Midwest News
News for October 2008
October 31, 2008
October 30, 2008
- Wisconsin Dilweg: State Regulation Best for Agents, Consumers
- Ace CEO Says Insurers Wrong to Seek Taypayer Funds
- Missouri Coalition Wants Fewer Than 850 Traffic Deaths
October 29, 2008
October 28, 2008
- Ohio High Court Ruling Tosses Out Another Asbestos Claim
- Report: Flaw in Bridge Design Likeliest Cause of Minnesota Bridge Collapse
- Iowa Gets $23 Million in Federal Disaster Aid
- Missouri Gets $11 Million for Flood Recovery
October 27, 2008
- Iowa Receives Additional $23 Million in Federal Disaster Aid
- Minnesota Judge Throws Out I-35W Replacement Bridge Lawsuit
- 2 Charged with Disaster Relief Fraud
- Wisconsin Parents Win $11.4 Million in Malpractice Suit
October 24, 2008
October 23, 2008
- Minnesota Insurance Agency Fined for AIG Ad
- FEMA Trailers in Iowa Exceed Formaldehyde Levels Considered Safe
- Minnesota AG Settles Case Against Annuity Sellers
- Feds Declare Ag Disasters in Wisconsin Counties
October 22, 2008
- Cleveland Court Tosses 30,000 Asbestos Lawsuits
- North Dakota Workers Comp Law 'Conservative' on Claims
October 21, 2008
October 20, 2008
- Kan. Department Steps Up Monitoring of Brooke Franchise Legal Issues
- $395 Million Approved for Flood, Tornado Recovery in Iowa
- South Dakota Man Admits Role in Money Laundering Scheme
October 17, 2008
- Wisconsin Appeals Court Overturns Ruling Now in State Farm's Favor
- Ohio Court: Law on Asbestos May be Retroactive
- 179 Minnesota Bridge Victims File Claims
- 4 Illinois Counties Given Federal Disaster Assistance
October 16, 2008
- Insurance Company Wins Appeal in Officer's Death
- No Calls Please, I'm Driving
- Nebraska Sues Caregiver over Disabled Woman's Care
October 15, 2008
- North Dakota's Candidates for Insurance Commissioner Compete for the Undecided
- N.D. Insurance Commissioner, AG Escape Injury in Deer Crash
October 14, 2008
October 13, 2008
- New Workers Comp Law to Help 40,000 Ohio Employers
- E-Mail Retention System Under Fire in Lawsuit Against Mo. Governor
- Indiana Supreme Court Orders Records Unsealed on Insurance Cases
October 10, 2008
- Agency Findings: NASA Buildings in Ohio Didn't Cause Cancer
- University of Iowa Appoints 14 Member Flood Task Force
October 9, 2008
Allstate Responds to Mich. Consumer Advocate's Call for Investigation- Hurricane Ike's Windstorm Costs Insurers $550 Million in Ohio Damages
- Judge Rules in Michigan Lawsuit Against Blue Cross
October 8, 2008
- Founder of Petters Group Worldwide Due in Federal Court
- Many Iowa Towns not Signed up for Flood Insurance
- Fargo Moving Ahead with Flood Control Project
October 7, 2008
- Iowa Man Accused of Setting Own House on Fire
- Iowa Announces Flood Buy Out Deadline for $200 Million in Federal Aid
October 6, 2008
- Jury: Fatal Wisconsin Blast Killing 3 Ruled Manufacturer's Fault
- 3 Michigan Men Accused of Hiding Deaths for Annuity
- Iowa Town to Give $1 Million in State Flood Aid Directly to Homeowners
- FBI: Man Accused of Faking Death to Collect $400,000 from Allstate
- North Dakota Agent Pleads Not Guilty to 78 Counts of Fraud
- Millions in FEMA Dollars Headed to E. Iowa
- Wyoming to Seek Drought Disaster Declaration
October 3, 2008
- Pipeline Company Faces up to $2.4 Million Fine
- Kansas Gov. Seeks Federal Fund for Flood Relief
- Kansas Man Convicted of Insurance Fraud Files for Bankruptcy
October 2, 2008
- Trial to Begin for Ohio Exec in $1.9B Fraud Case
- Des Moines Signs off on $800,000 for Flood Aid
- Fire at Iowa Biofuels Plant Causes $500,00 in Damage
- North Dakota Report Says No Claims Wrongly Denied
- Iowa Closes Old Bridge for Safety
October 1, 2008