All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 4 2010 // The September 11th tragedy and the ensuing global economic and travel downturn made the years 2001-2004 some of the worst in the history for the travel insurance industry.Through this turbulent period, John Noel was able...
Aug 24 2010 // A second wrongful death lawsuit has been dismissed against the owner of a hotel in Independence, Wis., that burned in February 2009, killing three men.The Winona Daily News reports the lawsuit was dismissed after a...
Aug 2 2010 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s taking of $200 million from the Wisconsin’s Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund (IPFCF) to help balance the general budget was...
Aug 2 2010 // Western National, Wisconsin AmericanWestern National Insurance Group has finalized its affiliation with Wisconsin American Mutual Insurance Co. of Fond du Lac, Wis. Wisconsin American will continue to operate as a separate...
Jul 27 2010 // Damage from last week’s flooding in Milwaukee County, Wis., now exceeds more than $28.5 million, according to Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. He reported that 6,368 residential homes in Milwaukee County sustained damage...
Jul 22 2010 // The Wisconsin State Supreme Court says a brake maker wasn’t negligent in a machinist’s death.Walter Tatera, a former Hales Corners machine shop worker, died of cancer in 2004. His estate sued FMC Corp., a...
Jul 21 2010 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided that the state’s taking of $200 million from the Wisconsin’s Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund (IPFCF) to help balance the general budget was...
Jul 13 2010 // Western National Insurance Group announced that it has met all regulatory and legal steps to finalize its affiliation with Wisconsin American Mutual Insurance Co. of Fond du Lac, Wis.Wisconsin American will continue to...
Jun 30 2010 // Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance Sean Dilweg announced he has formed an Advisor Council to assist in the process of rehabilitating the Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corp. (AAC).The Council, composed of nine...
Jun 21 2010 // Two companies that once insured Appleton Papers Inc. are liable for $10 million toward the cleanup of the Fox River after a court decision on June 8, the firm’s lawyer said.Attorney Ron Ragatz says the ruling by the...
Jun 10 2010 // Two companies that once insured Appleton Papers Inc. are liable for $10 million toward the cleanup of the Fox River after a court decision on June 8, the firm’s lawyer said.The 2-1 ruling by the Wisconsin Court of...
Jun 7 2010 // All Wisconsin drivers were required to carry auto liability insurance beginning June 1, but the question remains as to how many will follow the law.Only about 15 percent of the state’s drivers are currently...
Jun 1 2010 // All Wisconsin drivers must carry auto liability insurance starting June 1, but it’s unclear how many will follow the law.Only about 15 percent of the state’s drivers are currently uninsured, which is roughly...
May 27 2010 // The nation’s most knowledgeable drivers are in Idaho, Wisconsin, Montana and Kansas, while the least knowledgeable are in New York, New Jersey, Hawaii and California.That’s according to results from the 2009...
May 13 2010 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed an alliance with the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago as part of an effort to provide Mexican nationals in Illinois and...
May 13 2010 // Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has signed into law two bills that will protect firefighters, police officers and other public service workers and their families. The first bill, Senate Bill 520, requires that municipalities pay...
May 12 2010 // Wisconsin’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance recently released its 2009 Insurance Complaints and Administrative Actions report summarizing the complaints received across all lines of insurance covering insurer...
May 10 2010 // Argent, West Bend Mutual Insurance Company’s monoline workers’ compensation division, has moved from West Bend’s home office to a new division home in Waukesha, Wis.The office currently has a staff of 10...
May 10 2010 // The cost per claim of prescription drugs used to treat injured workers in Wisconsin was significantly lower than in most study states, according to a new report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).The...
May 6 2010 // Wisconsin Gov. Jim Dolye has signed legislation banning drivers from sending text messages while driving. Wisconsin joins Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska and Wyoming as the states to pass laws that ban all drivers from...