Latest Wisconsin Headlines

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Wis. hockey player loses 5-year battle with insurance company

May 21 2007 // An adult hockey player who punched an opponent in the face during a heated game in Appleton, Wis., nearly five years ago lost a legal battle to have his insurance company pay the injured player.The 3rd District Court of...

Indictment Alleges Wis. Arson Scheme to Collect Insurance Money

May 21 2007 // A grocery store owner, her son and his girlfriend face federal charges in the fire that gutted the business last year, allegedly as part of a scheme to collect just over $794,000 in insurance money.Mayneng Xiong, 51, owner...

Wis. R&R Insurance Names Harrison Executive Vice President

May 21 2007 // Wisconsin-based Insurance Services, Inc., recently named Mike Harrison as executive vice president. Based at R&R Insurance Services’ headquarters location in Waukesha, Harrison will be directly involved with the...

Wis. Hockey Player Loses 5-Year Battle with Insurance Company

May 10 2007 // An adult hockey player who punched an opponent in the face during a heated game in Appleton nearly five years ago lost a legal battle this week to have his insurance company pay the injured player.The 3rd District Court of...

Wis. Appeals Court Upholds Arsonist’s Convictions

Apr 26 2007 // A man sent to prison for igniting a string of garage fires that terrorized Wausau, Wis. nearly four years ago received a fair trial, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.Police did not violate Kevin Zarm’s...

Wis. Files Lawsuit Against Health Card Issuer MedLife

Apr 24 2007 // Dawn Domain signed up as a member of MedLife Plus to receive its card that promised discounts on medical services of up to 80 percent from local providers in Burlington.But all of the doctors MedLife said would take the...

Wis. Markel American Announces Launch of Market Boat Program

Apr 24 2007 // Markel American Insurance Co. recently announced the launch of their new Markel Boat program for insuring boats up to 26 feet in length.MAIC’s new Markel Boat program is intended to offer a wider breadth of options...

Wis. Trucker Wins Great American’s ‘Big Rig Giveaway’

Apr 10 2007 // A long-haul trucker from Janesville, Wis., won Great American Insurance Group’s BIG RIG GIVEAWAY at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) on March 24 in Louisville, Ky., the company announced.Bruce Doering’s...

Wis. Moore Recipient of National Young Insurance Professional Award

Apr 2 2007 // Michael J. Moore has been named the 2007 PIA National Young Insurance Professional of the Year. The award was presented March 31, 2007 by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA).Moore is executive...

Wis. Bill Would Provide Coverage for Uninsured Veterans

Mar 29 2007 // Wisconsin legislative Democrats unveiled plans this week to make health insurance coverage available for most uninsured veterans in the state.The Assembly Speaker said he would keep Rep. Terry Musser as chair of a...

Former Wis. Governor Appointed Board Chair of HealthShares Exchange

Mar 21 2007 // HealthShares, a family of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) created by XShares Advisors LLC, a financial services company based in N.Y. , has announced that Tommy G. Thompson, former U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services...

Wis. American Family Pays Record $1.1 Billion in Storm Claims

Mar 8 2007 // A string of spring storms across the Midwest caused American Family Insurance Co. to pay a record $1.1 billion in storm losses last year.Other insurers, including the nation’s largest insurer, State Farm Insurance,...

Wis. Acuity Insurance Announces Record Results for 2006

Feb 23 2007 // Sheboygen, Wis.-based Acuity announced record-setting results for the company in 2006.“Acuity’s results in 2006 can be summarized by just three words: strength, stability, and success,” says Ben Salzmann,...

Wis. Court Says Insurance Company Should Pay for Mistreating Trucker

Feb 22 2007 // A jury properly awarded a northeast Wisconsin trucker $115,000 to punish his insurance company for how it handled his claim after his semi-truck hit a deer, a state appeals court ruled this week.The insurance company acted...

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Wis. Appeals Court Revives Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Feb 8 2007 // A Wisconsin state appeals court has revived a wrongful death lawsuit in a dispute over whether a family and its insurance company could be liable because a teenager who drove through a stop sign and caused a fatal crash...

Wis. Convicted Arsonist Found Guilty of Murder

Feb 5 2007 // A Wisconsin jury found a man guilty of murdering a Wausau woman during one of a series of arsons for which he already is serving a 38-year prison sentence.Kevin Zarm, 41, faces a mandatory life term after being convicted...

Wis. Senate Confirms Appointment of Sean Dilweg as Commissioner

Feb 5 2007 // The Wisconsin state Senate voted unanimously to confirm the appointment of Sean Dilweg as Commissioner of Insurance to head up the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI). Dilweg was appointed by Governor Doyle on...

Wis. Olympic Speedskater FitzRandolph Joins Wausau Signature Agency

Jan 31 2007 // One year ago, Olympic gold medal speedskater Casey FitzRandolph was headed for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turino, Italy as the defending champion in the 500 meters long track event. Today, the 32-year-old Wisconsinite is...

Business Moves

Jan 28 2007 // Goldman Sachs, USI HoldingsBig insurance broker USI Holdings Corp. agreed to be acquired by GS Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of Goldman, Sachs and Co., in a transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion,...