Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mo. Judge Allows Sponsor of Law into Voter ID Case
Aug 29 2006 // The legislator who handled the new law requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls was allowed to step into the court battle Monday. Missouri’s Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan permitted Sen. Delbert...
Forum Focuses on Impact of Illegal Immigrants on Ind. Medical Care
Aug 24 2006 // A doctor who oversees a northern Indiana emergency room told a panel of Republican congressmen that he did not believe tightening border security to slow illegal immigration would do much to stem the troubles faced by...
Ind. Economic Development, University Team Up to Boost Insurance Jobs
Aug 24 2006 // Indianapolis-based Ball State University has announced plans to transform a downtown office space into a high-tech, interactive education, research, information and outreach center that will offer educational opportunities...
Ind. Man Convicted of Wife’s Hot Tub Death
Aug 23 2006 // It took jurors only three hours earlier this week before returning the guilty verdict against Michael B. Smith, 61, after hearing 10 days of testimony. Prosecutors maintained that Smith killed his 55-year-old wife, Linda,...
Ind. Police Dog Shot to Death Being Replaced, Insurance Doesn’t Cover Bill
Aug 18 2006 // An Ind. police dog handler who was attacked by his last canine will soon have a new dog. Officer Jeff Dunscomb’s dog was fatally shot by Tippecanoe County Sheriff Smokey Anderson in July after it bit the officer...
Ind. Conseco Names New CEO
Aug 11 2006 // Carmel, Ind.-based Conseco, Inc. has named C. James Prieur as its new CEO, effective Sept. 7, the insurer said. Prieur, who was president and CEO of Sun Life Financial, replaces former top Conseco executive William S....
Three Managed Care Groups Get $4.4 Billion for Hoosier Healthwise
Aug 8 2006 // Approximately 535,000 Indiana residents enrolled in the Hoosier Healthwise insurance program will gain more choices for their medical care on Jan. 1, 2007 through three managed care organizations, Indiana state officials...
Ind. Conseco Shares Fall on 2nd Quarter Losses, Change in Outlook
Aug 7 2006 // Carmel, Ind.-based Conseco Inc. stock fell after the company swung to a second-quarter loss and trimmed its full-year outlook. The weak results were partly due to higher-than-expected claims in the insurance holding...
ETHAN ALLEN CAPSIZING IN N.Y. BLAMED ON TOO MANY PASSENGERS
Aug 7 2006 // The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of the capsizing of the Ethan Allen on New York’s Lake George last October was that it carried 48 persons when it should have carried...
Get your motor runnin’ — not stolen
Aug 7 2006 // Most motorcycles taken in California, Ohio comes in fifth, Indiana in top 10 at number nine California was tops in the nation for motorcycle thefts in 2005, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, but Ohio had...
CHUBB CHUGS ALONG IN THE 2ND QUARTER
Aug 7 2006 // The Chubb Corporation reported that net income in the second quarter of 2006 was $598 million, or $1.41 per share, compared to $495 million, or $1.23 per share, in the second quarter of 2005. Operating income, which the...
Indiana Insurance Names New President
Aug 4 2006 // Loveland, Ohio-based Indiana Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group, announced today that Michael D. Connell has been appointed president and chief executive officer, effective August 16, 2006. Connell’s...
More than $300,000 Alleged Stolen from Investors in Ind.
Aug 1 2006 // More criminal charges are pending against a former insurance agent who prosecutors say could have stolen more than $300,000 from investors. The felony charges of theft in Huntington County against Larry E. Walkup, 57, of...
Ind. WSIB Names New President, Executive Vice President
Jul 28 2006 // Indianapolis-based Insurance broker WSIB Insurance Agency LLC has announced that Laura Hauenstein will serve as president and H. Don DeWitt will serve as executive vice president of its WSIB Motorsports division. WSIB...
Ind. WellPoint Inc. Reports 2nd Quarter Profit Up on Higher Revenue
Jul 27 2006 // Health insurer WellPoint Inc. said this week that its second-quarter profit climbed 34 percent on increased revenue from premiums and administrative fees. The company also continues to benefit from its December acquisition...
Ind. Judge Okays Settlement to Church Group, Insurer
Jul 26 2006 // A group helping rebuild the Church of God’s financial arm is to pay at least $4 million to investors who lost many millions more when their money was put in risky real estate deals rather than toward building...
Ind. InsureMax Adds New Member to Board of Directors
Jul 26 2006 // Ind.-based InsureMax Insurance Company announced that Bob Morgan has become a member of its Board of Directors. On April 1, 2006, Morgan retired from Cincinnati Financial Corp. where he began as an assistant casualty...
Ind. county employees learn records stolen in computer theft
Jul 24 2006 // The names, birthdates and Social Security numbers of about 1,200 Allen County government employees were on a computer stolen from an insurance company office, officials said. Several Allen County employees received letters...
Ind. April Hailstorms Generate $560 Million in Claims
Jul 24 2006 // A wave of April thunderstorms that pummeled central Indiana with hail the size of golf balls, or bigger, has so far generated insurance claims totaling $560 million, making it one of the state’s costliest weather...
Nation of Islam Leader Ordered to Pay Legal Fees by Ind. Judge
Jul 20 2006 // Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has been ordered by a federal magistrate to pay $4,052 in legal fees for a couple suing his son for his role in a traffic accident three years ago. U.S. District Magistrate Andrew...
