Latest Minnesota Headlines
All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Markets
Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability with Assault and...
Bridge Compensation Bill Would Shield University of Minnesota
Apr 3 2008 // Buried deep inside one version of a bill to compensate the victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse is language that would shield the University of Minnesota from any liability. University researchers authored a 2001...
Proposal Easing Lawsuits against Insurers Clears Minnesota House
Apr 1 2008 // The Minnesota House has approved legislation making it easier for consumers to sue their insurance companies over denied claims. The bill passed on a vote of 81-51 after it was changed to make it more like a Senate version...
Talks Begin over Compensation for Minnesota Bridge Collapse Victims
Mar 28 2008 // Negotiations over a compensation fund for victims of the Minnesota Interstate 35W bridge collapse have begun. A House-Senate conference committee conducted its first meeting without resolving any major differences between...
Official Finds Optimism on Flood Tour of Southeast Minnesota
Mar 27 2008 // A big concern after last summer’s flooding in southeast Minnesota was that the population in some small towns would evaporate, but officials say that’s not happening. Senator Amy Klobuchar toured Goodview,...
New Markets
Mar 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...
Minn. Governor Says Special Cases among 35W Victims Should Get More
Mar 19 2008 // Gov. Tim Pawlenty is contemplating extra aid for the worst-hurt bridge collapse victims. Pawlenty told The Associated Press on Monday that he still supports a $400,000 limit on compensation for individual victims of the...
Minnesota Senate Keeps Cap on Payments to Worst-hurt Bridge Victims
Mar 18 2008 // The Minnesota Senate has voted against lifting a state liability cap as they consider a compensation fund for victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. By a 53-9 vote, the Senate stuck with a $400,000 cap on...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
Minn. House Approves $40 Million Fund for Victims of Bridge Collapse
Mar 3 2008 // The Minnesota House approved a $40 million fund last week to compensate victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. The vote was 120-10 after a debate on the same day that lawmakers learned the state’s projected...
Financial Help for Minn. Bridge Victims Could Get Caught in Budget Concerns
Feb 25 2008 // Cold, hard financial reality is starting to intrude on the Minnesota Legislature’s desire to help the victims of last year’s Interstate 35W bridge collapse. Proposals for a victim compensation fund are being...
Bridge Victim Fund Sparks Lively Debate in Minn. Legislature
Feb 19 2008 // The sharpest debate so far over paying victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse broke out recently as a House panel unanimously backed a compensation fund and sent it on for more hearings. With survivors listening in...
Minn. Public Safety Agency: 166 Killed in Alcohol-related Crashes in ’06
Feb 11 2008 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced recently that 166 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in Minnesota in 2006, the lowest death total on record. However, the department says a record-high 41,951...
Minn. Attorney General Settles Iowa Annuities Case, Starts Another
Feb 11 2008 // An Iowa insurance company is settling a lawsuit with the Minnesota attorney general and will offer refunds to as many as 2,400 senior citizens who purchased long-term annuities. American Equity Life Holding Co. was accused...
Flood-damaged Southeastern Minn. Receives $77 Million in State Funding
Feb 8 2008 // State officials say southeastern Minnesota has received more than $77 million in state aid to help the area recover from last August’s devastating flooding. The money received so far is part of a $157 million...
Munson-Regala to Head Minn. Market Assurance Division
Jan 28 2008 // Minnesota Insurance Commissioner Glenn Wilson recently announced that Manny Munson-Regala has been named deputy commissioner and will lead the Market Assurance Division at the Minnesota Department of Commerce....
Minn. Victim Fund Bill Raises Questions on Caps, Insurer Reimbursement
Jan 24 2008 // United in a desire to provide state money to victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse, Minnesota lawmakers are split over whether to cap those awards at $400,000 or leave the check size to a neutral...
Legislative Supporters of Minn. Bridge Victims’ Fund Push for Early Deadline
Jan 18 2008 // Supporters of a special fund to compensate victims of last summer’s Minneapolis bridge collapse hope to have a law establishing the account passed by mid-March. State Senator Ron Latz and Representative Ryan Winkler...
