Latest Nebraska Headlines
All the headlines from our Nebraska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Regulators Honor Nebraska with Esprit de Corps Award
Dec 3 2007 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today bestowed its Esprit de Corps Award to the Nebraska Department of Insurance. This is the second time the NAIC has given the award. Nebraska Insurance Director...
Neb. Gov. Names Frohman New Insurance Director
Nov 30 2007 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance is getting a new, permanent boss. She’s Ann Frohman, who has been acting director since the death in October of Director Tim Wagner. The 44-year-old Frohman has been deputy...
Lawsuit: Neb. Discriminated Against Black Workers with Insurance Choices
Nov 6 2007 // The state of Nebraska discriminated against its black employees because state workers who live in Lincoln and Omaha were offered inferior health insurance than their counterparts in other parts of the state, according to a...
Neb. Man Sentenced for Charging Insurers for Bogus Auto Glass Repairs
Oct 17 2007 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance announced earlier this month that James Almond III, dba Viking Glass, was sentenced by District Court Judge Thomas Otepka on three felony counts of insurance fraud. Almond had been...
Neb. Supreme Court Restores Award in Malpractice Case Against Law Firm
Aug 20 2007 // The Nebraska Supreme Court restored a jury award on Friday, Aug. 17 granting a La Vista keno owner $1.6 million in a malpractice case against the state’s second-largest law firm. The court decision gave Richard T....
Neb. Firm Recalls Beef, Buffalo Suspected to Have Dangerous E-Coli
Jul 27 2007 // A Hastings company is recalling about 5,900 pounds of ground beef and buffalo products distributed in Nebraska and Colorado because they could be contaminated with a dangerous strain of E. coli, the government said...
Auto crashes up, workplace injuries down according to Neb. Safety Council
Jul 23 2007 // Deaths from accidents have been increasing in Nebraska, becoming the fourth overall leading cause of death, according to figures from the Nebraska Safety Council. Accidental deaths had not ranked that high since 1998, but...
Auto crashes up, workplace injuries down according to Neb. Safety Council
Jul 23 2007 // Deaths from accidents have been increasing in Nebraska, becoming the fourth overall leading cause of death, according to figures from the Nebraska Safety Council. Accidental deaths had not ranked that high since 1998, but...
Auto Crashes Up, Workplace Injuries Down According to Neb. Safety Council
Jul 10 2007 // Deaths from accidents were increasing in Nebraska, becoming the fourth overall leading cause of death, according to figures from the Nebraska Safety Council. Accidental deaths had not ranked that high since 1998, but...
UnitedHealthcare Pays $650,000 Fine Imposed by Neb. Department
May 18 2007 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance and UnitedHealthcare have settled complaints about the company’s past claims process, with the company agreeing to pay the largest fine ever imposed by the department,...
Feds Send $109 Million for Nebraska Ice Storm Repairs
Apr 24 2007 // Power districts across the state will receive at least $109 million in federal assistance for winter storm recovery efforts. The Federal Emergency Management Agency grants include $79.1 million for the Nebraska Public...
Neb. lawmakers advance bill shielding cities from injury lawsuits
Apr 23 2007 // In early April lawmakers in Nebraska’s Unicameral Legislature broke a filibuster and gave first-round approval to a bill that could open parks that have closed following a state Supreme Court decision. State Sen....
Neb. discontinues home office employee license
Apr 23 2007 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance reported that it will no longer issue Home Office Employee licenses, which are limited lines licenses. The decision comes following a review of the department’s producer licensing...
Nebraska Senate Advances Bill Shielding Cities from Injury Lawsuits
Apr 6 2007 // Nebraska lawmakers broke a filibuster and gave first-round approval to a bill that could open parks that have closed following a state Supreme Court decision. State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha fought the bill (LB564) that...
Neb. Director Says Industry is “Poster Child” on Global Warming
Mar 21 2007 // Insurance Commissioner L. Tim Wagner has spent close to 40 years in the insurance industry, the last nine as the appointed Nebraska regulator. He takes his role seriously and believes the insurance industry has a real...
Tim Wagner, Nebraska, Director of Insurance
Mar 12 2007 // Director of Insurance L. Tim Wagner has spent close to 40 years in the insurance industry, the last nine as the appointed Nebraska regulator. He takes his role seriously and believes the insurance industry has a real...
Levees in 27 states at risk; could trigger flood insurance mandate
Feb 12 2007 // The Army Corps of Engineers reported recently that 122 levees from Rhode Island to California are at risk of failing, potentially affecting thousands of people and requiring millions of dollars in repairs. Six states in...
One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
Nebraska – L. Tim Wagner
Feb 11 2007 // Insurance Commissioner L. Tim Wagner has spent close to 40 years in the insurance industry, the last nine as the appointed Nebraska regulator. He takes his role seriously and believes the insurance industry has a real...
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