Latest Wisconsin Headlines
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Wisconsinites Push for Safeguards in Prescription Drug Step Therapy Process
Apr 22 2019 // People struggling with chronic diseases joined doctors and other advocates in making the case on April 17 for a bipartisan proposal in the Wisconsin Legislature designed to make it easier for patients to get needed...
Despite Explosion, Company Will Keep Using Toxic Chemical at Wisconsin Refinery
Apr 5 2019 // Husky Energy said that it will invest more than $400 million to rebuild its oil refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, and will continue its use of a highly toxic chemical that raised fears in the community after an explosion at...
Insurer to Pay $325K in Wisconsin City’s Harassment Suit Settlement
Apr 3 2019 // The Wisconsin city of Mondovi will settle a lawsuit filed against its former mayor by a police officer who claimed she was denied a promotion for reporting the mayor’s unwanted advances to her superiors. The former...
American Family Insurance to Acquire Ameriprise Auto & Home for $1 Billion
Apr 3 2019 // Ameriprise Financial is selling its Ameriprise Auto & Home (AAH) division to a subsidiary of Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Co. (American Family Insurance), the companies...
Wisconsin Manufacturer Again Cited for Workplace Hazards; Faces $188K in Fines
Mar 28 2019 // A wood pallet manufacturer in Beloit, Wisconsin, has been cited by workplace safety regulators for safety and health violations and now faces more than $188,000 in penalties. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Seeman Holtz P&C Acquires Assets of Wisconsin’s Prey Insurance Services
Mar 28 2019 // Florida-based Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty LLC announced the asset acquisition of Prey Insurance Services LLC, headquartered in Shawano, Wisconsin. Led by Mike Prey and his team, Prey Insurance Services has been...
Escalating War Over Ads, MillerCoors Sues Anheuser-Busch in Wisconsin
Mar 25 2019 // A fight between beer giants escalated after MillerCoors filed a lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch that accused its rival of trying to “frighten” consumers into switching to Bud Light with “misleading”...
Wisconsin Salmonella Cases Prompt Recall of Butterball Ground Turkey
Mar 19 2019 // Butterball LLC issued a voluntarily recall of more than 78,000 pounds (35,400 kilograms) of raw ground turkey products nationwide as Wisconsin health officials investigate four salmonella cases in the state. The U.S....
Monfre Joins Wisconsin’s Integrity Insurance as Business Development Manager
Mar 18 2019 // Integrity Insurance, a property/casualty insurance carrier headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, has added Becky Monfre as business development manager. In this new position for Integrity, Monfre is responsible driving...
Hub International Acquires Assets of Wisconsin’s Integrated Risk Solutions
Mar 4 2019 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage headquartered in Chicago, has acquired the assets of Integrated Risk Solutions Inc. (Integrated Risk). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in...
Wisconsin’s Integrity Insurance Names Sharp to Leadership Team
Mar 1 2019 // Appleton, Wisconsin-based Integrity Insurance has added Matt Sharp to its Integrity Leadership Team (ILT) as AVP, senior finance officer. Sharp is responsible for the strategic financial oversight and reporting for...
1 Killed in 100-Plus Vehicle Wisconsin Pileup
Feb 26 2019 // Authorities have rescued dozens of people stranded by a blizzard that howled across southern Minnesota and dumped about a foot of snow in some places. In east-central Wisconsin, one person was killed and several others...
Some Wisconsin Farm Buildings Buckling Under Weight of Snow
Feb 26 2019 // Wisconsin farmers are facing a buildup of snow that’s causing damage to some structures as the state continues to get hit by unrelenting winter weather. Some farmers are watching their buildings buckle under the...
Wisconsin Governor to Propose Decriminalizing Marijuana
Feb 19 2019 // Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers will propose decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana in his plan for the next state budget, a newspaper reported Sunday. Evers also will propose legalizing marijuana for medical conditions...
Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Afable Names 3 to Leadership Team
Feb 6 2019 // Wisconsin’s new insurance commissioner, Mark Afable, has made three additional appointments to the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance’s (OCI) leadership team Nathan Houdek has been tapped to serve as...
Larson Promoted to Leadership Role at Wisconsin’s Integrity Insurance
Feb 5 2019 // Integrity Insurance, headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, has promoted Mischel Larson from personal lines underwriter to personal lines underwriting supervisor. In her new supervisor role, Larson is responsible for...
4 Promoted in Leadership Roles at Wisconsin’s Church Mutual
Feb 4 2019 // Merrill, Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. has promoted four individuals into new leadership roles. Janet Selnes is now vice president – broker distribution. Selnes has a proven track record of leadership...
Arlington/Roe Finalizes Acquisition of Wisconsin Surplus Lines Broker
Jan 28 2019 // Indianapolis-based managing general agent and wholesale insurance broker Arlington/Roe & Co. has completed the acquisition of Robert W. Schmidt & Company LLC, a special risk broker located in the Milwaukee suburb...
Criminalizing 1st-Time DUIs in Wisconsin Is a Tough Sell
Jan 16 2019 // With a new Democratic ally in the governor’s office, a handful of Republican lawmakers are pushing for Wisconsin to join the rest of the country and criminalize first-offense drunken driving. On paper it might look...
After 2018 Flooding, Mitigation a Priority for 2 Wisconsin Counties
Jan 14 2019 // Two neighboring counties in southern Wisconsin are taking steps to address last year’s widespread flooding that drenched streets, damaged homes and caused lakes to spill over. Dane County has budgeted more than $18...
