Midwest Agents Say FEMA Creating Flood Insurance Confusion July 12, 2011 By Bill Draper Insurance agents in states along the swollen Missouri River basin say federal officials are causing widespread confusion among property owners...
Missouri Regulators Urge Insurers to Extend Flood Coverage July 11, 2011 Missouri regulators are asking insurance companies to go beyond normal procedures to cover furniture, electronics and other belongings that must...
Big Pay Increase for Wisconsin Insurance Regulator Turned Consultant July 11, 2011 A career state insurance regulator will receive a big pay raise to become a consultant to the Wisconsin Office of...
Insurance Investigators not Considered Critical in Minnesota Shut Down July 11, 2011 The Ramsey County, Minn., judge overseeing state spending in the government shutdown has ordered continued funding for several Minnesota Historical...
Minot, N.D., Residents Trickle Back to Flooded Homes July 8, 2011 By James MacPherson Dozens of Minot, N.D., residents returned to their waterlogged homes on July 6 for the first time since the Souris...
Iowa Governor Proposes Downstream Missouri River Group July 8, 2011 By Mike Glover Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has urged governors in three states to consider pulling out of a Missouri River association because...
Wisconsin Gov., Insurance Chief and Others Accused of Breaking Finance Law July 8, 2011 Wisconsin state insurance commissioner Ted Nickel and nine other donors to Republican Gov. Scott Walker have been accused of breaking...
Workers’ Comp Rates for Ohio Marine Industry Employers Decrease 20% July 8, 2011 The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has reduced its rates for marine industry employers by 20 percent, effective July...
Kansas Governor: Missouri River Floods Should Prompt Review of Corps July 7, 2011 Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is questioning whether flood control is a high enough priority for the U.S. Army Corps of...
FEMA to Continue Insurance Sales in Midwest Amid Flooding July 7, 2011 The Federal Emergency Management Agency says residents along the Missouri River should buy flood insurance now even though new policies...