Latest Wisconsin Headlines
All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Med-Mal Award Cap Legislation
Dec 5 2005 // Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed legislation that would have capped the amount of money medical malpractice victims could win in court for their pain and suffering, an issue that has been a political flash point in states across the...
LAWMAKERS PASS MED-MAL CAP BILL:
Nov 21 2005 // The Wisconsin legislature passed Assembly Bill 766, which restores caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases. However, supporters are concerned that Gov. Jim Doyle will veto the measure. A.B. 766 was...
ILLINOIS
Nov 20 2005 // Lawmakers Pass Kids’ Health Plan: The Illinois House passed H.B. 806, Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s “All Kids” health insurance program on a 79-28 vote, following Senate approval on a 32-23 vote. The...
Wis. Legislature Passes Medical Malpractice Cap Bill
Nov 9 2005 // The Wisconsin legislature passed Assembly Bill 766, which restores caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases. “The recent Supreme Court ruling invalidating caps on non-economic damages was troubling...
Uninsured /Underinsured Motorist
Nov 6 2005 // This recurring feature examines insurance coverage decisions in the Midwest’s appellate courts, as compiled by the New York-based law firm of Goldberg Segalla LLA and edited by insurance lawyer Kevin T. Merriman...
Wisconsin Assembly Reinstates Med-Mal Caps But Governor’s Veto Likely
Nov 6 2005 // The Wisconsin State Assembly last month passed a bill to reinstate caps on medical malpractice awards in the state by a more than two-to-one margin. Legislators voted 64-30 in favor of Assembly Bill 766, which imposes a...
More Wis. Kids are Uninsured: Council Study
Oct 26 2005 // The number of uninsured children and those who depend on government-sponsored programs is growing, according to a new report. Although 93 percent of Wisconsin’s children have some form of health coverage, most is...
Accident Fund Insurance to Acquire United Wis. Insurance
Oct 4 2005 // Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has entered into an agreement to purchase United Wisconsin Insurance Company, doing business as United Heartland, a New Berlin, Wis.-based workers’ compensation company....
American Family Reducing Auto Insurance in Wis.
Sep 27 2005 // American Family Mutual Insurance Co. said Monday it is reducing premiums for Wisconsin auto insurance customers. Homeowners insurance customers who have remained claims-free for five years or more will also pay less. Auto...
Wis. Launches First Health Insurance Cooperative
Sep 19 2005 // The first health insurance cooperative in Wisconsin is set to be introduced this month to help small businesses, nonprofits and individuals negotiate affordable insurance plans. According to Associated Press, Co-op Care of...
Wisconsin Senate Committee Kills “All Sums” Bill
Sep 19 2005 // A Wisconsin Senate Committee has killed the “all sums” bill, a measure vehemently opposed by the insurance industry. A.B. 222 (Senate Bill 137), was defeated in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Insurance...
EEOC Sues Wis. Insurer Over Fired Pregnant Worker
Sep 9 2005 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a central Wisconsin insurance company, claiming it fired an employee because she was pregnant. But Mount Morris Mutual Insurance...
Wis. Launches First Health Insurance Cooperative
Sep 6 2005 // The first health insurance cooperative in the state of Wisconsin is set to be introduced this month to help small businesses, nonprofits and individuals negotiate affordable insurance plans. Its mission is to organize the...
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...
