Latest Minnesota Headlines
All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
HCC Insurance Holdings Acquires Minn. Allianz Life Insurance
Aug 4 2006 // Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced today that the Company had reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America’s Health Products Division for a cash...
Minn. Gubernatorial Candidate Proposes ‘Dumb Driving’ Fines
Aug 4 2006 // Drivers who cause crashes because they’re wolfing down hamburgers or applying mascara would face fines under a transportation plan outlined recently by Independence Party gubernatorial candidate Peter...
Minn. Plans Program to Raise Public Awareness of Insurance Crimes
Jul 28 2006 // At a rate of about three a day, state Commerce Department regulators have been posting enforcement actions against insurance agencies and companies, real estate agents, mortgage originators, security brokers and...
Minn. UnitedHealth Says 2nd Quarter Profits Rose by 26.5 Percent
Jul 21 2006 // UnitedHealth Group Inc., America’s second-largest health insurer, said its quarterly profits grew 26.5 percent, as the company benefited from the acquisition of PacifiCare Health Systems and growth across its other...
Minn. Blues Refunds Nonsmoking Policyholders Charged Smoker Rates
Jul 21 2006 // Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has announced a new policy to issue refunds to nonsmoking individual policyholders who, although eligible, have not been paying tobacco-free premium rates. “Blue Cross has done...
Minn. Western National Named to Ward’s 2006 Top 50
Jul 19 2006 // Minnesota-based Western National Insurance Group has been named to the 2006 Ward’s 50 group of top performing property/casualty companies in the United States. The designation recognizes Western National for...
People
Jul 3 2006 // Minneapolis, Minn.-based ING named Susan Anderson president and CEO of ING Trust USA. Anderson will report to ING Advisors Network President Valerie Brown. Anderson will lead the growth and development of personal trust...
Minn. Life Group Announces New Office Locations
Jun 22 2006 // Minnesota Life Group Life Insurance announced the opening of four new offices across the nation to accommodate rapid growth. The newest offices are in the Chicago, Los Angeles, and Charleston, W.V. areas. The Manhattan...
People
Jun 19 2006 // The Progressive Corp. appointed John A. Barbagallo as the new president of the company’s Drive Group. Barbagallo, who joined the company more than 20 years ago as a claims representative, currently serves as the...
States promise quicker insurance product, filing approval under new system with Interstate Compact
Jun 19 2006 // State regulators have reached a milestone in their efforts to streamline product regulation, with a centralized approval system for certain life and financial products on the verge of becoming reality. After three years of...
Minn. Western National Finalizes Affiliation with Farmers Home Group
Jun 15 2006 // Western National Insurance Group, based in Edina, Minn., today announced that it has met all regulatory and legal steps to finalize the affiliation with Farmers Home Group of Bloomington, Minn. Farmers Home companies will...
Minn. Hatch Wins Gubernatorial Nod on Third Attempt
Jun 12 2006 // The third time proved to be the charm for Mike Hatch, who won the DFL Party’s endorsement for governor this past weekend after two earlier tries at securing party backing in bids for Minnesota’s top...
Minn. Attorney General to Investigate UnitedHealth Over Stock Options
Jun 9 2006 // Attorney General Mike Hatch said Wednesday he won’t participate directly in a shareholder lawsuit against against UnitedHealth Group Inc. so he can start his own investigation of the company. Hatch is switching the...
Harleysville Insurance Names Midwest Regional Leadership Team
Jun 7 2006 // Harleysville Insurance has named the leadership team for its new Midwest operation headquartered in Itasca, Ill. The Midwest region, which includes existing offices in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and the new location in...
Minn.-based Securian Names Hal R. Harris National Sales Vice President
Jun 2 2006 // Securian Financial Group, Inc. has named Hal R. Harris, Naples, Fla., as its national sales vice president of individual annuities. Harris will lead all individual annuity sales management and marketing efforts within...
Evergreen Re Promotes Dave Kalb to Senior Vice President, Minn. Office
Jun 1 2006 // Evergreen Re, a national healthcare reinsurance and medical risk brokerage firm, announced today the promotion of Dave Kalb to senior vice president in charge of the company’s growing Minnesota office. According to...
Business Moves
May 22 2006 // Pierson & Fendley, CAA Combined Agents of America LLC, Austin, announced that Pierson & Fendley Insurance Agency LLC of Paris, Texas, joined CAA as the group’s 34th member. Pierson & Fendley has served...
Minnesota Life Group Claims Double Digit Premium Growth in 2005
May 18 2006 // For the eighth consecutive year, Minnesota Life Group Insurance premium and policy fee income increased by double digits, according to a written statement issued by the St. Paul-based company. The growth rate in 2005 was...
Minn. Chamber Names RJF Agency’s Bill Jeatran Entrepreneur of the Year
May 16 2006 // Minnesota’s Twin West Chamber of Commerce announced today that Bill Jeatran, chief executive officer of Plymouth-based RJF Agencies, is the recipient of its Entrepreneur of the Year award. Other finalists for the...
Minn. Supreme Court Considers Attorney Requirement on Malpractice Insurance
May 16 2006 // Many of the complaints the Minnesota Lawyers Board investigates get dismissed, including a large number filed by clients upset simply because their attorney lost, according to an Associated Press story. But every year,...
