Janie Lee Espinoza’s son, Army Spc. Roy Buckley, died...
Vioxx Federal Judge Sees 2008 Focus on Stroke Cases
Jul 30 2007 // Next year’s federal Vioxx trials may focus on people who had strokes after taking the once popular painkiller, the judge assigned to handle pretrial matters in all 8,575 federal lawsuits said last Friday. “We...
Indiana insurer for mutual insurers, agents celebrates 20 years
Jul 23 2007 // The blueprint for the company was originally conceived by an ad hoc task force of senior executive officers from several mutual property/casualty insurance companies in response to the liability insurance crisis of the...
