All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 1 2016 // A multistate outbreak of salmonella bacteria that is resistant to several drugs has been linked to infected dairy bull calves purchased in Wisconsin, according to federal and state health officials.According to the Centers...
Nov 23 2016 // Previous academic research has found that having greater control over their job can help people manage work-related stress. But it’s never suggested that it was a matter of life and death — until now.New...
Nov 17 2016 // A group of healthcare stakeholders have asked Gov. Scott Walker to consider how self-insuring state workers could affect Wisconsin’s economy and its health care market.The Wisconsin Hospital Association, the...
Nov 7 2016 // A state system to track prescription painkillers in Wisconsin to prevent abuse shows a nearly 10 percent drop in the number of opioid prescriptions written and filled compared to this time last year.Wisconsin’s...
Nov 4 2016 // David Miller is a stickler for safety at the Goodwill stores he runs in central California. So when Applied Underwriters offered his nonprofit a deal on insurance for workplace accidents if he could minimize injuries, he...
Nov 3 2016 // Gov. Scott Walker says the U.S. Small Business Administration will make low-interest disaster loans available for people and businesses in western Wisconsin affected by flash flooding in September. The SBA lists Vernon...
Sep 30 2016 // Wisconsin emergency management officials say the damage to homes, businesses and public infrastructure from flooding that started last week is now approaching $20 million.In an update on Sept. 28, the State Emergency...
Sep 29 2016 // Wisconsin emergency management officials say the damage to homes, businesses and public infrastructure from flooding that started last week is approaching $10 million. In an update night, the State Emergency Operations...
Sep 28 2016 // Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance Ted Nickel has appointed Elizabeth Hizmi as legislative liaison and public information officer (PIO) at the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI). Prior to her appointment as...
Sep 22 2016 // Wisconsin-based independent insurance agency, Robertson Ryan & Associates (RRA), announced it has hired Garrett Maloney, Robert Flath and Brittany Swinton.Maloney joined RRA as a vice president and is based in the...
Aug 26 2016 // A.M. Besthas revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Co. (WMIC) in Madison,...
Aug 8 2016 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has put to a rest a case in which an insured alleged breach of faith when the insurance company that wrote his professional liability errors and omissions insurance policy denied coverage due to...
Aug 2 2016 // A Wisconsin shipyard faces nearly $1.4 million in penalties after it exposed workers to unsafe levels of lead, the U.S. Department of Labor announced.Officials said the exposure to lead and other heavy metals at Fraser...
Aug 2 2016 // Wisconsin doctors should prescribe opioids sparingly, tell patients they could become addicted and avoid the drugs as the first option to treat pain, according to new guidelines the state Medical Examining Board recently...
Jul 29 2016 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has put to a rest a case in which an insured alleged breach of faith when the insurance company that wrote his professional liability errors and omissions insurance policy denied coverage due to...
Jul 26 2016 // Verona, Wis.-based insurance agency B.Goll & Dunn announced it has changed its name to Thomas Bradley Insurance.The name change is part of a larger rebranding corporate identity effort, including a new logo, color...
Jul 19 2016 // Flooding from recent heavy rains has caused $30 million dollars in damage in northwestern Wisconsin.State emergency management officials said that storms have caused nearly $1.8 million in damage to homes and businesses....
Jul 14 2016 // At least two people have died in flooding caused by powerful storms that damaged homes, washed out roads and stranded motorists in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.In northern Wisconsin, an 84-year-old Illinois man died...
Jun 27 2016 // A Republican state lawmaker wants Wisconsin businesses to be held liable for any gun-related injuries that may occur on their premises.State Rep. Bob Gannon, of Slinger, says he plans to introduce the bill for the...
Jun 22 2016 // Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel was approved as a member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS). Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak was...