Latest Wisconsin Headlines
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Wisconsin Rideshare Bill Would Require $1M Commercial Coverage
Mar 31 2015 // Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose statewide regulations on online ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. The measure would require companies to apply for a $5,000 state license and carry...
Consultant: Self-Insurance for Wisconsin State Employees Premature
Mar 27 2015 // A consultant says it’s not feasible to move to a self-insurance model for Wisconsin state employees next year. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the consultant’s report found moving from a competitive...
Wisconsin-Based SECURA Celebrates 115th Anniversary
Mar 25 2015 // SECURA Insurance, based in Appleton, Wis., is celebrating the fact that it has been in operation for 115 years as of March 2015. The company was founded by Julius Bubolz in the town of Cicero after a devastating windstorm...
Medical Malpractice Claims in Wisconsin Fall to Record Low
Mar 24 2015 // Medical malpractice claims hit a record low last year in Wisconsin, according to the Director of State Courts. The number of medical malpractice lawsuits fell to 84 last year from 140 in 2013. There were 294 suits filed in...
Proposal Would Offer Wisconsin State Workers $2K to Opt out of Health Coverage
Feb 20 2015 // Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is proposing that state employees be offered $2,000 a year to opt out of state health insurance coverage. A state-commissioned study by Deloitte Consulting says the incentive could generate $18...
Ashley Furniture Wisconsin Plant Fined $1.76M for Worker Injuries
Feb 4 2015 // The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is fining Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. $1.76 million for worker injuries at its Arcadia, Wis., plant, the agency said. OSHA said the plant saw more than 1,000...
Feds: Wisconsin Insurance Agent Ran $10M Ponzi Scheme
Feb 3 2015 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is alleging a Watertown, Wis., insurance agent ran a $10 million Ponzi scheme out of his agency, ISC Inc. The SEC filed a securities fraud lawsuit against 69-year-old Loren...
Pro Athletes Durant, Watt to Endorse Wisconsin-Based American Family Insurance
Jan 29 2015 // Oklahoma Thunder forward Kevin Durant and Houston Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt have signed endorsement deals with Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance, the company said. Durant, the NBA’s most...
J.M. Wilson Hires Hongisto as Branch Manager in Wisconsin
Jan 20 2015 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson added Jayne Hongisto as branch manager of its Madison, Wis., office. She will plan the day-to-day operations of the Madison office, coordinate the staff, and...
SECURA Promotes Mongarella to Director-Risk Management in Wisconsin
Jan 15 2015 // Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance promoted Dominick Mongarella to director–risk management, effective Jan. 14, 2015. Mongarella will lead the company’s risk management team and is responsible for enhancing risk...
Bucher Named Partner at Wisconsin-Based HNI Risk Services
Jan 12 2015 // HNI, a non-traditional risk management firm based in New Berlin, Wis., announced that Matt Bucher has been named a partner in the firm. Bucher is a relationship manager at HNI. In his current role, Bucher drives sales of...
People – Midwest
Jan 12 2015 // The St. Louis, Mo., office of independent insurance broker, Lockton, has promoted Diane Fischer to vice president, unit manager of risk management. Fischer joined Lockton in 2007, with more than 20 years of national...
MGIC Hires Former Wisconsin Regulator Dilweg as Sr. VP – Government Relations
Jan 7 2015 // Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation, has hired former Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg as senior vice president – government relations. In...
Most Popular Insurance Journal Midwest Stories of 2014
Dec 31 2014 // The most popular InsuranceJournal.com news stories in the Midwest ranged from groundbreaking lawsuits to research into making people safer from storms. With an understanding that stories appearing later in the year have...
Price Optimization Allegations Challenged, NAIC Investigating Practice
Dec 18 2014 // Reaction to industry-wide price optimization allegations from a consumer group known to call out insurers has been somewhat critical yet guarded – however it appears regulators may already be starting to look into the...
Drunk-Driving Deaths Down 47% Since 2003 in Wisconsin
Dec 15 2014 // Fewer Wisconsinites are being hurt or killed in drunken-driving accidents. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says 185 people died in alcohol-related crashes last year — down 47 percent since 2003. Injuries from...
College Sexual Assault Charges Hard to Prove
Dec 8 2014 // An anonymous college student said in a media report that she had been gang-raped at a fraternity house. She told the reporter that she was drugged and beaten around the face, legs and vagina, yet a university dean ignored...
2014 State Specialist P/C Insurers Revealed
Dec 1 2014 // The Demotech Company Classification System categorizes insurers into one of 11 categories based on an analysis of data reported by the companies to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The 11...
Reports: Wisconsin Train Derailment Caused by Human Error
Nov 25 2014 // A two-train collision and derailment last July in southeastern Wisconsin was caused by human error when the rear of a freight train was unintentionally backed onto another rail line, according to reports submitted to...
Montana’s Lindeen Elected NAIC President
Nov 20 2014 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected 2015 officers who will assume their duties on Jan. 1, 2015. President: Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance...
