All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 28 2020 // Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance and its group of companies are raising their minimum hourly wage to $20 per hour.This rate increase, implemented with the intent to attract and retain talent and create a...
Jan 24 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Milwaukee Valve Company Inc. – based in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin – for exposing employees to lead and copper dust at...
Jan 6 2020 // Hundreds of Delta Air Lines employees have filed a pair of class action lawsuits against Wisconsin-based clothing manufacturer Lands’ End, claiming that uniforms they are required to wear are causing serious medical...
Jan 6 2020 // Merrill, Wisconsin-based Church Mutual’s conversion of its corporate structure to a mutual holding company became effective Jan. 1, 2020.According to the company, the move provides the organization more flexibility...
Jan 3 2020 // Some Wisconsin fire departments have stopped using firefighting foam that contains a group of man-made chemicals that have been linked to increased cholesterol and cancer risk, among other health hazards.The Per- and...
Jan 2 2020 // The expanding legalization of marijuana in Midwest states captured the attention of Insurance Journal readers last year. Illinois became the 11th state to legalize recreational cannabis when Gov. J.B. Pritzker in June 2019...
Dec 18 2019 // SECURA Insurance in Neenah, Wisconsin, has promoted Todd Thiel to vice president-chief information officer and Tim Heyroth to vice president-chief sales officer.The promotions are effective Jan. 1, 2020. Thiel joined...
Dec 10 2019 // A worker at Sub-Zero in Fitchburg died after becoming trapped in machinery, police said.Emergency crews were called to the company Friday night about someone who was not breathing and had no pulse, Fitchburg police Sgt....
Nov 26 2019 // Neenah, Wisconsin-based insurer, Jewelers Mutual Group, has added Larry Spicer as vice president of Loss Prevention and Risk Management Services as David Sexton prepares for retirement after 39 years with Jewelers Mutual....
Nov 25 2019 // AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb” of Community Insurance Corporation and Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corp., both domiciled...
Nov 21 2019 // Dan Wolfgram has been named chief operating officer of Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Badger Mutual Insurance Co., effective Dec. 2, 2019.Wolfgram has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. A longtime...
Nov 18 2019 // The City of Madison, Wisconsin, has issued a warning to water utility customers regarding letters that are being sent to homeowners by a company claiming to offer insurance coverage for water lines to the home.Madison...
Nov 18 2019 // The workforce is faced with a generation gap. Baby boomers are retiring at the rate of 10,000 per day. Generation X and millennials each have a smaller pool of people than baby boomers. Generation Z is now the largest...
Nov 14 2019 // An insurance agent in Wisconsin has had his license revoked and ordered to pay nearly $800,000 in penalties and restitution after being found in violation of insurance laws in the state.The former insurance agent, Barry...
Nov 5 2019 // The City of Madison, Wisconsin, has issued a warning to water utility customers concerning letters being sent to homeowners by a company claiming to offer insurance coverage for water lines to the home.Madison Water...
Nov 4 2019 // Workers’ compensation medical costs vary widely among the states both in terms of price and how often services are used. The differences appear to relate closely to which cost-drivers each state legislature tried to...
Oct 29 2019 // Surplus lines broker and managing general agent J.M. Wilson has added Ken Sherman as branch manager in its Madison, Wisconsin, office.He will plan the day-to-day operations of the Madison office, coordinate the staff, and...
Oct 21 2019 // A new law aimed at helping Wisconsin patients access important prescription medications will go into effect on Nov. 1, 2019, the state’s insurance regulators say.Called the Step Therapy Law, Wisconsin Act 12...
Oct 21 2019 // Workers’ compensation medical costs vary widely among the states both in terms of price and how often services are used. The differences appear to relate closely to which cost-drivers each state legislature tried to...
Oct 17 2019 // Neenah, Wisconsin-based SECURA Insurance has moved its home office to a new location at 1500 Mutual Way in the Village of Fox Crossing in Neenah.The 300,000-square foot building gives the company room to grow with space...