Latest Wisconsin Headlines
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Wisconsin Regulator Seizes Some of Bond Insurer Ambac’s Assets
Mar 25 2010 // State regulators are taking control of some of U.S. bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc.’s worst assets, the company said Thursday, in an action affecting some $35 billion of assets. Regulators in Wisconsin, where...
It Figures
Mar 22 2010 // 4.6% Nebraska’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent, according to state officials. The preliminary December rate of 4.7 percent...
New Vehicle Registrations in Wisconsin Down 46% Since 2000
Mar 4 2010 // New vehicle registrations in Wisconsin are nearly half of what they were in 2000. Registrations dropped 46 percent — a hit that’s felt well beyond the state’s auto dealerships. Thousands of jobs have...
Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Plans Expansion Into Wisconsin
Feb 12 2010 // Property/casualty insurer Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp, Inc. said it expects to report record results for the fourth quarter and confirmed it pans to expand into neighboring Wisconsin. The company said it expects to report...
A.M. Best Assigns Wisconsin’s Ellington Mutual Insurance a ‘B+’ Rating
Jan 28 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and an issuer credit rating of “bbb-” to Ellington Mutual Insurance Company (Ellington) of Hortonville, Wis. The outlook assigned to both...
Wisconsin Senate OKs Bill That Expands Malpractice Claims
Jan 21 2010 // The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill that would allow for more medical malpractice claims against health care providers. The approved bill allows parents to sue for pain and suffering damages if their adult-aged...
Liberty Mutual Expands Insurance Offerings for Wisconsin Schools
Jan 20 2010 // Liberty Mutual Group is expanding its program offerings for Wisconsin schools available through its partnership with the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) Insurance Plan. Effective immediately, the WASB...
Wisconsin Teen Drivers Buckling Up More Than They Used To
Dec 29 2009 // Wisconsin teenagers are buckling up more than they used to. A new survey of the state’s high school students shows that only 15 percent say they rarely or never wear a seat belt when in a car driven by another...
Report: Univ. of Wisconsin Camps Should Carry Accident Insurance
Dec 10 2009 // Auditors are making several recommendations to limit legal liability and improve the safety of children who attend sports, music and other camps on University of Wisconsin campuses. An audit report to be presented to the...
Wisconsin Technical College Creates Insurance Education Program
Nov 23 2009 // Madison, Wis., Area Technical College has launched an Insurance Certificate Program to respond the needs of the growing insurance industry in that state. Wisconsin has the 6th largest concentration of insurers in the...
Survey: Health Insurance Costs 22% More in Wisconsin
Nov 20 2009 // A new survey finds Wisconsinites pay more for health insurance than the rest of the country and the cost is rising at a faster rate. The consulting firm Mercer finds employers and their workers in Wisconsin paid an average...
Wisconsin Republicans Aim to Repeal Auto Insurance Mandates
Nov 15 2009 // Republican legislators in Wisconsin are trying to muster support for a bill that would repeal new minimum car insurance mandates. The state budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed earlier this year required all motorists to purchase...
Wisconsin Local Governments to Share $12M in Property Insurance Credits
Nov 12 2009 // Wisconsin insurance officials plan to hand $12 million in property insurance credits back to local governments next year. Wisconsin municipalities can pay into a state account in exchange for insurance on public property....
Wisconsin Republicans Rail Against Auto Insurance Provisions
Nov 4 2009 // Republican legislators in Wisconsin are trying to muster support for a bill that would repeal new minimum car insurance levels. The state budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed earlier this year required all motorists to purchase...
Wisconsin Young Adults May Stay on Parents Health Plan Longer
Nov 2 2009 // A new state law taking effect in Wisconsin on Jan. 1, 2010, allows young adults up to age 27 to remain on their parents’ health insurance plans unless they have access to cheaper plans through their employers. Gov....
Misplaced Letter Costs PepsiCo $1.2 Billion in Wisconsin Ruling
Oct 30 2009 // It’s an expensive lesson on the importance of reading your mail. A Wisconsin judge has ordered PepsiCo Inc. to pay $1.26 billion to two men who said it stole their idea to sell purified water after a secretary...
Campaign Donations Don’t Require Recusals, Wisconsin High Court Rules
Oct 30 2009 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court adopted rules Wednesday allowing judges to hear cases involving their biggest campaign contributors, siding with business interests and rejecting calls for reform. Voting 4-3, the court approved...
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...
A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of 2 Midwest Mutual Insurers
Oct 6 2009 // A.M. Best Co. announced that, in separate actions, it has withdrawn the ratings of two Midwest-based mutual insurance companies at the request of those companies. Best affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of C++...
Spanish Language Online Complaint Filing Now Available in Wisconsin
Sep 28 2009 // Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg recently announced improvements to the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance’s on-line consumer complaint system. Now Spanish-speaking consumers will be able to complete...
