Insurance Journal » Wisconsin http://www.insurancejournal.com Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:39:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Sentry Insurance Adds Sanders as Chief Financial Officer http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/06/14/295628.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:14:57 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=295628 Sentry Insurance, a mutual company in Stevens Point, Wis., announced that Carol Sanders will join Sentry in July as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Sanders has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. She served …

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]]> Wisconsin Insurance Leaders Detail Uncertainty of Exchanges http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/06/13/295418.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:58:16 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=295418 It will be a tough task implementing the online health insurance marketplaces that are required of each state under the federal health care overhaul, and there will no doubt be consumer horror stories about trying to navigate them, according to …

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]]> Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Disagree on Sales of Raw Milk http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/06/11/295005.htm Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:01:39 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=295005 When it comes to raw milk, even dairy farmers who drink their own product disagree over whether they and their peers should be allowed to sell it. The issue has made headlines with the recent trial of a Sauk County …

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]]> Flood of 2008 Changed Wisconsin Landscape, Taught Lessons http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/06/11/294997.htm Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:59:19 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=294997 A devastating flood in 2008 that killed three people and caused $763 million in damage also changed the landscape of many Wisconsin counties – and while the changes were hard to stomach for some, authorities say the state learned valuable …

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]]> Wisconsin Bus Driver Who Chased Passenger Gets Workers’ Comp http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/06/05/294476.htm Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:37:59 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=294476 A Wisconsin appeals court says a Milwaukee bus driver who chased down a passenger who used a racial slur and spat on him is entitled to workers’ compensation. Bus driver Isaac Bracey hurt himself soon after getting off his bus …

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]]> Wisconsin 3rd in U.S. in Alcohol-Related Boating Deaths http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/05/28/293393.htm Tue, 28 May 2013 15:56:11 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=293393 Wisconsin had the nation’s third-highest number of alcohol-related boating deaths last year, the same year a legislative bill to stiffen penalties on drunken boaters went nowhere. Intoxicated boating killed eight people in the state last year, ranking Wisconsin behind only …

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]]> Wisconsin Bill Would Require $50 Tobacco Use Fee for Health Insurance http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/05/23/293117.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:50 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=293117 Wisconsin state workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a Gov. Scott Walker proposal that has won approval by the Legislature’s budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee on voted 13-3 to approve …

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]]> The Main Street America Group Expands Commercial Products into Wisconsin http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/05/21/292812.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 16:29:25 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=292812 The Main Street America Group has introduced its commercial product line, featuring its Main Line Business Owners Policy (Main Line BOP), to independent agents who represent the super regional property/casualty insurance carrier’s Austin Mutual Insurance Co. throughout the state of …

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]]> Motorcycle Group Holds Power in Wisconsin Helmet Debate http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/05/20/292682.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 16:09:36 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=292682 Wisconsin is coming off its deadliest year for motorcyclists in a generation, but lawmakers are considering no new helmet laws. Three in four of those riders who were killed did not wear a helmet. But Wisconsin hasn’t required adult motorcyclists …

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]]> Wisconsin Congressmen Propose Changes to Crop Insurance Bill http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/05/16/292254.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 15:54:54 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=292254 Two Wisconsin congressmen are proposing changes to the nation’s crop insurance program that they say will save the federal government $11 billion over the next 10 years. Democratic Rep. Ron Kind and Republican Rep. Tom Petri announced their plan on …

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]]> Wisconsin Assembly Passes Asbestos Lawsuit Bill http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/05/10/291577.htm Fri, 10 May 2013 16:17:25 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=291577 The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill opponents say would slow asbestos-exposure lawsuits. The measure would require plaintiffs to reveal how many businesses their attorneys plan to go after. Republican supporters say such a move would prevent lawyers from hiding …

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]]> FEMA App for Collecting Damage Info Being Tested in Wisconsin http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/04/17/288727.htm Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:38:27 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=288727 Some emergency management directors in Wisconsin are testing a new application from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Outagamie County director Julie Loeffelholz says the process for collecting disaster damage information has so far been low tech. Loeffelholz tells WLUK-TV she …

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]]> Missouri Grocery Chain: 2.4 Million Credit, Debit Cards at Risk http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/04/16/288566.htm Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:25:44 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=288566 Up to 2.4 million credit cards and debit cards used by customers at Schnucks grocery stores in four states may have been compromised over a three-month period, the suburban St. Louis chain said. Schnucks Markets Inc. for the first time …

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]]> Wisconsin Lawmaker Defends Change to Asbestos Lawsuit Rules http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/04/09/287774.htm Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:38:26 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=287774 Asbestos-exposure lawsuits would be slowed until plaintiffs reveal how many businesses their attorneys plan to go after under a bill introduced by a Republican lawmaker, who said the measure would prevent lawyers from hiding multiple claims in hopes of maximizing …

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]]> Few Wisconsin Communities Have Sober Bartender Laws http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/03/28/286403.htm Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:25:32 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=286403 The eastern Wisconsin city of Neenah is considering an ordinance that would require bartenders to show up for work sober – and ban them from drinking on the job. The ordinance would let police hold bartenders accountable if they fail …

