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Aug 6 2018 // Caledonia, Michigan-based retail consulting and insurance brokerage, Acrisure, appointed industry veteran William Malloy as president of its Specialty Division. Malloy has extensive leadership experience in the insurance...
Feds Approve Waiver for Wisconsin for Health Reinsurance Program
Jul 30 2018 // The federal government has granted Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s request to offer a reinsurance program designed to lower premium rates for most people in the individual market in 2019. The federal waiver will allow...
Wisconsin Refinery Damaged by Explosion, Fire Expects 2020 Restart
Jul 30 2018 // A Wisconsin refinery damaged by an explosion and fire earlier this year is not expected to resume operations until 2020. WDIO-TV reports Canada-based Husky Energy said in its second-quarter earnings statement Thursday that...
A.M. Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance
Jul 26 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” for Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance...
Wisconsin’s Integrity Insurance Names Collies as VP, Sales and Marketing
Jul 26 2018 // Integrity Insurance in Appleton, Wisconsin, has appointed Bobbie Collies vice president of Sales and Marketing. In her new role, Collies leads the development and execution of sales and marketing strategies that address...
Wisconsin Dental Benefits Firm to Pay $98K to Settle Race Discrimination Suit
Jul 26 2018 // Scion Dental, a Wisconsin-based dental benefit administration company, has agreed to pay $98,000 and to provide other relief to settle a race discrimination case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Police Close to Decision on Charges in Fatal Wisconsin Blast
Jul 18 2018 // Police say they’ll soon decide whether to recommend prosecutors file charges in connection with a natural gas explosion that killed a Wisconsin firefighter. Authorities say a construction crew struck a gas main in...
Property Owner Not Liable for Wisconsin Hunter’s Injuries
Jul 18 2018 // An insurance company was upheld in its denial of a claim filed by a hunter who was accidentally shot in the head nearly four years ago on its insured’s property. According to court documents, David Devine shot...
Wisconsin High Court Upholds $750K Med-Mal Noneconomic Damages Cap
Jul 16 2018 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the state’s cap on noneconomic medical malpractice damages on June 27, reversing an appellate ruling that awarded $15 million to a woman who had all four limbs amputated after a...
Agency Continues Probe of Wisconsin Refinery Blast
Jul 12 2018 // The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is analyzing metal shrapnel from an April explosion at a Husky Energy Inc. refinery in Wisconsin that forced the evacuation of thousands of residents as it continues to investigate the cause...
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Wisconsin County Mutual Group
Jul 12 2018 // A.M. Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb” from bbb+ and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of Community Insurance Corp. and Wisconsin County...
Wisconsin’s Jewelers Mutual Insurance Recognizes Thomas with Legacy Award
Jun 29 2018 // Meredith Thomas, an independent broker of Neenah, Wisconsin-based Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group, was recently recognized for his outstanding achievements as the 2018 recipient of the company’s Legacy Award. The...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Caps Some Malpractice Damages at $750K
Jun 28 2018 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the state’s cap on noneconomic medical malpractice damages on June 27, reversing an appellate ruling that awarded $15 million to a woman who had all four limbs amputated after a...
Wisconsin’s Integrated Risk Solutions Add McGee to Leadership Team
Jun 21 2018 // Integrated Risk Solutions in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has added John McGee to its leadership team as chief operating officer/chief financial officer. McGee has financial and operations executive experience in the construction,...
Russ Named Assistant VP at Wisconsin’s Church Mutual Insurance
Jun 21 2018 // Guy Russ has been named assistant vice president of risk control for Church Mutual Insurance Co., based in Merrill, Wisconsin. He reports to Kevin Root, executive vice president – operations. Russ joined Church...
Flooding Leads to State of Emergency Declaration for NW Wisconsin
Jun 21 2018 // A state of emergency has been declared for counties in Northwest Wisconsin impacted by widespread flooding. Gov. Scott Walker declared the emergency state for Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, and Iron counties, where...
At Least One Dead in Widespread Flooding in Midwest
Jun 20 2018 // Widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest was blamed for at least one death in Wisconsin, while disaster declarations were issued Monday in northern Michigan after flash-flooding washed out roads, damaged businesses and...
Wisconsin Agent Ordered to Repay More than $1M
Jun 18 2018 // A Wisconsin insurance agent has been ordered to repay more than $1 million after state regulators found she engaged in multiple unfair trade practices involving an elderly consumer. The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner...
Wisconsin Contractor Cited, Fined $120.3K for Workplace Safety Hazards
Jun 15 2018 // Federal safety officials have cited a Wisconsin roofing contractor for exposing employees to falls and other safety hazards at two separate job sites. Penalties proposed for Appleton roofing contractor Hector Hernandez by...
How Prices for Injured Workers’ Medical Professional Care Compare in 35 States: WCRI
Jun 14 2018 // Prices paid for medical professional services vary significantly across states, ranging from 26 percent below the median in Florida to 158 percent above median in Wisconsin, according to a 35-state study. States with no...
