Wisconsin Republicans Rail Against Auto Insurance Provisions

Republican legislators in Wisconsin are trying to muster support for a bill that would repeal new minimum car insurance levels.

The state budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed earlier this year required all motorists to purchase liability insurance. The budget also raised the minimum coverage for liability, uninsured and underinsured motorists and medical payments by tens of thousands of dollars.

Sen. Mike Ellis, a Neenah Republican, is among a group of GOP lawmakers proposing legislation they say will reset the minimum standards to pre-budget levels. He says the new standards were a “sloppy kiss” from Democrats to trial attorneys that working families can’t afford.

Rep. Joe Parisi, a Madison Democrat who sits on the Assembly Insurance Committee, blamed higher premiums on insurance industry losses in the stock market.

Latest Comments

• November 6, 2009 at 11:07 am

  RJF says:

  ICEE is right on the money with his post, but I would also add to that the fact that younger, or high risk drivers that took the responsibility of carrying minimum limits of i... read more
• November 6, 2009 at 5:47 am

  wudchuck says:

  well, at least you managed to read one of mine. but it sounds like you don't care if someone thinks a little different than yourself. we are all different and have a differe... read more
• November 5, 2009 at 4:30 am

  mm says:

  I don't know what all the fuss is about limits. Personally I think limit selection is about 2 things: 1. Protecting your assets (current and future) 2. What would it take to e... read more