Latest Wisconsin Headlines
All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Anhalt Named Sentry Senior Vice President in Wisconsin
Sep 11 2013 // Pete Anhalt has been promoted to senior vice president of consumer products for Sentry Insurance. Anhalt will be based in Madison, Wi. He will oversee specialty auto, motorcycle, and standard consumer products. Anhalt...
Illinois Based Company Fined $185K for Injury at Wisconsin Plant
Sep 11 2013 // Federal safety officials fined an Illinois-based company more than $185,000 after a worker suffered severe burns at the same northern Wisconsin plant where five people have been killed since 2008. Packaging Corp. of...
Property Auctioned in Wisconsin Insurance Fraud Case
Sep 9 2013 // Fur coats, diamonds and Rolex watches were among hundreds of items once owned by a pair of Wausau, Wis., insurance executives that have been auctioned off to pay for their multimillion-dollar fraud scheme. Federal agents...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Narrows Definition of ‘Occurrence’
Sep 9 2013 // Public policy and insurance law allow insurance coverage only for fortuitous events and not for harm or loss resulting from intentional acts. To this end, insurance policies provide coverage when an injury or loss is...
Insurance Rates Released by Wisconsin Governor Questioned
Sep 5 2013 // Health care advocates called into question information released by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s administration showing dramatic rate increases for insurance plans to be sold through the new marketplace created under...
Wisconsin Law Lets Motorcyclists Ignore Some Red Lights
Aug 29 2013 // When John Glass of West Allis, Wis., rides his motorcycle, he carries a copy of the state statute that allows motorcyclists to drive through a red light under certain circumstances. Some motorcycles are too small to...
Tornado Damage Exceeds $30M in Wisconsin
Aug 14 2013 // Officials in the Fox Valley say damage from recent tornadoes exceeds $30 million. The National Weather Service tells WLUK-TV that six tornadoes have been confirmed during the storms. It had previously confirmed five...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Narrows Definition of ‘Occurrence’
Aug 12 2013 // Public policy and insurance law allow insurance coverage only for fortuitous events and not for harm or loss resulting from intentional acts. To this end, insurance policies provide coverage when an injury or loss is...
Wisconsin Woman Challenges Cap on Malpractice Damages
Jul 30 2013 // A Verona, Wis., woman is challenging a law that caps malpractice damages against University of Wisconsin doctors at $250,000. A Wisconsin State Journal report says a jury awarded Terri Fiez $1.8 million in a wrongful-death...
Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Health Insurance Tobacco Surcharge
Jul 3 2013 // Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has vetoed his own plan to charge state workers more for health insurance if they smoke. Walker’s executive state budget would have required state workers who smoke to pay $50 more per...
Grand General Agency Adds Marketing Professional for Wisconsin, Minnesota
Jul 2 2013 // Grandville, Mich-based Grand General Agency has welcomed Marva Wrightsman to its marketing team. She will be working with independent agents in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Wrightsman has a diverse background working with...
Flooding Damages Homes in Southwestern Wisconsin
Jun 28 2013 // Several days of heavy rains caused flooding that damaged hundreds of homes in southwestern Wisconsin, and officials in some communities were preparing for more flooding as rivers rose. Storms pounded the southern part of...
Mercedes-Benz Pays $260k in Wisconsin Lemon Law Case
Jun 27 2013 // Mercedes-Benz USA LLC has paid out another $260,000 in a long-running lemon law case. Attorney Vince Megna sued the company in 2005 on behalf of a Waukesha, Wis., businessman who purchased a defective sedan. The Wisconsin...
Supreme Court to Review Airline Imunity
Jun 18 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to use a case involving an Air Wisconsin pilot upset about losing his job to consider giving airlines broader immunity from lawsuits when they report potential security threats. The justices...
Wisconsin Insurance Leaders Detail Uncertainty of Exchanges
Jun 13 2013 // It will be a tough task implementing the online health insurance marketplaces that are required of each state under the federal health care overhaul, and there will no doubt be consumer horror stories about trying to...
Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Disagree on Sales of Raw Milk
Jun 11 2013 // When it comes to raw milk, even dairy farmers who drink their own product disagree over whether they and their peers should be allowed to sell it. The issue has made headlines with the recent trial of a Sauk County farmer,...
Flood of 2008 Changed Wisconsin Landscape, Taught Lessons
Jun 11 2013 // A devastating flood in 2008 that killed three people and caused $763 million in damage also changed the landscape of many Wisconsin counties – and while the changes were hard to stomach for some, authorities say the...
Wisconsin Court: Bar not Liable for Underage Drinker
Jun 7 2013 // A Wisconsin court has ruled that a bar that served alcohol to an underage drinker can’t be sued for negligence because the person provided a false ID. Jennifer Serkowski was accidentally injured by a friend after...
J.M. Wilson Adds Pusateri as Underwriter in Wisconsin
Jun 6 2013 // Managing general agency J.M. Wilson announced it has hired Kristen Pusateri as property/casualty underwriter in its Madison, Wis., office. Her responsibilities include reviewing, quoting, binding and servicing commercial...
Wisconsin Bus Driver Who Chased Passenger Gets Workers’ Comp
Jun 5 2013 // A Wisconsin appeals court says a Milwaukee bus driver who chased down a passenger who used a racial slur and spat on him is entitled to workers’ compensation. Bus driver Isaac Bracey hurt himself soon after getting...
