All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 8 2009 // The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has published a list of administrative actions for June 2009.The regulators noted that in many of these cases the respondent denied the allegations but consented to the...
Jun 29 2009 // Wisconsin drivers would have to buy liability insurance for their vehicles but illegal immigrants would not be issued special cards so they could drive legally on the state’s roads under the state budget poised to...
Jun 25 2009 // Capitol Insurance Companies (Capitol) based in Middleton, Wis., has launched a commercial automobile insurance product.The company said the product is available for appointed insurance agents and brokers through a newly...
Jun 24 2009 // Allowing illegal immigrants to qualify for special driver’s cards would make the roads safer, reduce insurance rates and generate much-needed revenue for state government, supporters of the proposal said.Supporters...
Jun 23 2009 // Wisconsin lawmakers are considering legislation that would increase costs for low- and middle-income insurance consumers, according to the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and the Property...
Jun 12 2009 // Wisconsin Assembly Democrats backed away from changes to the state’s contributory negligence law pushed by Gov. Jim Doyle and trial attorneys but opposed by a coalition of businesses and others.Democrats voted behind...
Jun 10 2009 // Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, has signed into law Senate Bill 20, which enhances discrimination protections for workers in the state. The bill requires employers with more than 15 employees who are convicted of engaging in...
Jun 5 2009 // A former Wisconsin insurance executive and a business associate have been indicted on charges of carrying out what prosecutors called a years-long scam to defraud a major insurer of more than $800,000.An indictment...
May 29 2009 // Wisconsin Republicans have failed in an attempt to remove a budget provision they say will cause car insurance rates to increase in the state.The proposal, submitted by Gov. Jim Doyle, proposes to increase the minimum...
May 28 2009 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court says police were within their rights to pull over a drunken driver whose vehicle briefly crossed the center line. The case involves Michael Popke, who was stopped in 2007 in New London after an...
May 27 2009 // More than 50 businesses and organizations have joined together to oppose Gov. Jim Doyle’s bid to change Wisconsin’s liability laws.The Democratic governor’s proposal known as “joint and several...
May 15 2009 // Wisconsin lawmakers are considering legislation to prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.Federal law prevents public programs such as BadgerCare and employer-sponsored...
May 13 2009 // A chemical plant fire continued to burn May 12 in the south-central Wisconsin community of Columbus where dozens of neighbors were forced to evacuate their homes.A series of explosions was heard May 11 about 8 p.m. at...
Apr 28 2009 // QBE Regional Insurance recently added Charles Valinotti and Mike Bondura to its leadership team headquartered in Sun Prairie, Wis.Valinotti, senior vice president of Personal Lines, oversees personal property and casualty...
Apr 17 2009 // Michigan’s insurance regulator has ordered a Wisconsin-based managing general insurance agency, Vanguard Insurance Placement Inc., to immediately stop doing business in Michigan.According to the Michigan Office of...
Mar 11 2009 // State emergency officials want homeowners to get flood insurance.Flooding in August 2007 caused $112.4 million in damage to property and crops. Another round of floods in June 2008 caused more than $765 million. Wisconsin...
Mar 9 2009 // A proposal in Wisconsin Gov Jim Doyle’s budget to increase mandatory auto insurance limits would drive up costs for many drivers as much as 40 percent, according to the insurance industry.The governor would raise the...
Mar 9 2009 // GAO compared the number of NFIP policies in a given area, as of September 2006, with the total number of county flood declarations from January 1980 to June 2008, cumulative flood claims payments from January 1978 to April...
Mar 6 2009 // Dodge County’s sheriff is cautioning Wisconsin property owners with financial trouble not to resort to arson to solve their problems. Sheriff Todd Nehls says he’s noticed a disturbing trend. Cars, houses or...
Feb 27 2009 // Duped home buyers could sue the sellers for fraud under a bill approved by the Wisconsin Senate.The bill would reverse a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision last year that barred civil fraud lawsuits stemming from residential...