Latest Wisconsin Headlines
All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Farmers to Add 400 Agents in Wis.
Jan 31 2008 // Farmers Group Inc. says it plans to recruit and train 400 new agents in the Milwaukee and Madison areas in an expansion that the insurer says could ultimately create 1,000 new jobs in Wisconsin. The company will invest...
National Trade Group Urges Wis. Senate to Reject Credit Ban Proposal
Jan 30 2008 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) recently announced that it is opposing legislation scheduled for a vote by Wisconsin Senate Thursday, Jan. 31st, that would prohibit insurers from using...
Accused Wis. Arsonist Found Not Mentally Responsible
Jan 30 2008 // A man who admitted setting fires that caused an estimated $500,000 damage has been found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect after a defense expert said he suffered from pyromania. Bayfield County Circuit...
Wis. Proposal Would Expand Malpractice Suits to Parents of Adults
Jan 24 2008 // A bill passed by the Wisconsin Senate would give parents of adult children who die as a result of medical malpractice the ability to file lawsuits. Right now, parents of adult children in Wisconsin can’t sue for...
Contractor Sends Letters to Wis. Residents at Risk for Identity Theft
Jan 16 2008 // Wisconsin residents at risk for identity theft have been mailed letters explaining how they can sign up for free credit monitoring and receive special insurance. State contractor EDS Corporation of Texas sent some of the...
Wis. Judge Orders $715,000 Restitution from Man Who Caused Crash
Jan 15 2008 // A Sussex man convicted of injuring a 59-year-old woman in a drunken vehicle crash was ordered to pay more than $715,000 in restitution. Jeffrey D. Thieme Jr., 27, was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded no...
Wis. Assembly Passes Cell Phone Ban for Teen Drivers
Dec 13 2007 // A proposal that would ban teen drivers from using cell phones passed the Assembly, 90-7, and now heads to the state Senate. Wisconsin would be the 16th state to limit or ban cell phone use by teen drivers if the bill...
Ratings Recap: DHC Group, Physicians (Wisconsin), Midwest Family Mutual, Western Mutual
Dec 6 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “bb-” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘B-‘ (Fair) of Long Beach Calif.-based DHC Group and its members. The outlook for...
Wis. Appeals Court Upholds $8 Million Malpractice Award
Dec 4 2007 // A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld a jury’s $8 million medical malpractice award to a woman whose inner organs were paralyzed by a botched surgery. The state’s medical malpractice fund argued a judge coerced...
Audit: Wis. Never Implemented Health Care Program for Businesses
Nov 20 2007 // A program created by Wisconsin lawmakers in 1999 to reduce health care costs for small businesses was never implemented after running up nearly $500,000 in spending, according to an audit released last week. The Private...
Wis. Jury Rules Lead Paint Industry Not Cause of Boy’s Mental Retardation
Nov 7 2007 // A Milwaukee County Circuit Court jury has ruled that lead paint industry products were not the cause of a young man’s mental retardation. It found Monday that Steven Thomas, now 17, had ingested white lead carbonate,...
Insurance Company Must Defend Wis. School Employee in Defamation Suit
Nov 1 2007 // A school’s insurance company must pay the attorney fees and expenses of an administrative assistant who was sued for defamation, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. Gail Haack, who worked for former Algoma School...
Wis. Medical Group to Sue Lawmakers over $200 Million Fund Transfer
Oct 24 2007 // The Wisconsin Medical Society is planning to challenge lawmakers’ decision to transfer $200 million from a medical malpractice fund to help balance the budget. Lobbyist Mark Grapentine says the group has hired a...
Wis. Jury Says Quad/Graphics and Insurer Entitled to $63 Million
Oct 1 2007 // Quad/Graphics and its insurer are entitled to $63 million in damages from the 2002 collapse of a shelving system that ignited a fire at the publishing giant’s Lomira plant, according to a jury verdict. The jury...
State Farm Honors Wis. Resident at Women Awards Presentation
Sep 25 2007 // Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm Insurance recently honored exceptional women across the country during the Embrace Life Awards luncheon held in New York City. Each year the Awards recognize five remarkable women who...
Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 24 2007 // With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets becomes the largest regional independent agency force Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and...
Wis. Capitol Launches New Specialty Markets Division
Sep 18 2007 // Middleton, Wis.-based Capitol today announced the formation of its new Specialty Markets Division. The focus of the division will be specialty property and casualty insurance programs throughout the U. S. The division will...
Regulators Give Approval for Merger of Iowa and Wis. Cuna Mutuals
Sep 13 2007 // State insurance regulators recently approved the merger of Cuna Mutual Insurance Co of Waverly, Iowa with Cuna Mutual Insurance Society of Madison, Wis. The merger is expected to be complete by Dec. 31. The company’s...
State Auto to Hold 2007 Inner Circle Awards Presentation in Wis.
Sep 11 2007 // The State Auto Insurance Company’s top independent agencies will be honored at its annual Inner Circle Conference to be held Sept. 16-19 at The American Club in Kohler, Wis. Fifteen of the 114 agencies who qualified...
Wis. SECURA Adds Director, Research and Development
Sep 7 2007 // Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance recently named Jenny Haas as its new director-Research & Development. Previously, she served the company as commercial lines manager-Training and Product Development. In her new...
