Ambac Wins Court Approval to Overhaul Insurance Unit February 2, 2011 By Tom Hals Ambac Financial Group won a court ruling allowing it to overhaul its insurance unit, a decision that its bankrupt parent...
Wisconsin Assembly Committee Sends Auto Insurance Bill to Full Chamber January 31, 2011 A Republican-controlled Assembly committee has approved a bill that would repeal minimum automobile coverage levels, sending the bill to the...
Debate on Repeal of Wisconsin Auto Insurance Changes Begins January 20, 2011 Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are aiming to repeal most of the auto insurance coverage increases mandated by Democrats, which...
Brooks Named Eastern Zone Vice President for Farmer’s January 7, 2011 Farmer’s Insurance Group has named Todd Brooks senior vice president of its eastern zone, which comprises the states of Alabama,...
Lydecker, Downs Named Brown & Brown Regional Presidents January 7, 2011 Brown & Brown Inc. reports that Charles H. Charlie Lydecker has been elected regional president responsible for a number of...
ND, SD Auto Insurance Premiums Among Lowest January 6, 2011 North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says auto insurance premiums paid by drivers in the Dakotas remain among the lowest...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Market Remains Competitive: Report January 5, 2011 Florida’s workers’ compensation market remains competitive with more than 250 private insurers writing coverage and only a fraction of business...
Nickel Named Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner January 5, 2011 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has appointed Ted Nickel, an insurance company veteran, as commissioner of insurance and Dan Schwartzer, an...
Wisconsin Settlement with Time Insurance Co. Includes $280K Fine December 22, 2010 Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg announced a regulatory settlement with Time Insurance Co., a health insurer headquartered in Milwaukee, that...
Exiting Wisconsin Governor Proud of Health Insurance Achievement December 21, 2010 Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, who served as governor longer than any Democrat in the state’s history and along the way...