Latest Indiana Headlines

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Ind. Agents Name McGowan Group 2006 Agency of the Year

Nov 29 2006 // McGowan Insurance Group, Inc. of Indianapolis received the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana’s (IIAI) ” Agency of The Year Award” on Nov. 11 in an awards ceremony at their Annual Convention. The...

Ind. Independent Agents Present Special Awards at Annual Convention

Nov 27 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI) recently announced special awards at a ceremony during their recent Annual Convention in November 11. Award recepients include: Ronald Shumaker, CISR, vice...

Ind. Attorney General: Beware of Scams When Holiday Shopping on Internet

Nov 22 2006 // Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter is encouraging holiday shoppers who plan on conducting any of their shopping over the Internet to visit IndianaConsumer.com to test their online shopping savvy through an interactive...

1 IN 4 IN U.S. SAY FINANCIAL, PERSONAL INFORMATION STOLEN

Nov 20 2006 // More than one in four Americans say their financial information or personal information has been stolen, sometimes by someone they knew, according to a recent survey. The study done for Experian, the credit rating agency,...

Indiana Insurance Named ‘Insurer of the Year’ by Independent Agents

Nov 17 2006 // Loveland, Ohio-based Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has been named the 2006 Indiana Insurance Company of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI). The recognition came during the...

Interstate, Swiss Re Expand Trucking Program into Virginia, Indiana

Nov 15 2006 // Interstate Insurance Management (IIM) and Swiss Re’s Commercial Insurance are expannding their insurance program for the trucking industry into Virginia and Indiana. The program, which has been in operation since...

Indiana Insurance Adds Enhanced Technology for Personal Lines

Nov 10 2006 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has added real-time policy inquiry, endorsement quoting, and electronic endorsement submissions to the roster of functions available through Personal IQ, the...

Ind. Governor Plans to Gradually Announce Legislative Goals

Nov 10 2006 // Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said Wednesday he would spend the coming weeks outlining specific proposals he will push during the 2007 legislative session, including detailed plans for full-day kindergarten and health...

Ind. Baldwin & Lyons Hold 3rd Quarter Earnings Call Today

Nov 2 2006 // Baldwin & Lyons, Inc, today announced that management has scheduled its quarterly conference call today, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2006....

Indiana Insurance Hosts School Violence Seminar in Ohio, Oct. 23

Oct 18 2006 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group and an insurer of public and private schools throughout the Midwest, is hosting a free, day-long seminar on Oct. 23, 2006, to help Ohio school officials develop better...

Ind. Protective Insurance Enters into Agreement with Paladin Catastrophe

Oct 18 2006 // Indianapolis-based Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Protective Insurance Company, has entered into an agreement with newly formed Paladin Catastrophe Management to produce property catastrophe...

Indiana’s Forethought Financial Names New CFO, General Counsel

Oct 10 2006 // Indianapolis-based Forethought Financial Group, Inc. today announced that K. Lowell Short, Jr. has joined the company as chief financial officer of Forethought Financial Group and president of the life insurance...

COUNTRYWIDE LAUNCHES AUTO PRODUCT IN ARIZONA

Oct 9 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. has announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s auto insurance product is now available to consumers in Arizona. Quotes can be obtained by calling a licensed auto insurance agent at...

U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Hilbert Appeal in Conseco Case

Oct 4 2006 // The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Conseco Inc. founder Stephen Hilbert’s appeal of a judge’s order that he repay the company more than $80 million in stock loans. While Hilbert has at least one other...

Indiana Insurance Honored at Applied Systems Conference

Oct 2 2006 // Indiana Insurance is among the Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional companies whose achievements in advancing interface technology were honored recently by Applied Systems and its client network, ASCnet, at the 2006...

It Figures

Sep 4 2006 // 1 million Enrollment in insured HMO benefit plans declined again in 2005, dropping below 1 million, the lowest level since 1985. Premium revenue increases slowed and profitability for HMOs decreased from its peak in 2004....

The Commissioners

Sep 4 2006 // Indiana Insurance Director Jim Atterholt is focused on bringing more insurance companies to his state. Atterholt said the current Indiana governor has a strong pro-business philosophy and has made “growing insurance...

TENN. AGENT IN BATTLE

Sep 4 2006 // KENTUCKY’S JENNINGS Interview with former regulator INSURANCE GLAMOUR How to grab college grads

Ind. War Protestor Asked for Insurance Proof to Continue Protests

Aug 29 2006 // A northern Indiana woman who stages weekly protests against the war in Iraq says county officials are infringing on free speech rights by asking her to show proof of insurance to continue her protests. The Porter County...

Ind. WellPoint Offers Product in All States to Largest Employers, Individuals

Aug 29 2006 // Indianpolis-based WellPoint, Inc. recently announced that it will make its new consumer-driven health plan (CDHP) products and services available in all states and to all markets, from the largest national employer to an...