Latest Indiana Headlines

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Insurers seek Indiana Supreme Court review of family’s damage award

Jan 8 2007 // Insurance industry trade groups are asking the Indiana Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that awarded damages for emotional distress to the family of an injured man, saying it could set a costly...

Insurers seek Indiana Supreme Court review of family’s damage award

Jan 7 2007 // Insurance industry trade groups are asking the Indiana Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that awarded damages for emotional distress to the family of an injured man, saying it could set a costly...

‘Snowbirds’ not protected by Florida state law, court rules

Jan 7 2007 // Part-time Florida residents and so-called “snowbirds” who insure their cars back home cannot make claims under Florida laws that may be more favorable to them than those in their own states, the state Supreme...

Ind. Conseco Adds Senior Staff

Jan 5 2007 // Carmel, Ind.-based Conseco, Inc. has announced that W. Mark Johnson has joined the company as senior vice president and chief compliance officer. In this role, Johnson will direct compliance functions at all Conseco...

Ind. Commissioner Revokes License When Agent Gambles Away Premiums

Jan 2 2007 // An insurance agent will lose her license after state officials said she spent customers’ money on gambling and clothing instead of using it to pay their premiums. Investigators said Daneile Frydrych, owner of All...

Ind. Traffic Fatalities Show Decline in 2006

Dec 29 2006 // Preliminary statistics show that the number of fatalities on Indiana’s roadways this year has dropped significantly from 2005, according to data from the Indiana State Police (ISP). Through Dec. 22, there have been...

Ind. Conseco Founder’s Mansion Taken Off Auction Block

Dec 28 2006 // A mansion owned by Conseco Inc. founder Stephen Hilbert will not be auctioned at sheriff’s sale. Conseco Inc. notified the Hamilton County sheriff’s department Friday that it did not want the auction for the...

Insurers Seek Indiana High Court Review of Family’s Award

Dec 27 2006 // Insurance industry trade groups are asking the Indiana Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that awarded damages for emotional distress to the family of an injured man, saying it could set a costly...

ALLSTATE: NO NEW RISKS IN CONN., N.J. AND DEL.

Dec 25 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co., continuing its reappraisal of its hurricane loss exposure along the East Coast, has decided to stop writing new property insurance policies in all areas of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware. The...

Insurers Remind Holiday Shoppers about Dangers of Identity Theft

Dec 21 2006 // Des Moines, Iowa-based Hawkeye-Security Insurance and Indiana Insurance, both members of the Liberty Mutual Group, are urging holiday shoppers to raise their awareness of identity theft, the fastest growing crime in...

Ind. Conseco President Moves to Allstate Financial

Dec 20 2006 // Carmel, Ind.-based Conseco Inc. today announced that President and Chief Operating Officer James Hohmann will be leaving the firm to become president of Allstate Financial. Conseco Chairman R. Glenn Hilliard said,...

Insurer Groups, State Trade File Joint Amicus with Ind. Supreme Court

Dec 20 2006 // The Insurance Institute of Indiana, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) have filed a joint amicus curiae brief on a case that the...

Supreme Court: Florida Insurance Law Doesn’t Cover ‘Snowbirds’

Dec 18 2006 // “Snowbirds” and other part-time Florida residents who insure their cars back home cannot make claims under Florida laws that may be more favorable to them than those in their own states, the state Supreme Court...

COUNTRYWIDE LAUNCHES AUTO PRODUCT IN COLORADO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, NEVADA

Dec 11 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s automobile insurance product is now available to consumers in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada. The product was first introduced in...

ST. PAUL TRAVELERS WON’T RENEW SOME COMMERCIAL POLICIES IN NEW ORLEANS

Dec 11 2006 // St. Paul Travelers said Dec. 1 that it will stop renewing many commercial insurance policies in the New Orleans area next year, stoking fears that other insurers are prepared to pull out of the market after Hurricane...

Violence in schools–having a plan

Dec 11 2006 // Indiana Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group and an insurer of public and private schools throughout the Midwest, hosted a free, day-long seminar this fall to help Ohio school officials develop better school...

Indiana’s McGowan Group named ‘2006 Agency of the Year’

Dec 11 2006 // McGowan Insurance Group Inc. of Indianapolis received the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana’s (IIAI) “Agency of The Year Award” at an awards ceremony in November at their Annual Convention. The...

Countrywide launches auto product in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada

Dec 10 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s automobile insurance product is now available to consumers in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada. The product was first introduced in...

Ind. Conseco, Founder Reach Settlement Over Debt, Loans

Dec 8 2006 // Ind. Conseco Inc., founder Stephen Hilbert and the insurer reached a confidential settlement this week in a $250 million dispute over company-backed loans and debt. After an all-night negotiating session, the 14-page...

Ind. Commissioner Issues Life and Annuity Self Certification Bulletin

Dec 6 2006 // Indiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Atterholt today released Bulletin 142, a new self-certification process geared toward expediting Life and Annuity product filings. Bulletin 142 is a Life and Annuity Policy Actuarial...