Latest American Family Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our American Family Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
American Family Insurance Cuts Arizona Auto Rates 5.9%
Feb 23 2010 // American Family Mutual Insurance Co. is lowering Arizona auto insurance rates by an average of 5.9 percent starting March 1, saving its Arizona auto insurance customers $13.7 million, the Madison, Wis.-based insurer...
Defendants in Ohio ‘Trust Mill’ Case Ask Supreme Court to Reconsider
Nov 3 2009 // Alleging collusion among members of the board of the Columbus Bar Association, two motions have been filed with the Ohio Supreme Court asking that it reconsider its decision in case number 2005-0422, in which two...
Blame Shifting Begins Over Costlier Auto Insurance in Wisconsin
Oct 27 2009 // As insurance companies begin mailing notices to Wisconsin customers telling them that their premiums are likely to increase soon, state politicians are scrambling to avoid the blame. The first changes expected to affect...
American Family Insurance and MTV Team Up for Teen Driver Series
Oct 20 2009 // Madison, Wis.-based American Family Insurance has partnered with MTV and Mindshare Entertainment to reach teenagers directly on an issue that can save their lives – the passage they must make from new, inexperienced...
Ohio High Court Fines ‘Trust Mill’ Operators Nearly $6.4M
Oct 15 2009 // The Supreme Court of Ohio has handed down a civil penalty of $6,387,990 against American Family Prepaid Legal Corporation and Heritage Marketing and Insurance Services Inc. and their co-owners, Jeffrey and Stanley Norman,...
$17M Jury Award Against American Family Mutual Reinstated
May 6 2009 // A Missouri appeals court has reinstated a $17 million jury award in a class action lawsuit against American Family Mutual Insurance Co. over aftermarket vehicle parts. The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District...
Ratings Roundup: American Family, Battle Creek, Central Co-op
Mar 23 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has revised its outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” for American Family Insurance...
N.D. Judge Denies New Trial in Bad Faith Case Against American Family
Aug 29 2008 // A judge has upheld the verdict in the case of a North Dakota couple who were awarded more than $2 million in a lawsuit against an insurance company. Timothy and Sylvia Moore of Mountain sued American Family Insurance after...
American Family Says Losses in Midwest $143 Million Since May 1
Jun 10 2008 // One insurance company based in the Midwest says weather-related losses are adding up quickly. Madison, Wis.-based American Family Insurance Company says that claims are mounting in the Midwest since tornados, windstorms,...
Ratings Roundup: Greenville, Delphi, First American, American Family, Well Point
Apr 25 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B’ (Fair) and issuer credit rating of “bb+” of Greenville Casualty Insurance Company, and has revised the outlook to positive from...
Midwest Earthquake Spurs Renewed Interest in Purchasing Insurance
Apr 23 2008 // Eastern Missouri residents are scrambling to get earthquake insurance after last week’s 5.2 magnitude trembler rattled windows and shook houses. But they are finding out there’s a waiting period for coverage,...
Ratings: United Fire, USI Holdings, Public Service Mutual, Berkshire Hathaway, Am. Family, Old Republic, Conseco
Feb 27 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of United Fire & Casualty Group and its five P/C members, which...
Minn. Judge Rules American Family Not Required to Cover School Shooter
Dec 27 2007 // A federal judge has ruled that American Family Insurance has no obligation to cover John Jason McLaughlin in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him by the parents of the two Rocori students he killed in...
Ratings Roundup: American Family, Patrons Mutual, Crawford & Co.
Sep 19 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘A+’ long-term counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on American Family Mutual Insurance Co. (AFMIC) and its wholly owned...
American Family Agents Recognized For Excellent Customer Service
Aug 22 2007 // More than 1,300 licensed American Family Insurance agents from throughout the company’s 18 operating states have been recognized for customer service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished...
Mo. Judge Overturns $17 Million Aftermarket Parts Verdict
Jun 26 2007 // A state judge has overturned a jury’s decision ordering American Family Mutual Insurance Co. to pay $17 million as part of a class-action lawsuit over aftermarket vehicle parts in Missouri. Jackson County Circuit...
In Wis., adult children can collect for suffering in wrongful death suits
Jun 18 2007 // Adult children whose parents die can collect damages for pain and suffering in wrongful death lawsuits, a state appeals court ruled on May 31. Madison-based American Family Insurance had argued that only minor children...
Ratings Roundup: American Family
May 18 2007 // Fitch Ratings has affirmed the “AA-” insurer financial strength (IFS) rating of the American Family Insurance Group, and has also affirmed the ‘F1’ commercial paper (CP) rating of American...
Jury Awards $17 Million Against American Family in Aftermarket Parts Lawsuit in Mo.
Mar 12 2007 // American Family Mutual Insurance Co. was ordered to pay $17 million as part of a class-action lawsuit over aftermarket vehicle parts in Missouri. Following a 3 1/2-week trial, a Jackson County jury determined American...
Wis. American Family Pays Record $1.1 Billion in Storm Claims
Mar 8 2007 // A string of spring storms across the Midwest caused American Family Insurance Co. to pay a record $1.1 billion in storm losses last year. Other insurers, including the nation’s largest insurer, State Farm Insurance,...
