Latest Minnesota Headlines
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Minnesota Workers’ Comp Claims Fall, But Cost Per Claim Rising
Jun 17 2009 // Minnesota’s Department of Labor and Industry has released its annual “Annual Minnesota Workers’ Compensation System Report,” that indicates the number of paid workers’ compensation claims fell...
Minnesota Chapter of CPCU Society Swears in Officers
May 22 2009 // The Minnesota Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society in mid-May elected and installed new officers for 2009-2010. The new officers are: President Michael L. Happe, SFM; President-Elect Royanna...
Litigation Expected on Minnesota Insurance Bill as Session Ends
May 20 2009 // The 2009 Minnesota legislative session has wrapped up with lawmakers taking action on a number of insurance bills. One in particular has insurer trade groups questioning whether litigation will follow after the measure...
County Commissioners Say Minnesota Bill Gives Lawyers a ‘Pay Raise’
Apr 28 2009 // A coalition of county commissioners from across Minnesota have formally voiced their opposition to a bill in the legislature that they claim would grant wealthy trial lawyers a pay raise at the expense of the state’s...
North Dakota, Minnesota Officials to Promote Flood Protection
Apr 27 2009 // The governors and senators of North Dakota and Minnesota plan a meeting in Washington to promote permanent flood protection in the Red River basin. North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said in a...
Minnesota Considers Bill That Would Allow Recovery of Interest, Attorney Fees
Apr 15 2009 // Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow for recovery of interest and attorney fees for breach of an insurance policy. If passed, SF 528 would allow “an insured who prevails in any claim against an...
Minnesota Bridge Survivors Must Accept Settlements by April 16
Apr 14 2009 // Survivors of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minn., in August 2007 have until April 16 to accept or reject a settlement from the state’s compensation fund. The state Legislature created a $36.6...
After Flooding, Midwest Farmers Fear Repeat Of ’97
Apr 8 2009 // Recent floods are receding for now, but farmers and ranchers in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota are worried they’re on track to repeat the dismal year of 1997. That was the year spring blizzards and record...
Liaisons Highlight Consumer Insurance Concerns
Apr 6 2009 // Consumer Advocates Focus on How Insurers Treat Insureds in Difficult Economic, Credit Climate Insurance agents, brokers and regulators should be aware that when it comes to insurance, consumers are concerned with such...
Few in Flood Zone Have Insurance
Mar 31 2009 // As North Dakota’s Red River crept within view of their backyard this past week, Denette and Billy Narum had an extra incentive to pray their sandbags held. Like most people in the path of potential floods, they have...
Insurers Oppose Minnesota Consumer Credit Ban Bill
Mar 24 2009 // While insurance consumer advocates step up their criticism of insurers’ use of credit scores, the American Insurance Association (AIA) and Property Casualty Insurers Association of America testified before a...
Minnesota Foundation Donates $1 Billion to Fight Climate Change
Mar 20 2009 // Minnesota’s largest private foundation is contributing $100 million toward a $1 billion initiative by several large foundations to fight climate change. McKnight Foundation President Kate Wolford says the coordinated...
Minnesota Judge Won’t Remove Himself from Medtronic Case
Mar 11 2009 // A judge who dismissed thousands of lawsuits against Minneapolis-based Medtronic said this week he will not remove himself from the case, despite criticism for not revealing that his son works for a law firm tied to the...
Audit Hits Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling
Feb 27 2009 // An audit of Minnesota’s worker’s compensation system has found that insurers are mishandling a growing number of claims, including by paying injured workers less than they deserve. The report from the...
How Food Safety Officials Cracked the Peanut Poison Case
Feb 11 2009 // A century ago, at the dawn of food safety laws, inspection amounted to little more than opening a bin of flour and looking for something wiggly. It’s a different story now. Solving the case of the poison processed...
Bill Would Seal Minnesota Bridge Victim Fund Records
Feb 4 2009 // The Minnesota Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill that would keep records about the Interstate 35W bridge victim compensation fund under wraps. The bill would keep the records out of court proceedings and...
Fireman’s Fund Brings ‘Green’ Homeowners Insurance to Minnesota
Feb 3 2009 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. is now offering ‘green’ homeowner’s insurance to consumers in the state of Minnesota. This is the first-ever admitted green insurance available to homeowners in the...
People
Jan 25 2009 // The Insurance Marketing and Communications Association named Richard Look president. He is a marketing communications veteran with agency and insurance company experience, and currently serves as vice president of...
Minnesota Committee Chair Pushes for Primary Seat Belt Law
Jan 22 2009 // The chairman of the Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee says 2009 should be the year when Minnesota passes legislation to allow authorities to ticket any motorist for not buckling up. The so-called primary seat belt...
Family of Minnesota Salmonella Victim to Sue Peanut Butter Firms
Jan 20 2009 // The family of a woman who died after contracting salmonella plans a lawsuit against the companies that made and distributed peanut butter blamed in a recent outbreak, an attorney said. Shirley Mae Almer, 72, died Dec. 21...
