All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 26 2019 // Authorities have rescued dozens of people stranded by a blizzard that howled across southern Minnesota and dumped about a foot of snow in some places. In east-central Wisconsin, one person was killed and several others...
Feb 26 2019 // Wisconsin farmers are facing a buildup of snow that’s causing damage to some structures as the state continues to get hit by unrelenting winter weather.Some farmers are watching their buildings buckle under the...
Feb 19 2019 // Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers will propose decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana in his plan for the next state budget, a newspaper reported Sunday.Evers also will propose legalizing marijuana for medical conditions...
Feb 6 2019 // Wisconsin’s new insurance commissioner, Mark Afable, has made three additional appointments to the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance’s (OCI) leadership teamNathan Houdek has been tapped to serve as deputy...
Feb 5 2019 // Integrity Insurance, headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, has promoted Mischel Larson from personal lines underwriter to personal lines underwriting supervisor.In her new supervisor role, Larson is responsible for leading...
Feb 4 2019 // Merrill, Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. has promoted four individuals into new leadership roles.Janet Selnes is now vice president – broker distribution. Selnes has a proven track record of leadership...
Jan 28 2019 // Indianapolis-based managing general agent and wholesale insurance broker Arlington/Roe & Co. has completed the acquisition of Robert W. Schmidt & Company LLC, a special risk broker located in the Milwaukee suburb...
Jan 16 2019 // With a new Democratic ally in the governor’s office, a handful of Republican lawmakers are pushing for Wisconsin to join the rest of the country and criminalize first-offense drunken driving.On paper it might look...
Jan 14 2019 // Two neighboring counties in southern Wisconsin are taking steps to address last year’s widespread flooding that drenched streets, damaged homes and caused lakes to spill over.Dane County has budgeted more than $18...
Jan 7 2019 // With some of the highest auto insurance rates in the nation, Michigan’s no-fault insurance laws — much maligned by the insurance industry and business interests — are sure to be a target for legislative...
Jan 2 2019 // Understory, a Madison, Wisconsin, startup whose ultra-local weather sensors can tell if a hailstorm that pelted your roof or a downpour that flooded your street left damage in its wake, is heading into a year of explosive...
Dec 31 2018 // The most-read stories in Insurance Journal’s Midwest region in 2018 covered agent fraud, a fatal tourist boat sinking in Missouri, court cases and opinions, and even a pair of stolen — and returned — ruby red...
Dec 27 2018 // Wisconsin Governor-Elect Tony Evers has named Mark Afable as insurance commissioner.Afable has worked for American Family Insurance in Madison since 1994 and currently serves as its chief legal officer. He will replace...
Dec 17 2018 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Financial Group Inc. (AFG) hired Anthony W. Dunn as vice president, overseeing the internal audit function for the company and its subsidiaries.Dunn has 20 years of experience in the...
Dec 12 2018 // An “ineffective” safeguard failed to prevent an explosive mixing of air and fuel at a Husky Energy refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, leading to a blast and fire in the plant’s gasoline-producing unit in...
Dec 7 2018 // San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Haven Holdings Inc. (Haven Holdings) has completed its acquisition of Wisconsin-based Time Insurance Co. from Interfinancial Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Assurant Inc., the company...
Nov 30 2018 // Madison, Wisconsin-based property/casualty insurer, Rural Mutual Insurance Co. (Rural), has appointed Daniel J. Merk as its next executive vice president and CEO.Merk will work with current executive VP and CEO Peter...
Nov 28 2018 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has hired Landen VanSyckle as sales and agency relations specialist in its Madison, Wisconsin, office.VanSyckle will be the primary resource and liaison for...
Nov 20 2018 // A.M. Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” from “a-” of Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Co. (Wisconsin Mutual)...
Nov 19 2018 // Fraser Shipyards has settled lawsuits involving dozens of workers who were exposed to lead while working on an old freighter in Superior, Wisconsin, the company said.Fraser has agreed to pay $7.5 million to more than 60...