Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Indiana Sees Decline in Workplace Injuries
Aug 27 2018 // Work is getting safer in Indiana, with employment-related injuries hitting an all-time low. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that recently released federal statistics from 2016 show the state hit an all-time low that...
Indiana Fire Marshal Threatens to Shutter Pallet Factory Over Safety Issues
Aug 24 2018 // A northern Indiana fire marshal has threatened to shut down a pallet company because factory conditions pose a threat to worker safety. Michigan City Fire Marshal Kyle Kazmierczak wants to shutter Calumet Pallet’s...
Special Police Unit Seeks to Curb Thefts From Indiana RV companies
Aug 15 2018 // A special police unit is seeking to curb burglaries and thefts from businesses including recreational vehicle companies in northern Indiana. Police in the Elkhart County city of Goshen say their unit was formed to deal...
MJ Insurance Relocates Indiana Office, Unveils New Logo
Aug 14 2018 // Privately held independent insurance agency, MJ Insurance, has relocated its Indianapolis headquarters to 30,000 square feet at 571 Monon Blvd., located in the newly-expanded Midtown District of Carmel, Indiana. MJ...
A.M. Best: Credit Ratings of Indiana’s Yosemite Insurance Under Review
Aug 9 2018 // A.M. Best has placed under review with developing implications the Financial Strength Rating of B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bb+” of Yosemite Insurance Co. (Yosemite) in Evansville,...
Indiana Schools to Receive 3,200 Metal Detectors
Jul 26 2018 // Hundreds of Indiana schools have requested more than 3,200 hand-held metal detectors under a state program aimed at improving school safety that offers the devices for free. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb announced the...
Contractor Cited in Worker’s Death at Indiana University
Jul 23 2018 // Indiana regulators have cited a contractor for serious workplace safety violations found following a worker’s death at an Indiana University construction site. Thirty-five-year-old William M. Brown Jr. of Bloomington...
Indiana’s Butler University to Launch Online Master’s in Risk, Insurance
Jul 19 2018 // The Lacy School of Business at Indiana’s Butler University plans to launch an online Master of Science in Risk and Insurance (MSRI) program beginning in January 2019. The school says the program is among the first of...
Family of Slain Indiana Couple Settles with Seattle for $13M
Jul 16 2018 // The family of a central Indiana couple who died after a repeat drunk driver struck them in Seattle has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the West Coast city for $13 million. The family of Dennis and Judy Schulte...
Family of Indiana Couple Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit with Seattle for $13M
Jun 29 2018 // The family of a central Indiana couple who died after a repeat drunk driver struck them in Seattle has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the West Coast city for $13 million. The family of Dennis and Judy Schulte...
Train Derails, Bursts Into Flames in Southwest Indiana
Jun 19 2018 // A freight train derailed in southwest Indiana and several train cars caught fire, possibly due to a propane leak, forcing the mandatory evacuation of nearby homes while authorities monitored air quality Monday, officials...
Indiana’s ONI Risk Partners Promotes Conerly
Jun 11 2018 // ONI Risk Partners (ONI), headquartered in Indianapolis, has promoted Calvin Conerly to director of client experience in the Employee Benefits division. In this newly created role Conerly oversees account management, health...
Indiana Hospital to Pay $15K to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Jun 6 2018 // St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Inc. in Indiana must pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the...
Workers’ Comp Claim Cost Changed Little in Indiana After Reforms Enacted
Jun 4 2018 // The average total cost per workers’ compensation claim in Indiana was stable in the years since the state enacted workers’ comp system reforms, according to a recent Workers Compensation Research Institute...
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Jun 4 2018 // Casey W. Connor has been named president of Dempsey & Siders Insurance Agency in Madeira, Ohio. Dempsey & Siders is a member of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group. Connor succeeds Randy Denker,...
Jury: City Must Pay Indiana Couple $102K for Flood Damage
Jun 4 2018 // A jury has ordered a northern Indiana city to pay a couple more than $102,000 for flood damage their home suffered nearly a decade ago. Richard and Janet Brown sued the city of Valparaiso after 18 inches of floodwater...
Jury Orders City to Pay Indiana Couple $102K for Flood Damage
May 29 2018 // A jury has ordered a northern Indiana city to pay a couple more than $102,000 for flood damage their home suffered nearly a decade ago. Richard and Janet Brown sued the city of Valparaiso after 18 inches of floodwater...
Workers’ Comp Claim Cost Changed Little in Indiana Since Reform Law Took Effect
May 24 2018 // The average total cost per workers’ compensation claim in Indiana was stable in the years since the state enacted workers’ comp system reforms, according to a recent Workers Compensation Research Institute...
Indiana Man Gets 90-Year Sentence for Covered Bridge Arson Fires
May 17 2018 // A western Indiana man has been sentenced to 90 years in prison after being convicted of setting fires that destroyed one covered bridge and damaged another. Jesse Payne was sentenced Monday, a month after a Parke County...
Stolen Indiana Travel Trailers Worth $600K Recovered in Michigan
May 9 2018 // Michigan State Police say they’ve recovered 17 travel trailers worth about $600,000 that were reported stolen from northern Indiana. Police say the sheriff’s office in LaGrange County, Indiana, contacted them...
