Latest Wisconsin Headlines
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Wisconsin’s M3 Insurance Named an IIABA Best Practices Agency
Sep 30 2014 // M3 Insurance, based in Madison, Wis., announced it has been named a 2014 Best Practices Agency by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA). M3 is one of only 206 insurance agencies from across the...
Wisconsin’s R&R Insurance Services, Snyder Insurance Agency Merge
Sep 15 2014 // R&R Insurance Services Inc. announced it the merger of Snyder Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency based in Oconomowoc, Wis. Both are well-established agencies in Waukesha County. R&R Insurance will be...
Wisconsin Town Wants to Upgrade Seawall, Redraw Flood Maps
Aug 18 2014 // Stevens Point, Wis., officials will soon found out if they can upgrade a Wisconsin River seawall so they can redraw flood maps. The Stevens Point Journal Media reports the upgrade could spare more than 200 families...
Drunk Driving Deaths, Injuries Drop in Wisconsin
Aug 18 2014 // Wisconsin transportation officials say drunken driving deaths and injuries in the state have dramatically declined over the last decade. The Department of Transportation says the number of fatalities in alcohol-related...
States Still Grappling with Surplus Lines Tax Sharing
Aug 15 2014 // Things have changed a bit for the surplus lines industry since the Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, (NRRA) part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform legislation, passed in 2010. The NRRA’s implementation has...
Wisconsin Baby’s Death Spurs Suit Against Caregiver Website
Aug 4 2014 // A Wisconsin couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Illinois baby sitter charged in the death of their baby and the caregiver screening website they used to hire her. A lawsuit filed by Nathan and Reggan...
Wisconsin Man, Insurer Settle Over Wrongful Arson Conviction
Aug 4 2014 // A Friendship, Wis., man who spent almost three years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of arson has reached an undisclosed settlement with his insurance company. Joseph Awe was convicted of burning down a bar he...
A.M. Best: Outlook Stable for Wisconsin Mutual Insurance
Jul 31 2014 // A.M. Best has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Co. (WMIC), based in...
Wisconsin High Court Partially Sides with Railroad in Parade Case
Jul 23 2014 // A Memorial Day parade that led to a traffic jam blocking railroad tracks in a Milwaukee suburb did not amount to a specific hazard that could make the railroad company liable for striking a minivan, the Wisconsin Supreme...
Train Crash in Wisconsin Injures 2, Spills Oil
Jul 22 2014 // A Canadian National Railway Co. train struck another freight train as it rolled through a small village in Wisconsin, causing cars to derail, injuring two people and spilling thousands of gallons of diesel oil that...
Surplus Lines Tax Sharing Solution Still Up for Debate
Jul 21 2014 // Things have changed a bit for the surplus lines industry since the Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, (NRRA) part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform legislation, passed in 2010. The NRRA’s implementation has...
Hailstorm Damages Crops in Northeastern Wisconsin
Jul 18 2014 // A severe hailstorm caused significant damage to crops in northeastern Wisconsin, farmers and researchers said. Matt Stasiak, an agricultural researcher, tells the Door County Advocate the hail crushed cherry trees,...
Wisconsin Regulators Say 166,000 Gained Insurance Coverage
Jul 17 2014 // Newly released numbers by the Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner’s office shows that nearly 166,000 Wisconsin residents purchased health insurance by June 1. But it’s not known how many of those people were...
Wisconsin City Sues Organizer of Pub Crawl to Recoup Costs
Jul 11 2014 // The city of Oshkosh, Wis., is suing a man who organized a costly pub crawl without a permit. Oshkosh Northwestern Media reports the city filed a small claims lawsuit against Joseph Kubiak for money it spent on police...
Appeal Likely After $25M Medical Malpractice Award in Wisconsin
Jul 9 2014 // A Milwaukee, Wis., woman and her husband have been awarded more than $25 million in a medical malpractice case. The woman’s arms and legs were amputated in 2011 after a strep infection went undetected. A Milwaukee...
Wisconsin Insurer Fails to Activate Coverage for Nearly 300
Jul 8 2014 // Nearly 300 people who applied for stand-alone dental coverage from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Wisconsin through the federal health care exchange thought they had policies but didn’t have them activated, according...
Wisconsin Tornado Caused $1M Damage To Colfax Schools
Jul 3 2014 // A weak tornado that struck Wisconsin last week caused more than $1 million in damage to Colfax schools and the district’s athletic complex. The Chippewa Herald reported the tornado touched down briefly twice Friday...
Gross Will Lead SECURA in Wisconsin as President and CEO
Jul 1 2014 // Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance announced that Dave Gross is taking over as president and CEO of the company. Gross moved into the spot following the retirement of John Bykowski at the end of June. Bykowski will...
New Wisconsin Law Aims to Protect Against ‘Storm Chasers’
Jun 24 2014 // There’s a new state law that aims to protect homeowners against unscrupulous contractors who offer to repair the sort of storm damage that occurred last week in southern Wisconsin. The law’s provisions seem to...
Wisconsin Company Faces $449K Fine for Safety Violations
Jun 13 2014 // A federal safety agency has proposed fining a Wisconsin company more than $449,000 for allegedly failing to adequately protect workers from hazardous chemicals. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited...
