Latest Wisconsin Headlines
All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Liability Reforms on Wis. Legislative Agenda
Sep 29 2003 // The Wisconsin General Assembly continues to hold hearings on insurance-related bills on a variety of issues including mandatory private passenger automobile insurance coverage, liability for dog bites, and product...
The Resurrection of Environmental Coverages
Sep 22 2003 // As insurers are confronted with increased pressures from claims involving asbestos, mold, and directors and officers’ policies, little attention is paid to the decreasing number of traditional environmental...
NYSID Announces Arrest of Two Women for Fraudulent WTC Life Claims
Aug 28 2003 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance, Gregory V. Serio, announced the arrests of Dorothy Johnson and Twila McKee, both of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on charges of insurance fraud and attempted theft by fraud for...
Wis. Top Court Retreats on Insurance Policy ‘Crystal Clarity’
Jul 30 2003 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently issued a decision rejecting “crystal clarity” as the standard for assessing whether an insurance policy is ambiguous to policyholders. “The most recent ruling comes...
NAII: Compulsory Auto Insurance Won’t Work in Wisconsin
Jun 20 2003 // Laws mandating that consumers buy auto insurance do not reduce the number of uninsured motorists, are virtually impossible to enforce and a bill to implement such a program in Wisconsin will not help the insurance market,...
Wis. Commish Announces Administrative Actions
May 14 2003 // The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) has taken the following administrative actions. In many of these cases the respondent denied the allegations but consented to the action taken. OCI is responsible...
Wisconsin Assembly Considers Credit Scoring Bill
Apr 24 2003 // The Wisconsin Assembly is considering a bill that would prohibit insurers from using credit scoring information to issue or renew auto or property insurance policies. Assembly Bill 278, authored by Rep. Gregg Underheim...
Wausau to Sponsor Wisconsin Olympic Gold Medalist
Feb 3 2003 // U.S. Olympic speedskater Casey FitzRandolph has a gold medal for his 500-meter win in Salt Lake City last winter, and now he has a new corporate sponsor in Wisconsin’s Wausau Insurance. FitzRandolph, 28, is a native...
WI Ins. Dept. Unveils New Web Page for Small Business
Jan 9 2003 // Wisconsin’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) announced the launch of a new Web page for small employers, designed “to help Wisconsinites with small businesses search for...
Wisconsin’s Deputy Insurance Commissioner Wins National Outstanding Achievement Award
Dec 18 2002 // Randy Blumer, Wisconsin’s Deputy Comissioner of Insurance, recently received the highest individual honor given by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the Robert Dineen Award, at its winter meeting...
Wisconsin OCI Warns of Deer Peril on Roads
Dec 4 2002 // Wisconsin’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) issued a warning that motorists are at increased risk from collisions with deer this winter. Concerns about Chronic Wasting Disease “may have reduced...
$20 Million Damage Estimate from Wisconsin Tornado
Sep 5 2002 // A tornado that ripped through the town of Ladysmith in Wisconsin’s Rusk County on Labor Day caused an estimated $20 million in damages. According to a report from the Associated Press local authorities estimated the...
NAII, OSHA Hosting Workplace Safety Workshops in Wis.
Jul 3 2002 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), in conjunction with insurers and OSHA, is hosting a series of workshops in Wisconsin focusing on workplace safety for small businesses. Safety at Work I: Risk...
Wis. Releases Complaints & Grievance Data
Jul 1 2002 // The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) announced the publication of yearly data concerning complaints against insurance companies, disciplinary actions taken against insurance companies and agents, and...
Wis. Workers’ Comp Payments Rose Consistently in Recent Years
Apr 16 2002 // A new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) shows that the average medical payment paid to injured workers in Wisconsin under the state’s workers’ compensation system rose consistently in...
Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
NAIC Study Finds Wis. Has Lowest Homeowner Rates
Apr 3 2002 // A study by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) found that Wisconsin has the lowest prices for homeowners insurance in the U.S. Wisconsin insurance commissioner Connie O’Connell expects these...
Wis. Assembly Passes Budget Without Credit Prohibition
Mar 20 2002 // The Wisconsin State Assembly passed the Budget Reform Act early March 15, minus a proposed prohibition on insurers’ use of credit-based insurance scores. The passage of the budget bill, combined with the demise of a...
Washington State Orders Wisconsin Woman To Pay $52,182
Jan 17 2002 // The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries has ordered a 43-year-old Wisconsin woman to repay the state $52,182 after an investigation showed she continued to collect workers’ compensation widow’s...
