Latest Wisconsin Headlines
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Tort Reform – How Far to Go?
Mar 7 2011 // States as far flung as Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Wisconsin are considering, or have enacted, tort reform measures aimed at reducing the number of meritless lawsuits filed and lowering the cost of malpractice insurance....
Wisconsin’s Capitol Insurance Promotes 3
Feb 24 2011 // Capitol Insurance Cos. of Middleton, Wis., announced that Kevin A. Klestinski has been named vice president of Property & Casualty Underwriting, Richard F. Boettner has been promoted to director of Underwriting –...
Wisconsin Senate Passes Lower Car Insurance Levels
Feb 21 2011 // The Wisconsin state Senate passed legislation that would lower minimum levels of auto insurance. Car insurance would still be required under the bill passed on a bipartisan 25-7 vote, but the levels of coverage required...
Wisconsin Senate Passes Lower Car Insurance Levels
Feb 21 2011 // The Wisconsin state Senate passed legislation that would lower minimum levels of auto insurance. Car insurance would still be required under the bill passed on a bipartisan 25-7 vote, but the levels of coverage required...
Quirk in Law Could Force Wisconsin Family to Lose Insurance Settlement
Feb 14 2011 // When Dane County, Wis., highway worker James Porter was struck and killed on the job in June 2009, Joel Porter, his son, lost his best friend. Porter’s daughter, Jessica Johnson, lost a grandfather to her two little...
Declarations
Feb 10 2011 // Hot Items “Thieves can steal these converters in less than a minute. …They also do a lot of damage to the car when they do steal it. Taking a few precautionary measures may deter thieves from attempting to...
Wisconsin Senate Passes Lower Car Insurance Levels
Feb 10 2011 // The Wisconsin state Senate has passed legislation that would lower minimum levels of car insurance and make it more difficult to approve of sales and income tax increases. Car insurance would still be required under the...
Wisconsin Senate to Take up Car Insurance Legislation
Feb 8 2011 // Minimum levels of car insurance that were increased two years ago would drop back down again under a bill up for a vote in the state Senate. Trial lawyers fought for the changes approved by the Democratic-controlled...
Wisconsin Assembly Committee Sends Auto Insurance Bill to Full Chamber
Feb 7 2011 // A Republican-controlled Assembly committee approved a bill that would repeal minimum automobile coverage levels, sending the bill to the full chamber for a vote. The GOP-authored proposal would wipe out minimum coverage...
Wisconsin Governor Signs Lawsuit Reform Measure
Feb 7 2011 // Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that will dramatically rewrite Wisconsin’s civil litigation rules. The bill makes it harder to sue businesses by setting new standards for expert testimony and burdens of...
Lawyer for Wisconsin Abuse Accuser Says Vatican Refuses Lawsuit
Feb 2 2011 // The attorney for a man who says he was sexually abused decades ago by a now-deceased priest at a Wisconsin school for the deaf says the Vatican has refused to be served with a lawsuit over the matter. St. Paul attorney...
Ambac Wins Court Approval to Overhaul Insurance Unit
Feb 2 2011 // Ambac Financial Group won a court ruling allowing it to overhaul its insurance unit, a decision that its bankrupt parent greeted as a ‘gigantic step” forward. The plan, which a Wisconsin state judge approved,...
Wisconsin Workers’ Comp Medical Costs Per Claim Increasing
Jan 31 2011 // The increased cost and more frequent use of medical care provided to injured workers in Wisconsin drove up the average medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in recent years, according to a new study by the...
Wisconsin Assembly Committee Sends Auto Insurance Bill to Full Chamber
Jan 31 2011 // A Republican-controlled Assembly committee has approved a bill that would repeal minimum automobile coverage levels, sending the bill to the full chamber for a vote. The GOP-authored proposal would wipe out minimum...
Wisconsin Legislature Passes Lawsuit Reform Bill
Jan 25 2011 // The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill that would make it more difficult to sue companies and collect damages. The Assembly passed the bill on a partisan 57-36 on Jan. 20, two days after it cleared the Senate also...
Auto Insurance Changes Targeted for Repeal in Wisconsin
Jan 24 2011 // Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are aiming to repeal most of the auto insurance coverage increases mandated by Democrats, which industry and state regulators blame for higher premiums. Drivers would still be...
Critics Blast Bill to Reduce Wisconsin Auto Insurance
Jan 21 2011 // A Republican plan to scale back mandatory car insurance levels would make driving in Wisconsin riskier and leave injured motorists holding the bag, the proposal’s critics said. The GOP has introduced a bill that...
Debate on Repeal of Wisconsin Auto Insurance Changes Begins
Jan 20 2011 // Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are aiming to repeal most of the auto insurance coverage increases mandated by Democrats, which industry and state regulators blame for higher premiums. Insurers are supporting the...
Catlin U.S. Completes Purchase of Blue Ridge Insurance
Jan 18 2011 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited has purchased Blue Ridge Insurance Co. (BRIC) from the QBE Insurance Group. Catlin will rename BRIC as Catlin Indemnity Co. and expects to begin writing business through this company...
Auto Insurance Changes Targeted for Repeal in Wisconsin
Jan 13 2011 // Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are aiming to repeal most of the auto insurance coverage increases mandated by Democrats, which industry and state regulators blame for higher premiums. Drivers would still be...
