Latest Nebraska Headlines
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$7M in Flood Money Being Waited on by Nebraska Cities
Dec 31 2014 // Nebraska cities along the Missouri River are still waiting for nearly $7.2 million in reimbursement from state and federal agencies, more than three years after extensive flooding. Five cities have yet to receive payments...
Nebraska Court: No Insurance Coverage for Woman Bitten by Dog
Dec 22 2014 // A woman who had part of her lower lip bitten off by a dog she was watching for friends has no right to seek payment of medical expenses from the owners’ home insurance company, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled on...
Nebraska Governor to Consider Nominees for Workers’ Comp Court
Dec 11 2014 // Nebraska’s Judicial Nominating Commission for the Workers’ Compensation Court has forwarded the names of three nominees to Gov. Dave Heineman for his consideration. The nominees are Shirley Williams and Anne...
People – Midwest
Dec 1 2014 // Nebraska Gov.-Elect Pete Ricketts announced he will retain Bruce Ramge as director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance. Ramge joined the Nebraska Department of Insurance Market Conduct Division in September 1984. He...
Insurer Seeks Pass on Liability in Missing Nebraska Student Lawsuit
Nov 21 2014 // Nebraska’s insurance company is asking a judge to declare that it has no duty to pay any award made against the Nebraska State Colleges Board of Trustees in a lawsuit over the 2010 disappearance of a Peru State...
Ramge to Remain as Nebraska Insurance Director
Nov 14 2014 // Nebraska Gov.-Elect Pete Ricketts says he will retain Bruce Ramge as the director of Nebraska’s Department of Insurance. Ricketts announced that Ramge will remain the head of the agency, which regulates...
Guardrails Under Scrutiny Still Used in Nebraska
Oct 28 2014 // Nebraska officials say they will continue using a highway guardrail system that has been the focus of safety concerns until the Federal Highway Administration says it shouldn’t. The Lincoln Journal Star reports...
Nebraska High Court: Federal Risk Retention Act Preempts State Law
Oct 20 2014 // The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a district court erred when it found that a federal law did not preempt the state’s prohibition against mandatory arbitration clauses in insurance contracts. In Speece v....
Nebraska Agents Give Iowa Mutual Five Stars
Oct 2 2014 // Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska (IIAN) has selected Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. as the 2014 Five-Star Company of the Year for its dedication and service to independent agents. The award recipient is selected by IIAN...
Nebraska High Court: Federal Risk Retention Act Preempts State Law
Oct 2 2014 // The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled recently that a district court erred when it found that a federal law did not preempt the state’s prohibition against mandatory arbitration clauses in insurance contract. In Speece v....
Midwest Bank Destroyed by Tornado to Rebuild in Nebraska Town
Jul 14 2014 // Midwest Bank has announced it will rebuild its branch in Pilger, Neb., that was destroyed in June by a tornado that leveled much of the northeast Nebraska town. Doug Johnson, president and chief executive officer of...
Crops Flattened, Windows Shattered in Nebraska Hailstorm
Jul 14 2014 // Calls have gone out to glass and siding companies and insurance agents after a barrage of hail left a trail of broken windows, damaged houses and ravaged farm fields in parts of western and central Nebraska. Hailstones as...
Tornado Recovery in Nebraska Town Expected to Cost Tens of Millions
Jun 30 2014 // Nebraska officials are still tallying the cost of the tornadoes that destroyed most of the town of Pilger, but it’s expected to climb into the tens of millions. The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency will send...
Damage Assessment Begins After Twin Tornadoes Flatten Nebraska Town, Kill 2
Jun 18 2014 // A storm packing rare dual tornadoes tore through a tiny farming town in northeast Nebraska, killing two people, crumpling grain bins like discarded soda cans and flattening dozens of homes. Pilger’s 350 residents...
Repairs Ongoing from Early June Hailstorm in Nebraska
Jun 17 2014 // The severe thunderstorms that spawned large hail and strong winds earlier this month left a lasting mark on many Nebraska communities. Aaron Volkman tells the Norfolk Daily News it will take weeks or even months to repair...
Midwest Hit by Damaging Hail Storms, Tornadoes
Jun 5 2014 // Baseball-sized hail pummeled homes and cars in Nebraska and Iowa on June 2 as powerful thunderstorms moved through a swath of Midwest states, also causing severe flooding and prompting reports of tornadoes. The National...
Insurer for Nebraska’s Douglas County Sued for Damages in Murder Case
May 27 2014 // Two men wrongfully accused in a 2006 double murder are going after Douglas County’s liability insurance carrier to recoup a multimillion-dollar judgment against the county’s former crime lab chief. Attorneys...
Nebraska Supreme Court: Farmers not Negligent in Fatal Crash
May 19 2014 // The Nebraska Supreme Court on May 2 upheld a lower court ruling that two farming brothers were not negligent in a 2007 fatal crash where tall corn created a blind intersection. The Oct. 6, 2007, crash in Saunders County...
Coverys to Acquire Nebraska’s Preferred Professional Insurance Co.
May 13 2014 // Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Co. (ProMutual), a Coverys member company, has plans to acquire Preferred Professional Insurance Co. (PPIC), located in Omaha, Neb. PPIC supports Catholic healthcare systems across the...
Nebraska Supreme Court: Farmers not Negligent in Fatal Crash
May 6 2014 // A lower court was right to find that farming brothers were not negligent in a 2007 fatal crash where tall corn created a blind intersection, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled on May 2. The crash occurred on Oct. 6, 2007, in...
