Latest Wisconsin Headlines
All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wisconsin Business Owner Accused of Arson, Murder-for-Hire
Feb 22 2012 // A Wisconsin business owner is charged in federal court with torching his business and offering to kill someone’s wife in payment for helping set the fire. Prosecutors accuse 32-year-old Mathew Lemberger of Denmark of...
Wisconsin Denied Medical Loss Ratio Waiver
Feb 21 2012 // The federal government has rejected Wisconsin’s request to phase in a requirement that health insurers spent 80 cents of every dollar in premiums on medical care, one of the provisions of the Obama...
Safety, Security at Bio Labs Open to Interpretation, Not Matter of Law
Feb 15 2012 // To reach his office in Galveston National Laboratory, where scientists study deadly pathogens such as the Ebola and Marburg viruses, director James Le Duc swipes his key card at the building’s single entrance, which...
Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill Capping Attorney Fees
Dec 9 2011 // Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill designed to limit attorneys’ fees after a well-known lemon law lawyer collected more than $150,000 in an auto-repair dispute. The measure, part of Walker’s special...
Best Downgrades Wisconsin Re’s Ratings; Revises Outlook to Negative
Dec 7 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B+’ (Good) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit ratings to “bbb-” from “bbb” of Wisconsin Reinsurance...
Wisconsin Court: Malpractice Claims Can Go to AG’s Headquarters
Dec 5 2011 // An appeals court has dealt a setback to three state doctors who are fighting a malpractice suit by arguing their patient sent a claim notice to the Minnesota Justice Department’s headquarters in Madison. The doctors...
Study: Cost for Non-hospital Services in Workers’ Comp Highest in Wisconsin
Dec 5 2011 // In 2010, Wisconsin’s workers’ compensation system was the costliest for non-hospital services in a study of 25 study states. Prices in Wisconsin were more than twice that of the 25-state median, and nearly 50...
Wisconsin Trespasser Liability Bill
Nov 21 2011 // The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill that would reduce property owners’ liability for a trespasser’s injuries or death. The Assembly passed the measure 80-15 on Nov. 3. The state...
Study: Cost for Non-hospital Services in Workers’ Comp Highest in Wisconsin
Nov 16 2011 // In 2010, Wisconsin’s workers’ compensation system was the costliest for non-hospital services in a study of 25 study states. Prices in Wisconsin for non-hospital services were more than twice that of the...
Wisconsin’s Partners Mutual to Affiliate with Penn National Insurance
Nov 8 2011 // Partners Mutual Insurance Co. (Partners Mutual), headquartered in Waukesha, Wis., and Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co., (Penn National Insurance), have entered into an affiliation agreement. Under the...
Wisconsin Teen Settles Police Dog Bite Claim
Nov 7 2011 // A Wisconsin teen who sued after he was bitten by a police dog has settled the case for $210,000. Seventeen-year-old Nate Livermore suffered permanent damage to his arm two years ago when the dog bit him as he fled from a...
Wisconsin Trespasser Liability Goes to Governor
Nov 7 2011 // The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill that would reduce property owners’ liability for a trespasser’s injuries or death. The Assembly passed the measure 80-15 on Nov. 3. The state...
The Demotech Company Classification System Reveals State Specialist Property/Casualty Insurers
Nov 7 2011 // Company Name State of Speciality 2010 TOTAL DPW Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 596,191 Old American County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 575,100 SAIF Corporation OR 327,373 St. Johns Insurance Co. Inc. FL 257,106 Brickstreet...
Wisconsin Appeals Court Favors Media vs. Juneau County, Insurer
Nov 1 2011 // A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled in favor of a Juneau County newspaper that requested documents from the county but received paperwork with most information blacked out. The Juneau County Star-Times had requested...
Wisconsin Home Explosion Victims Get $5M
Oct 27 2011 // A furnace installation company and its insurer have agreed to pay $5 million to the victims of a fatal home explosion in Sun Prairie. Twenty-six-year-old Andrew Manley died when the blast leveled a house and damaged...
Homeowners Insurance Contributes to Settlement in Wisconsin Polka Suit
Oct 17 2011 // A Chippewa Falls, Wis., polka musician has won a court battle involving his ex-wife and her new husband, who he accuses of stealing one of his most popular tunes. Ray Rubenzer filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit...
Homeowners Insurer Contributes to Settlement in Wisconsin Polka Suit
Oct 6 2011 // A Chippewa Falls, Wis., polka musician has won a court battle involving his ex-wife and her new husband, who he accuses of stealing one of his most popular tunes. Ray Rubenzer filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit...
Supermarket Recalls Chicken Sold in Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Sep 23 2011 // Milwaukee, Wis.-based Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc. is recalling about 360 pounds of breaded chicken breast that may have been undercooked. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the products were sold after Sept. 13...
Wisconsin Study: Health Care Overhaul Will Insure Many More
Aug 26 2011 // The federal health care overhaul signed into law last year will drastically cut the number of uninsured Wisconsin residents by 2016 but will drive up premiums for some customers and could cause some companies to drop...
Wisconsin Repays Medical Malpractice Claims Fund
Aug 5 2011 // Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced that the state has made a payment of more than $200 million owed to the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund (IPFCF). The payment includes a $200 million transfer as well as...
