Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Indiana Drug Tests
Jan 9 2012 // Indiana officials say a drug testing program that started in July for people seeking job training has led to about 2 percent of applicants failing. The state Department of Workforce Development says 13 people, or 1...
Indiana: 2% Fail Job Training Drug Tests
Dec 30 2011 // Indiana officials say a drug testing program that started in July for people seeking job training has led to about 2 percent of applicants failing. The state Department of Workforce Development says 13 people, or 1...
Indiana AG: 64 Claimants Accept State Fair Settlement Offers
Dec 22 2011 // Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced that 64 of the 65 claimants who were offered settlements in the Indiana State Fair tragedy have accepted their settlement offers. Checks will be issued by the end of December...
New Indiana Texting-Driving Ban Yields Few Citations
Dec 20 2011 // In its first five months on the books, Indiana’s texting-while-driving ban has led to only a few dozen citations by state troopers — a trend police blame on restrictions in the law that make it difficult for them...
Central Indiana School Bullying Lawsuit Settles for $150,000
Dec 8 2011 // A former student at a central Indiana high school has agreed to a $150,000 settlement of her lawsuit claiming school officials failed to stop bullying by a male classmate. Neither the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp....
People
Dec 5 2011 // Matthew J. Nielsen has joined the Founders Insurance Co. of Des Plaines, Ill., as commercial claims manager, a newly created management role. Nielsen’s will supervise a unit of claims analysts, providing guidance and...
Judge Allows Indiana State Fair Victims to Form Class
Dec 1 2011 // A federal judge certified all of the victims of the Indiana State Fair concert stage collapse into a single class in a lawsuit challenging a law that caps the state’s liability at $5 million, but she concluded the...
Jury Awards $27M in Damages Over Indiana Explosion
Dec 1 2011 // A jury has awarded $27 million in damages to a family over a propane explosion at a central Indiana horse farm that killed a man and injured three family members. The Morgan County jury reached the damages award against...
Feds Reject Indiana Request for Health Care Waiver
Nov 30 2011 // The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has rejected Indiana’s bid for an exemption from federal health care overhaul rules that require insurers selling policies to individuals to essentially dedicate 80...
Indiana Senator to Lead National Insurance Group
Nov 28 2011 // Indiana Senate Democratic Leader Vi Simpson is leading a national group of lawmakers looking to streamline insurance policy across the states. The National Conference of Insurance Legislators elected Simpson as its...
Fast Growth in Price for Non-hospital Services in Indiana Work Comp
Nov 17 2011 // The price for non-hospital services in Indiana’s workers’ compensation system in 2010 was the third highest of the 25 states in a study conducted by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The price...
Tornado Damages Buildings in Southern Indiana Town
Nov 16 2011 // A tornado struck a southern Indiana town on Nov. 14, tearing the roof off the police and fire headquarters and leaving debris piled on the courthouse square. The National Weather Service said the nighttime storm damaged...
MJ Insurance Adds 4 New Employees in Indiana
Nov 14 2011 // Privately-held independent insurance agency, MJ Insurance, has added four employees to its Indiana operations. Recent additions include Lauran Reynolds as bond representative, Heather Brenan as commercial lines assistant,...
Indiana Fair Stage Collapse Legal Claims Reach 100
Nov 8 2011 // The deadline for victims of the deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse to file legal claims with the state has passed, and officials say they’re close to figuring out how much to pay each victim out of the allotted...
Insurance Fraud Trial of Indiana Doctor Moved to South Bend
Oct 26 2011 // The health care fraud trial of a northwestern Indiana nose surgeon captured in Italy after more than five years on the run is now set for South Bend. The Times of Munster reports U.S. District Judge Philip Simon issued a...
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance
Oct 19 2011 // A.M. Best Co. announced it has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and issuer credit ratings to “bbb-” from “bbb” of ILM Group (ILM) and its members, which include...
Main Street America Introduces Commercial Product Line in Indiana
Oct 6 2011 // The Main Street America Group announced that its commercial product line, featuring its Main Line Business Owners Policy (Main Line BOP), is now available to approximately 100 independent insurance agents who represent...
Indiana Insurance Adds Six New Business Classes, Cyber Liability Endorsement
Oct 3 2011 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, has added six new internet retailer classes and a limited cyber liability endorsement for its Commercial Protector (BOP) product. The new internet classes...
Indiana Increases Non-Resident License Fee for Illinois Producers
Oct 3 2011 // Indiana insurance regulators announced that the non-resident producer license fee is increasing to $250 for Illinois resident producers. The Indiana Department of Insurance noted that it is required to impose fees on...
State Fair Collapse Suit Challenges Indiana’s $5M Tort Cap
Sep 28 2011 // An Indiana law that caps the state’s liability for damages at $5 million for a single event violates the U.S. and state constitutions and should be thrown out, six plaintiffs suing over the deadly collapse of an...
