Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Motorists File Suits over Damage from Potholes on I-69 in Indiana
Apr 15 2019 // Dozens of drivers have filed tort claims seeking money from the state of Indiana after their cars were damaged while driving on a 15-mile (24 kilometers), pothole-afflicted section of Interstate 69. The problematic stretch...
Indiana Company Recalls Melon Products Linked to Salmonella
Apr 15 2019 // An Indianapolis-based company has issued a recall for melon products sold in 16 states after being linked to a salmonella outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the recall includes cut watermelon,...
Students from Eight Colleges Participate in Virtual Agency Competition
Apr 15 2019 // College students from eight universities recently formed teams and spent a month running a simulated insurance agency as part of a virtual online competition developed by PriSim War Games, a provider of computerized...
Indiana’s Give Away Goal:10,000 Smoke Alarms Within 2 Years
Mar 22 2019 // The state of Indiana has announced a free smoke alarm program with a goal of installing 10,000 of the lifesaving devices in homes within two years. The Get Alarmed program managed by the Indiana Fire Marshal offers up to...
Update: At Least 20 Injured in Indiana School Bus Crash
Mar 7 2019 // A school bus collided with a garbage truck in Indiana on Wednesday, seriously injuring one student and leaving 20 people hurt, authorities said. Preliminary information indicates that 18 students, the bus driver and the...
Police: 5 Hurt in Indiana Church Bus Crash; Driver Arrested, Charged with DWI
Feb 28 2019 // Authorities say an 82-year-old church bus driver is charged with driving while intoxicated after five people were injured when a bus returning from a Chicago Bulls game went off the road in northwestern Indiana. Indiana...
Indiana City Shares Responsibility for Crash That Killed 3, Lawsuit Says
Feb 21 2019 // A lawsuit says a northern Indiana city shares responsibility for a crash that killed two children and a man who were walking along a sidewalk. Authorities say Leonard Grosswiler was driving in August 2017 when his vehicle...
Business Moves
Feb 4 2019 // National China Re, Chaucer, Hanover China Reinsurance (Group) Corp. has completed the 100 percent equity acquisition of Chaucer Holdings Ltd. – the major portion of Hanover Insurance Group’s Lloyd’s...
Indiana’s United Health Actuarial Services Acquired by Risk Strategies
Jan 23 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired United Health Actuarial Services Inc. (UHAS), a health actuarial, management, and underwriting consulting firm based...
ONI Risk Partners Acquires Indiana’s MBAH Insurance
Jan 11 2019 // ONI Risk Partners (ONI), headquartered in Indianapolis, is acquiring MBAH Insurance (MBAH), a Lafayette, Indiana-based insurance agency that has been in operation for more than 90 years. The MBAH team joins ONI’s...
Midwest Legislative Priorities Include No-Fault Auto, Distracted Driving, Contractor Fraud, Tort Reform
Jan 7 2019 // With some of the highest auto insurance rates in the nation, Michigan’s no-fault insurance laws — much maligned by the insurance industry and business interests — are sure to be a target for legislative...
Indiana’s Governor Still Against Legalizing Marijuana, Medical or Otherwise
Jan 4 2019 // Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb remains opposed to efforts by state lawmakers to allow medical or recreational marijuana in the state, even such uses are becoming legal in a growing number of other states. The Republican...
Indiana’s Worley Claims Services Buys Dallas’ Replacement Source of America
Jan 3 2019 // Fishers, Indiana-based insurance claims services provider, Worley Claims Services LLC (Worley) has acquired Replacement Source of America Inc. (ReSource), headquartered in Dallas. ReSource is a contents services company...
Indiana Fines Texas Trucking Company over Fish Kill
Jan 3 2019 // Indiana regulators are seeking a more than $12,000 fine against a Texas trucking company accused of causing a fish kill in eastern Indiana. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management recently issued a notice of...
Animal Advocates Speak Out After Lion Kills Intern at North Carolina Zoo
Jan 2 2019 // The fatal mauling of a zoo intern by a lion that escaped from a locked pen illustrates the need for North Carolina regulators to crack down on unaccredited exhibitors of dangerous animals, animal welfare advocates said...
Indiana Gets $521K Federal Grant for Statewide Smoke Detector Installations
Dec 18 2018 // Indiana has received more than a half-million dollars in federal funding to kick off a campaign to install 10,000 smoke detectors in homes around the state. The State Fire Marshal’s office will use the $521,000 to...
People
Dec 17 2018 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Financial Group Inc. (AFG) hired Anthony W. Dunn as vice president, overseeing the internal audit function for the company and its subsidiaries. Dunn has 20 years of experience in the...
Indiana Officer Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit for $50K
Dec 14 2018 // Records show a former western Indiana police officer who appealed his firing has accepted $50,000 to settle a 2015 federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. The Tribune-Star reports Jonathan Stevens signed an...
Jury Awards Indiana Doctor $112M in Medtronic Royalties Dispute
Dec 5 2018 // A northern Indiana jury has awarded a doctor $112 million in his dispute with medical device maker Medtronic over devices he invented and sold to the company. A Marshall County jury found in Dr. Rick C. Sasso’s favor...
J.M. Wilson Adds Henard as Commercial Bond Underwriter in Indiana
Nov 29 2018 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has hired Aimee Henard as a commercial bond underwriter in its Carmel, Indiana, office. Henard is responsible for underwriting new and renewal commercial and...
