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Subrogation Waiver in Construction Contract Upheld by Wisconsin Court

Jun 21 2019 // A subrogation waiver in a construction contract blocks an insurer’s claim against a contractor whose alleged shoddy construction caused the collapse of a barn that cost more than $600,000 to replace, the Wisconsin...

Sandy Hook Shooting Victims’ Parents Win Defamation Suit Against Conspiracy Authors

Jun 19 2019 // The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a defamation lawsuit against the authors of a book that claimed the shooting never happened — the latest victory for victims’ relatives...

Wisconsin Jury Awards $15M to Family of Bicyclist Killed by Driver

Jun 10 2019 // A jury in Dane County has award more than $15 million to the family of a woman struck and killed while riding her bike in Madison. The jury awarded $10 million for loss of society and companionship in Emilly Zhu’s...

Wisconsin First Responders Call for Improvements to State’s Roads

Jun 6 2019 // Police and fire fighters from across Wisconsin say public safety is being put at risk because of poor road conditions.Representatives from organizations representing state troopers, fire fighters, sheriffs and police...

States with Fee Schedules Have Lower Medical Costs for Injured Workers, WCRI Finds

Jun 4 2019 // Medical treatment for injured workers costs more and prices are growing faster in states that don’t have fee schedules, concludes a new study.The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute studied 30 states...

Wisconsin Court: Gun Sales Website not Liable in Spa Shooting

May 1 2019 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit alleging a firearms website that enabled a man to illegally purchase the pistol he used in a mass shooting at a suburban Milwaukee spa six years ago is liable in the...

Wisconsin Explosion Prompts Call for Updates to Chemical Study

Apr 30 2019 // The U.S. Chemical Safety Board wants federal regulators to re-examine a 1993 study on hydrofluoric acid after an explosion at a Superior oil refinery last year.The board sent a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Environmental...

Seeman Holtz Acquires Schwarz Insurance Agency in Wisconsin

Apr 25 2019 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty LLC has acquired Schwarz Insurance Agency Inc., headquartered in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, with six other offices across the state.Kathy Schwarz, an active employee of the Schwarz...

Study Shows Wisconsin’s Workforce Population Threatened by Migration

Apr 22 2019 // Wisconsin has seen a steep decline in net migration of families with children and this could be problematic for efforts to replace the state’s aging workforce, according to a new report.The Wisconsin Counties...

Wisconsinites Push for Safeguards in Prescription Drug Step Therapy Process

Apr 22 2019 // People struggling with chronic diseases joined doctors and other advocates in making the case on April 17 for a bipartisan proposal in the Wisconsin Legislature designed to make it easier for patients to get needed...

Despite Explosion, Company Will Keep Using Toxic Chemical at Wisconsin Refinery

Apr 5 2019 // Husky Energy said that it will invest more than $400 million to rebuild its oil refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, and will continue its use of a highly toxic chemical that raised fears in the community after an explosion at...

Insurer to Pay $325K in Wisconsin City’s Harassment Suit Settlement

Apr 3 2019 // The Wisconsin city of Mondovi will settle a lawsuit filed against its former mayor by a police officer who claimed she was denied a promotion for reporting the mayor’s unwanted advances to her superiors.The former...

American Family Insurance to Acquire Ameriprise Auto & Home for $1 Billion

Apr 3 2019 // Ameriprise Financial is selling its Ameriprise Auto & Home (AAH) division to a subsidiary of Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Co. (American Family Insurance), the companies...

Wisconsin Manufacturer Again Cited for Workplace Hazards; Faces $188K in Fines

Mar 28 2019 // A wood pallet manufacturer in Beloit, Wisconsin, has been cited by workplace safety regulators for safety and health violations and now faces more than $188,000 in penalties.The U.S. Department of Labor’s...

Seeman Holtz P&C Acquires Assets of Wisconsin’s Prey Insurance Services

Mar 28 2019 // Florida-based Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty LLC announced the asset acquisition of Prey Insurance Services LLC, headquartered in Shawano, Wisconsin.Led by Mike Prey and his team, Prey Insurance Services has been...

Escalating War Over Ads, MillerCoors Sues Anheuser-Busch in Wisconsin

Mar 25 2019 // A fight between beer giants escalated after MillerCoors filed a lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch that accused its rival of trying to “frighten” consumers into switching to Bud Light with “misleading”...

Wisconsin Salmonella Cases Prompt Recall of Butterball Ground Turkey

Mar 19 2019 // Butterball LLC issued a voluntarily recall of more than 78,000 pounds (35,400 kilograms) of raw ground turkey products nationwide as Wisconsin health officials investigate four salmonella cases in the state.The U.S....

Monfre Joins Wisconsin’s Integrity Insurance as Business Development Manager

Mar 18 2019 // Integrity Insurance, a property/casualty insurance carrier headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, has added Becky Monfre as business development manager. In this new position for Integrity, Monfre is responsible driving...

Hub International Acquires Assets of Wisconsin’s Integrated Risk Solutions

Mar 4 2019 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage headquartered in Chicago, has acquired the assets of Integrated Risk Solutions Inc. (Integrated Risk).Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in...

Wisconsin’s Integrity Insurance Names Sharp to Leadership Team

Mar 1 2019 // Appleton, Wisconsin-based Integrity Insurance has added Matt Sharp to its Integrity Leadership Team (ILT) as AVP, senior finance officer.Sharp is responsible for the strategic financial oversight and reporting for...