All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 14 2006 // A Wisconsin state worker running for the Legislature took an unpaid leave from his job Friday afternoon after learning he should have done so when he first declared his candidacy.Walter Fellows, 32, of Oregon, Wis., works...
Aug 10 2006 // State Fund Mutual Companies, a workers’ compensation iinsurer in the Minnesota-Wisconsin market and the largest in Minnesota, has changed its name to SFM, the Minneapolis-based company announced today.“We are a...
Aug 8 2006 // ProAssurance Corporation in Birmingham, Ala. reported net income for the second quarter of 2006 of $30.0 million, or $0.90 per diluted share. For the six months ended June 30, 2006 net income was $167.3 million, or $4.95...
Jul 31 2006 // Personal information on 72 worker’s compensation claimants was stolen from Wisconsin-based Sentry Insurance and later sold over the Internet, the company said.The data sold included names and Social Security numbers...
Jul 27 2006 // The value of a farmer’s tractor and other equipment wouldn’t count as income when applying for health insurance under a program Gov. Jim Doyle is proposing.At a town hall meeting Tuesday, Doyle said he plans to...
Jul 26 2006 // More than 1,350 licensed American Family Insurance agents from throughout the company’s 18 operating states have been recognized for customer service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished...
Jul 24 2006 // Sun Prairie, Wis-based General Casualty Insurance Companies have named Jim Blair senior vice president of the company’s claims department, replacing Don Suominen who retired in March.Blair has more than 30 years of...
Jul 18 2006 // Wis. Commissioner of Insurance, Jorge Gomez, announced this week that the UnitedHealthcare Group of companies has entered into an agreement with his office to correct market conduct and customer service issues. The...
Jul 14 2006 // Allstate’s good intentions turned nasty when two car crashes occurred and four people were arrested in excitement over a gasoline giveaway to reward the city of Milwaukee for its safe-driving record.For the most...
Jul 10 2006 // While storms such as Hurricane Katrina grab the headlines, a string of smaller storms over the past few years has been taking a toll on insurance companies, industry officials said.Storm claim losses have been running...
Jul 7 2006 // Wis. Governor Jim Doyle created a panel Wednesday to study how more people can get health insurance and how businesses can cut their health care costs.Doyle will direct the 18-member Healthy Wisconsin Council to figure out...
Jun 29 2006 // The Wisconsin insurance commissioner’s office and an office that regulates workers’ compensation approved new rules in secret and refused to turn over public records, The Employer Group Inc. alleges in a...
Jun 20 2006 // Sun Prairie, Wis.-based General Casualty Insurance Companies has announced the names of 20 winners of its renewable $1,000 scholarship awards.“The General Casualty scholarship program was created four years ago to...
Jun 8 2006 // Buell Motorcycle Company has selected Wis.-based Sentry Insurance as the preferred insurance provider for Buell owners in the United States, company officials said in a written statement.Buell Motorcycle Company, a...
May 30 2006 // West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. says it plans to more than double the size of its corporate headquarters here in a $57 million expansion and to add about 200 employees within two years.The company said that those hired will...
May 26 2006 // The Midwest Young Agents Conference, hosted by the Young Agents Committees of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, will take place June 15-17 at the Kalahari Resort and Conference Center, in the Wisconsin Dells.Full...
May 17 2006 // Wisconsin-based Capitol Insurance Companies recently announced significant enhancements to its umbrella product. According to a release issued by the company, minimum premiums have been reduced up to 40 percent along with...
May 12 2006 // A.M. Best recently announced that it has upgraded United Wisconsin Insurance Company (dba) United Heartland’s rating to a secure A (excellent) rating. This upgrade comes as part of a pooled rating with Accident Fund...
May 2 2006 // In a recent Insurance Journal Website story, it was reported that Wisconsin residents have collected more than $2 million in reimbursements in a multistate settlement with State Farm Insurance Co. over vehicle...
May 1 2006 // Wisconsin residents have collected more than $2 million in reimbursements in a multistate settlement with State Farm Insurance Co. over vehicle titles, Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager announced late on Friday, April...