Latest Wisconsin Headlines
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Wisconsin Orders Agent to Repay More than $1M; License Revoked
Jun 6 2018 // A Wisconsin insurance agent has been ordered to repay more than $1 million after state regulators found she engaged in multiple unfair trade practices involving an elderly consumer. Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of...
Pedestrian Deaths Increase in Wisconsin
Jun 4 2018 // Wisconsin transportation officials are growing concerned about risky behavior by drivers and pedestrians as the number of pedestrian fatalities increased last year, mirroring a national trend. The state saw almost 60...
Wisconsin Court: Bulldog Attack Not Covered by Insurance Policy
Jun 4 2018 // A Wisconsin appellate court says an insurance company doesn’t have to cover a bulldog attack that left a woman hospitalized. Shawn Lievense’s bulldog, Tank, attacked Sara Hanson and Kathryn Baumann-Mader in...
A.M. Best Upgrades Rating of Wisconsin’s West Bend Mutual Insurance
Jun 1 2018 // A.M. Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. in West...
Wisconsin’s SECURA Insurance Honors Agents with Donations to 27 Fire Departments
May 31 2018 // Appleton, Wisconsin-based SECURA Insurance has presented 27 fire departments with donations earned by its local independent agents in eight states. The donations ranged from $500 to $1,500, with some agencies choosing to...
Dean at University of Wisconsin Accused of Harassment Resurfaces at 2 Other Schools
May 23 2018 // A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point official who handled sexual misconduct complaints and resigned when he was accused of sexually harassing a woman on campus in 2015, went on to hold positions handling similar...
A.M. Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Wisconsin’s CM Select Insurance
May 23 2018 // A.M. Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (ICR) of “a” to Wisconsin-based CM Select Insurance Co. (CM Select), a wholly owned subsidiary of...
Wisconsin Family Sues Over Stun Gun Death of Mentally Ill Man
May 21 2018 // The family of a mentally ill man who died after Milwaukee, Wis.-area police officers used a stun gun on him has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Village of West Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel...
Wisconsin Adds Most Manufacturing Jobs of Any State in Q1 2018
May 21 2018 // Wisconsin added the most manufacturing jobs of any state in the first quarter of 2018 and ranks fourth nationally in the number of private sector jobs added in March, the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD)...
Report: Opioid Prescriptions Down 14% in Wisconsin
May 18 2018 // A new report shows doctors are issuing fewer opioid prescriptions in Wisconsin. The state Department of Safety and Professional Services released a report on May 16 from the Controlled Substances Board. The report examines...
Wisconsin Business Faces Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
May 18 2018 // A Milwaukee-area company will go to trial in a racial discrimination case after a federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the firm refused to hire a woman because she was black. U.S District Court Judge David...
Wisconsin Court: Bulldog Attack Not Covered by Insurance Policy
May 17 2018 // A Wisconsin appellate court says an insurance company doesn’t have to cover a bulldog attack that left a woman hospitalized. Shawn Lievense’s bulldog, Tank, attacked Sara Hanson and Kathryn Baumann-Mader in...
Pedestrian Deaths Increase in Wisconsin
May 16 2018 // Wisconsin transportation officials are growing concerned about risky behavior by drivers and pedestrians as the number of pedestrian fatalities increased last year, mirroring a national trend. The state saw almost 60...
Weather Service: Damage in SW Wisconsin Likely Caused by Tornado
May 11 2018 // The National Weather Service says a preliminary investigation indicates a small tornado caused damage in southwestern Wisconsin. A barn and machine shed were destroyed near Fennimore Wednesday afternoon. Several other...
AssuredPartners Acquires Wisconsin’s National Insurance Services
May 7 2018 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired National Insurance Services (NIS), headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin. NIS is trusted by over 2,500 public sector organizations in 29 states for employee benefits consulting and...
Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against Website in Wisconsin Spa Shooting Case
May 7 2018 // A state appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit against operators of a website that facilitated the purchases of a gun used in a mass shooting in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, five years ago. Radcliffe Haughton killed his...
Flames Shot Out of Grinder Before 2017 Wisconsin Mill Explosion
May 2 2018 // A corn grinder began belching flames shortly before a deadly explosion tore through a southern Wisconsin mill last year, federal safety inspectors said. The May 31 blast at the Didion Milling Co. plant in Cambria killed...
Strong Winds Fanning Fires, Dangerous Dust Storms in Midwest
May 1 2018 // A fire fueled by strong winds extensively damaged a grain elevator in Wisconsin’s Brown County. The fire broke out about 11:30 a.m. Sunday in Mina. Because of 40 to 45 mph winds, smaller fires caused by blowing,...
Wisconsin Refinery Blast Evacuation Order Lifted; 20 Injured
Apr 30 2018 // Tens of thousands of residents of a northern Wisconsin city were cleared to return to their homes on April 27, a local official said, a day after a Husky Energy Inc. refinery explosion injured at least 20 people. The...
Wisconsin Oil Refinery Fire Injures at Least 15
Apr 27 2018 // An explosion at Husky Energy’s refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, caused a fire that burned for several hours on Thursday and sent smoke billowing into the air, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents,...
