Latest Wisconsin Headlines
All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ratings: Southern General/GreenStar, Fairfield, Community Mutual, Wisconsin County
Jan 18 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘B’ (Fair) from ‘B++’ (Good) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “bb+” from “bbb” of Southern General...
Home Improvement Store to Fly Wisconsin Workers to Booming North Dakota
Dec 3 2012 // Home improvement retailer Menard Inc. says it will hire workers from its home base in Wisconsin and fly them to North Dakota to staff a store in Minot, which is near the state’s booming oil patch and has more jobs...
People – South Central
Dec 3 2012 // Dr. Therese M. Vaughan has stepped down earlier than previously announced from her post as chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). In August, she announced plans for...
Well-Known Plaintiff Attorney Running for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Nov 12 2012 // Noted lemon law attorney Vince Megna, who in recent months has posted numerous satirical videos online lampooning Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans, told The Associated Press that he is running for the Wisconsin...
State Elections Wrapup: Some Partisan Realignment; 5 Incumbent Insurance Chiefs Win
Nov 8 2012 // Neil Alldredge has been searching for the unifying “theme” in the results of Nov. 6 state elections around the country but he says it has not been easy to identify one. As senior vice president for state and...
Wisconsin Agent and PIA Member Wins Re-Election to State Assembly
Nov 8 2012 // Wisconsin insurance agent and member of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA), Mary Czaja, on Nov. 6 won her race to capture the 35th Assembly District in northern Wisconsin. Czaja is a Republican...
J.M. Wilson Adds Pusateri as Underwriter in Wisconsin
Nov 8 2012 // Managing general agency J.M. Wilson has hired Kristen Pusateri as property/casualty insurance underwriter in its Madison, Wis., location to review, quote, bind and service commercial P/C accounts for Wisconsin independent...
Wisconsin Woman Cited for Three DWI Crashes in Three Hours
Oct 31 2012 // A Verona, Wis., woman has been cited for drunken driving after the 21-year-old allegedly caused three crashes in less than three hours. Authorities say the woman acknowledged being responsible for all three collisions in...
Wisconsin Workplace Shooting Brings Call for New Law on Guns
Oct 24 2012 // Two Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing legislation to tighten the enforcement of gun rules in domestic violence cases, prompted by a fatal shooting rampage at a suburban Milwaukee spa. Radcliffe Haughton, 45, bought a handgun...
Families Signing on to Wisconsin Pipeline Spill Suit
Oct 22 2012 // More than 90 families in the Town of Jackson, Wis. have signed on to a planned lawsuit over a pipeline spill. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the families have retained two personal injury law firms to represent...
Fire Damage at Wisconsin’s Largest Dairy Farm Costly
Oct 18 2012 // A fire has damaged Wisconsin’s largest dairy farm. WLUK-TV reports the fire tore through one of the barns at Rosendale Dairy near the Fond du Lac-Winnebago County line around 2:20 p.m. on Oct. 16. Bill Harke is a...
Deadly Year for Motorcyclists in Wisconsin
Oct 10 2012 // Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials say 2012 will be one of the deadliest years on record for motorcyclists. So far, 102 people have died in motorcycle crashes this year, compared to 85 for all of 2011. The...
Meemic Insurance Services Now Available to Wisconsin Educators
Sep 20 2012 // Meemic Insurance Co., a Michigan-based insurance provider offering personal auto, homeowners, and umbrella coverages tailored exclusively to teachers and other educational employees, announced it will immediately begin...
Wisconsin’s Sentry Insurance Cuts Office Jobs, Home-Based Agents
Sep 9 2012 // Sentry Insurance, based in Stevens Point, Wis., says it’s cutting 27 office jobs in central Wisconsin and 144 home-based agents across 10 states as it restructures its strategy for selling personal line policies....
AmWINS Buys Wisconsin School Insurance Broker, Smic
Sep 4 2012 // Insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. has acquired Special Markets Insurance Consultants, Inc. Smic is headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin with a sales office in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1985 by Nora Stransky, Smic...
State Payments for Wolf Damage Increasing in Wisconsin
Aug 21 2012 // The amount of money paid to those who have lost animals to wolves in Wisconsin is growing along with the wolf population. The payments are made by the state Department of Natural Resources for loss of cattle, horses and...
Ratings Recap: Great Plains, ProAssurance, Community, German Mutual
Aug 16 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) and an issuer credit rating of “bbb” to Iowa-based Great Plains Casualty, Inc., both with stable outlooks. The ratings reflect...
Wisconsin Supervisor Killed During Meeting with Worker
Aug 8 2012 // A Milwaukee, Wis., plant supervisor was gunned down while meeting with a disgruntled employee who then killed himself, but police said they don’t yet know what specifically sparked the shooting. George Hites, 58, of...
FEMA Declares Disaster In NW Wis. Due To Flooding
Aug 6 2012 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared a major disaster for three northwestern Wisconsin counties due to flood damage in June. Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday that FEMA granted the disaster declaration he...
People – Midwest
Aug 6 2012 // United Benefit Advisors (UBA), based in Indianapolis, Ind., appointed Thomas Mangan as chief executive officer. Mangan is a 20-year veteran in the employee benefits field. Prior to joining UBA, Mangan served as the...