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]]> A.M. Best: Outlook Negative for Ellington Mutual Insurance Co. http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/03/27/286276.htm Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:10:28 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=286276 A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of bbb- of Ellington Mutual Insurance Co. (EMIC) of Hortonville, Wis. Best said the rating actions …

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]]> J.M. Wilson Announces Office Moves in Illinois, Wisconsin http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/03/19/285137.htm Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:25:17 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=285137 Managing general agency, J.M. Wilson Corp., announced that its Illinois and Wisconsin branches have moved to new locations. With support from other branch offices and the home office in Portage, Mich., the moves went smoothly and without interruption. The Illinois …

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]]> Wisconsin Woman Loses Privacy Lawsuit Against Google http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/03/11/284203.htm Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:22:16 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=284203 A federal appeals court has dismissed a Wisconsin woman’s lawsuit against Google Inc. alleging that it was using her name to generate revenue through online advertising. Beverly Stayart, of Elkhorn, alleged that if someone started typing in a Google search …

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]]> Audit: Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Fund Healthy http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/03/11/284200.htm Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:18:50 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=284200 A new report says Wisconsin’s medical malpractice insurance fund is rebounding from a massive transfer and the economic downturn. The Legislative Audit Bureau has released a study that found the fund’s net asset balance stood at $361.3 million as of …

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]]> Scheider Joins R&R Insurance Services as Commercial Account Executive http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/02/26/282653.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:59:15 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=282653 R&R Insurance Services Inc. in Waukesha, Wis., has added Dan Scheider as commercial account executive. Scheider comes to R&R with more than five years of insurance experience. He began his career with National Specialty Insurance (a division of West Bend …

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]]> Former Wisconsin Insurance Executive Sentenced to 5 Years for Fraud http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/02/15/281362.htm Fri, 15 Feb 2013 06:31:06 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=281362 A former Wausau, Wis., insurance agency executive has been sentenced to five years in prison for a fraud scheme. Former J.N. Manson Agency Inc. (Manson) CEO Timothy Mathwich had been indicted by a grand jury in June 2012 on 24 …

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]]> A.M. Best Downgrades McMillan-Warner Mutual Insurance Ratings http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/02/14/281304.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:49:23 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=281304 A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “bbb+” from “a-” of McMillan-Warner Mutual Insurance Co. (MWM) of Marshfield, Wis. The outlook for both ratings has been …

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]]> Wisconsin’s McClone Acquires Burkart-Heisdorf Insurance Agency http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/02/04/279783.htm Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:35:54 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=279783 Two independent insurance agencies in Wisconsin have joined forces with the acquisition of Burkart-Heisdorf Insurance Agency Inc. by McClone. The acquisition was completed Dec. 31, 2012, the companies announced. McClone, founded in 1949, is a third-generation family company that helps …

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]]> Liability Law Leaves Wisconsin Man with Little Recourse after Highway Mishap http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/01/28/278929.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2013 06:03:25 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=278929 A Wisconsin man who was blinded in one eye after a chunk of concrete flew through his windshield last spring isn’t finding many avenues for recourse. That’s because of the state’s “pothole-liability law,” which took effect two weeks earlier. The …

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]]> HUB International Acquires the Assets of Maritime Insurance Group http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/01/10/276793.htm Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:11:39 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=276793 Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired Maritime Insurance Group Inc. (Maritime) an insurance agency with its principal office located in Sheboygan, Wis. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Maritime will become part of Hub International Midwest (Hub Midwest). Mike …

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]]> Drought Persists in U.S. Plains; Slight Improvement in Midwest http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/01/03/276000.htm Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:40:51 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=276000 Snowfall in parts of the U.S. Plains last week had little impact on historic drought gripping the region, but parts of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin showed slight improvement, weather experts said. A weekly report issued Thursday by a consortium …

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]]> Home Improvement Store to Fly Wisconsin Workers to Booming North Dakota http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/12/03/272513.htm Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:57:08 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=272513 Home improvement retailer Menard Inc. says it will hire workers from its home base in Wisconsin and fly them to North Dakota to staff a store in Minot, which is near the state’s booming oil patch and has more jobs …

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]]> BP Pays $12M in Claims to Date in Midwest Bad Gas Recall http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/11/19/271080.htm Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:28:52 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=271080 BP says it has paid more than $12 million in claims arising from a multistate recall of incorrectly formulated gasoline that damaged some vehicles’ mechanical components. BP spokesman Scott Dean tells The Times of Munster those claims were paid after …

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]]> Jewelers Mutual Promotes Sanders to Executive VP, Chief Operating Officer http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/11/14/270420.htm Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:11:55 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=270420 Neenah, Wis.-based Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. has promoted Carol Sanders, to executive vice president (EVP) and chief operating officer (COO). Joining Jewelers Mutual in 2004, Sanders most recently served as the company’s senior vice president, chief financial officer, and corporate …

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]]> Wisconsin Agent and PIA Member Wins Re-Election to State Assembly http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/11/08/269935.htm Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:01:29 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=269935 Wisconsin insurance agent and member of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA), Mary Czaja, on Nov. 6 won her race to capture the 35th Assembly District in northern Wisconsin. Czaja is a Republican who ran on a pro-business …

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