All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 8 2011 // Wisconsin state insurance commissioner Ted Nickel and nine other donors to Republican Gov. Scott Walker have been accused of breaking the state’s campaign finance law.Watchdog group the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign...
Jun 29 2011 // A new report shows more people are joining a Wisconsin state program that provides health insurance for the seriously ill. The Legislative Audit Bureau reviewed the financial status of the Wisconsin Health Insurance...
Jun 16 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of ProAssurance Group and its members. Best has also affirmed the financial strength rating...
May 6 2011 // A federal agency says a New Jersey insurance company will pay $110,000 to settle allegations of racial discrimination at its Milwaukee office.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the agreement on May...
May 4 2011 // CNA Financial Corporation has appointed Kristina Talkowski as vice president of its Wisconsin branch. Talkowski holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation and has carrier and agency experience in...
Apr 18 2011 // The storm system that hit northern and central Wisconsin on April 10 produced a record number of tornados for one day in April.The National Weather Service reported there were 12 tornadoes, surpassing the record of 10 for...
Apr 18 2011 // The Wisconsin Legislature passed a bill that will reduce the mandatory minimum auto insurance liability limits in that state.The American Insurance Association (AIA) commended the Wisconsin State Senate for passing...
Apr 14 2011 // Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a bill designed to lower car insurance rates by undoing higher coverage requirements approved by Democrats less than two years ago.Republicans successfully used the car insurance issue...
Apr 13 2011 // The sounds of chain saws filled the air on April 11 in several central Wisconsin towns as people cleared downed trees and other debris from streets and damaged homes after thunderstorms and at least four tornados hit the...
Apr 6 2011 // Insurers are praising the passage in Wisconsin of a bill that would reduce the mandatory minimum auto insurance liability limits in that state.The American Insurance Association (AIA) commended the Wisconsin State Senate...
Mar 30 2011 // Christian Rebello has joined Iroquois Group Great Lakes as the regional manager for Illinois and Wisconsin. Rebello comes to the Iroquois Group from a top 20 independent agency in the Chicago area where he was an...
Mar 22 2011 // A Milwaukee-area meatpacking plant that was hit hard by a 2009 fire is donating $50,000 to local firefighters for their “heroic efforts” in fighting the blaze.The donation is from the Patrick Cudahy plant and...
Mar 18 2011 // Patrick Cudahy’s parent company has reached a $208 million settlement with its insurance carriers over a fire that destroyed part of its meatpacking plant in a Milwaukee, Wis., suburb.An earnings report filed by...
Mar 15 2011 // Westfield Insurance, headquartered in Ohio, announced it has expanded its commercial operations into the state of Wisconsin, with commercial accounts to be serviced out of a new service office in Milwaukee.The...
Mar 9 2011 // The Bruce Gendelman Insurance Co. (BGI), an insurance advisory firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., has promoted Angela Engebretson to chief operating officer (COO) and Isabel Collazo to vice president of Commercial...
Mar 7 2011 // States as far flung as Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Wisconsin are considering, or have enacted, tort reform measures aimed at reducing the number of meritless lawsuits filed and lowering the cost of malpractice insurance....
Mar 7 2011 // States as far flung as Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Wisconsin are considering, or have enacted, tort reform measures aimed at reducing the number of meritless lawsuits filed and lowering the cost of malpractice insurance....
Feb 24 2011 // Capitol Insurance Cos. of Middleton, Wis., announced that Kevin A. Klestinski has been named vice president of Property & Casualty Underwriting, Richard F. Boettner has been promoted to director of Underwriting –...
Feb 21 2011 // The Wisconsin state Senate passed legislation that would lower minimum levels of auto insurance. Car insurance would still be required under the bill passed on a bipartisan 25-7 vote, but the levels of coverage required...
Feb 21 2011 // The Wisconsin state Senate passed legislation that would lower minimum levels of auto insurance. Car insurance would still be required under the bill passed on a bipartisan 25-7 vote, but the levels of coverage required...