Latest Wisconsin Headlines
All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wis. Senate Kills “All Sums” Bill
Sep 6 2005 // A Wisconsin Senate Committee late Friday killed the anti-business “all sums” bill, a measure vehemently opposed by the insurance industry. “The Senate is to be commended for taking a sound, principled...
Mich. Med-Mal Insurer Withdraws Bid on PIC Wisconsin
Sep 6 2005 // American Physicians Capital Inc., a Michigan provider of malpractice insurance, has withdrawn its hostile bid to buy 24 percent of Physicians Insurance Co. of Wisconsin Inc. and opted to purchase a lesser share of the...
Insurers Tally Damage After Wisc. Tornadoes
Sep 5 2005 // Insurance companies are totaling up the damage from more than two dozen tornadoes that struck south-central Wisconsin in mid-August. Statewide, the storms resulted in one death, 30 injuries, 20-25 destroyed homes, and 200...
Insurers Tally Damage After Wisc. Tornadoes
Sep 5 2005 // Insurance companies are totaling up the damage from more than two dozen tornadoes that struck south-central Wisconsin in mid-August. Statewide, the storms resulted in one death, 30 injuries, 20-25 destroyed homes, and 200...
The Industry Goes to School: More Universities that Offer Insurance Degrees
Sep 5 2005 // In the second of a series of articles, Insurance Journal profiles five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be profiled in future editions of Insurance...
Insurer Pays $11 Million in Wisc. Tornado Claims
Aug 31 2005 // American Family Insurance of Madison has paid out $11 million in damage claims so far as a result of the Aug. 18 tornadoes that hit central Wisconsin. The insurer provided an update Wednesday on damage claims stemming from...
Wis. Health Premiums Up 7 Percent
Aug 30 2005 // Average premiums for health care plans rose 7.2 percent in southeastern Wisconsin compared with a 9.6 percent increase nationally, according to a survey released by United Benefit Advisors, an employee benefits advisory...
News Briefs
Aug 22 2005 // ILLINOIS CCC Settles Class Action Suit: Chicago-based claims software-maker CCCInformation Services Inc. and 15 of its customers signed a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in various class-action suits pending in...
Wisc. Gov. Doyle Signs Health Insurance Bill
Aug 16 2005 // Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle yesterday signed a bill designed to allow farmers and others who lack health insurance to join a cooperative that will negotiate health insurance plans on their behalf. A.B. 5 expands access to...
Wis. Supreme Court Rules Med-Mal Award Cap Unconstitutional
Jul 15 2005 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down a law capping noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases at $350,000. The court voted 4-3, saying the cap was “unreasonable and arbitrary” and no...
OSHA and Wis. Agencies Launch Job Safety Alliance
Jul 14 2005 // The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Wisconsin state agencies have launched an alliance aimed at preventing workplace hazards statewide, according to a statement from the...
Minnesota’s No-Fault Law to Blame for High Auto Rates
Jul 4 2005 // If our product must be purchased, it should be affordable or bad things can happen in the public affairs arena. We’re finding that to be the case in Minnesota. Minnesota is one of the few remaining states that has...
Minnesota’s No-Fault Law to Blame for High Auto Rates
Jul 4 2005 // If our product must be purchased, it should be affordable or bad things can happen in the public affairs arena. We’re finding that to be the case in Minnesota. Minnesota is one of the few remaining states that has...
Wis. Assembly Passes Bill to Pin Insurers With $500 Million Fox River Cleanup Tab
Jun 29 2005 // A coalition of carriers that insured Wisconsin’s paper manufacturers thought they had successfully defeated a legislative effort to force them to pick up the estimated $500 million tab to clean up the polluted Fox...
ACUITY Names Gluch Wisconsin Sales Territory Manager
Jun 24 2005 // Sheboygan, Wis.-based ACUITY welcomes Dan Gluch as its newest sales territory manager. Gluch will handle the insurer’s northwestern Wisconsin territory. A native of Loyal, Wis., Gluch began his insurance career as a...
Insurers Dodge $500 Million Fox River Cleanup Tab-For Now
Jun 20 2005 // A coalition of carriers that insured Wisconsin’s paper manufacturers have, for now, successfully defeated a legislative effort that would have forced them to pick up the estimated $500 million tab to clean up the...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Purchases Wisconsin’s Chris Schroeder Insurance Inc.
Apr 29 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Chris Schroeder Insurance Inc. of Milwaukee. Founded in 1888, Chris Schroeder Insurance Inc. is a property/casualty retail insurance broker offering risk...
\Asked & Answered: Wisconsin Commissioner Jose Gomez
Apr 18 2005 // John Fogerty once sang, “I ain’t no fortunate son.” As the son of an independent insurance agent who forced me to work in the office while I was growing up, I can relate to the sentiment. Wisconsin...
‘No-Cost’ Insurance Incentive Said to Boost Car Sales
Apr 18 2005 // The first test of an incentive in which an automaker paid the insurance on every new car concluded March 31 with a 23 percent rise in year-to-year sales, according to sponsors of the promotion. Two-thirds of buyers said...
‘No-Cost’ Insurance Incentive Said to Boost Car Sales
Apr 12 2005 // The first test of an incentive in which an automaker paid the insurance on every new car concluded March 31 with a 23 percent rise in year-to-year sales, according to sponsors of the promotion. Two-thirds of buyers said...
