Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
100 Plus People Injured in Ind. during Week of July 4th
Aug 15 2007 // More than 100 people across Indiana suffered injuries from fireworks during the week of July Fourth, according to a State Department of Health report. Indiana hospitals treated 156 people for fireworks-related injuries...
Corrosion Prompts Closing of Bridge in Indiana
Aug 14 2007 // Indiana transportation officials closed a bridge that connects two northern Indiana highways and passes over a commuter rail line after an inspection revealed potential safety problems. Officials closed the Indiana 212...
Ind. Supplier Recalls Tainted Toothpaste
Aug 14 2007 // A leading supplier of toiletries for hotels and resorts said Monday it was recalling worldwide complimentary tubes of toothpaste made in China after tests showed some may contain a potentially toxic chemical. It was the...
Ind. Court Agrees with Insurance Company in Bob Knight Lawsuit
Aug 10 2007 // Bob Knight isn’t entitled to collect insurance to recoup money he paid to settle a lawsuit stemming from his 1999 confrontation with a former assistant at Indiana University, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled on...
Ind. Woman Accused of Stealing Soldier Son’s Insurance Charged Again
Jul 31 2007 // A Portage, Ind., woman who had pleaded guilty to stealing $250,000 in life insurance money after her son died in Iraq was scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 17. Janie Lee Espinoza’s son, Army Spc. Roy Buckley, died...
Vioxx Federal Judge Sees 2008 Focus on Stroke Cases
Jul 30 2007 // Next year’s federal Vioxx trials may focus on people who had strokes after taking the once popular painkiller, the judge assigned to handle pretrial matters in all 8,575 federal lawsuits said last Friday. “We...
Indiana insurer for mutual insurers, agents celebrates 20 years
Jul 23 2007 // The blueprint for the company was originally conceived by an ad hoc task force of senior executive officers from several mutual property/casualty insurance companies in response to the liability insurance crisis of the...
EPOXY CITED IN FATAL BIG DIG CEILING FAILURE
Jul 23 2007 // Federal investigators said that “epoxy creep” was a major factor in the Big Dig accident one year ago that killed a Boston woman when concrete tunnel ceiling panels fell and crushed her car. Investigators with...
U.S. P/C INSURERS PAY $2.1 BILLION IN CAT LOSSES
Jul 23 2007 // U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses an estimated $2.175 billion for second-quarter property losses resulting from a total of six catastrophes in 25 states — tying the record...
Bench Trial Requested for Ind. Sheriff’s Son in Arson Case
Jul 19 2007 // A Johnson County, Ind. judge will hold a bench trial for Morgan County Sheriff Robert Garner’s 23-year-old son, who faces arson and other charges. Robert Jake Garner faces 19 felony counts, including eight counts of...
Indiana Insurance Honors Ohio Agencies with 2006 Chairman’s Award
Jul 12 2007 // Troy, Ohio-based Hylant Group, Inc. and Dayton, Ohio-based Norman-Spencer McKernan, Inc. have received the 2006 Chairman’s Award, which is presented to the highest performing insurance agencies appointed with Indiana...
Ind. Department, Institute, Investigators Host 2007 Insurance Fraud Seminar
Jul 12 2007 // Insurance and fraud groups are inviting insurance professionals to a half-day Insurance Fraud Seminar scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Indiana Government Center. The event is hosted by the Insurance Institute of...
Ind. Company Plans to Charge Workers for Unhealthy Habits
Jul 5 2007 // Unhealthy habits could cost Clarian Health employees a healthy chunk of money as the company tries to rein in rising health care costs. Starting in 2009, Clarian will begin charging workers extra for insurance if they let...
Cardiac Science Joins Indiana Insurance’s Safety Advantage Network
Jul 2 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group and an insurer of schools throughout the Midwest, and Cardiac Science Corp., a global leader in advanced cardiac monitoring and defibrillation products, announced today...
Ind. Passes Tougher Seat Belt Laws, Cigarette Tax Hike
Jun 26 2007 // Indiana lawmakers decided that smokers will pay more to puff and almost everyone will be required to wear seat belts under dozens of new state laws that take effect on June 24. Legislators raised the cigarette tax for the...
Ind. Girl in Peanut Butter Lawsuit Receives Kidney from Dad
Jun 20 2007 // An 11-year-old girl whose family says she became ill after eating peanut butter contaminated with salmonella received a kidney donated by her father on Monday (June 18). Krystina Brugh and her father, John Brugh Jr., were...
Partnership Allows Indiana University Students Under 21 to Rent Cars
Jun 14 2007 // An agreement between Indiana University (IU) and Enterprise Rent-A-Car will allow students under 21 to rent cars for personal use, but the deal comes with many restrictions. To rent a car, students between 18 and 21 years...
People and Places
Jun 4 2007 // Chicago-based Aon Corp. reported that David P. Bolger, executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, will leave the company after the appointment of his successor. Bolger will remain...
Ind. Conseco Complying with Congressional Request for Records
Jun 1 2007 // Ind.-based Conseco Inc. said this week that it is complying with a congressional request for records related to its long-term care health insurance business amid an investigation into the possibility that policyholders...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Ind. Woods & Grooms
Jun 1 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of Woods & Grooms, Inc. of Columbus, Ind. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Woods & Grooms is a retail insurance broker and group captive...
