Latest Wisconsin Headlines
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United Wisconsin Insurance Receives Upgraded Rating by A.M. Best
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...
Update: State Farm Refutes ‘Allegations’ in Wis. Title Agreement
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...
Wis. Residents Collect $2 Million from State Farm in Auto Title Settlement
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...
Wis. School Mold Case Settled with Builder for $650,000
Apr 24 2006 // Thirty-five students and teachers from a Madison, Wis. school that had to be ripped open and reconstructed to get rid of mold have agreed on a $650,000 settlement from the builder, attorneys say. The plaintiffs reported...
Wis. Legislators Pushing Mandated State Health Plan Similar to Mass.
Apr 13 2006 // Two Wisconsin legislators, one Democrat and the other Republican, have worked with two health policy officials to generate interest in creating a Wisconsin Health Plan. With Massachusetts basking in the national spotlight...
Wis. Liability Law That Targets Drug Dealers Sparks Debate
Apr 10 2006 // A Wisconsin state law that makes drug dealers liable when their products kill can give families of the deceased a measure of redemption. But others critics are beginning to argue that the law holds one person responsible...
Wis. Bill Requires Insurers to Cover Cancer Clinical Trials
Mar 27 2006 // Insurance companies will be required to cover cancer patients who take part in clinical trials under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jim Doyle on Friday. Doyle said insurance companies will no longer be able to force cancer...
Wis. Business Climate Going Downhill Fast, Says Group for Legal Reform
Mar 27 2006 // Wisconsin’s legal climate for businesses has gone downhill faster than that of any other state after a series of court rulings expanded the liability of companies, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says in a new...
Wis. Senate Passes Med-Mal Reform Bill, Awaiting Governor’s Signature
Mar 10 2006 // The American Insurance Association and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies are praising the recent actions of the Wisconsin Legislature in their passage of major tort reform legislation. The Legislature...
Wis. Nurses Convicted of Filing Non-Existent Medicaid Claims
Mar 10 2006 // Two La Crosse, Wis. area registered nurses were convicted recently of filing fraudulent Medicaid insurance claims. Janice Corbett, 65, of Ontario, Wis., pleaded guilty in Dane County Circuit Court to one count of...
Controversy Brews Between Insurers and Construction Contractors in Wis.
Mar 7 2006 // A controversial settlement between Milwaukee’s Miller Park stadium district and a construction contractor has left excessive and unjustified legal bills, according to insurance companies left on the hook for those...
Milwaukee Bar Assoc. exploits high court decision; health care at risk
Mar 6 2006 // The American Tort Reform Association recently urged Wisconsin legislators and the governor to restore limits on noneconomic damages for medical liability lawsuits in light of the Milwaukee Bar Association’s promotion...
Wis. Legislature Moves Forward with Bill to Cap Med-Mal Awards
Mar 3 2006 // The latest legislative attempt to correct last year’s Wisconsin Supreme Court rule invalidating non-economic damage caps and making other impacts on the state’s medical malpractice law, (AB 1071, 1072, 1073,...
Insurers, Funeral Directors’ Group Top Wis. PAC Contributions
Mar 1 2006 // An unlikely grouping of business and trade groups were the largest PAC contributers to state and federal legislators. Two insurance companies and a funeral directors trade group led Wisconsin businesses in political action...
Wis. Law Would Ban Suits Against Restaurants for Making People Fat
Feb 23 2006 // Wisconsin lawmakers are taking tort reform to a new level with a proposal that would prevent people from suing restaurants and food distributors for making them fat. A proposal in the Wisconsin state Senate is designed to...
Wis. Care Facility Operator to Pay $108,000 in Death of Resident
Feb 22 2006 // Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager reported that Creative Stepping Stones Inc., a Milwaukee County business that operated a community based residential facility called The Summit Place, 6526 West Bluemound Road,...
ATRA: Milwaukee Bar Assoc. Exploits High Court Decision; Healthcare at Risk
Feb 22 2006 // The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) recently urged Wisconsin legislators and the governor to restore limits on noneconomic damages for medical liability lawsuits in light of the Milwaukee Bar Association’s...
National Statistics Show Wisconsin Great Buy on Auto/Home Insurance
Feb 9 2006 // National statistics show insuring your home and vehicle is cheaper in Wisconsin than nearly any other state, according a report from Wisconsin Public Radio. Data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
Wisconsin Insurer Warns Buyers About Post-Hurricane Vehicle Fraud
Feb 7 2006 // Sun Prairie, Wis.-based General Casualty Insurance Companies are cautioning customers about the possibility that the shiny pre-owned Honda or Buick being considered for purchase may have been submerged in flood...
Wisconsin Insurance Rates Likely Not Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
Jan 3 2006 // This year, businesses and consumers will help insurers pay for last year’s estimated $57.6 billion in storm-related losses such as Hurricane Katrina through higher property and casualty insurance policy rates, the...
