Wisconsin News

New Britt/Paulk Delaware Office to Focus on Timber Harvesting Program

Niche insurance underwriter Britt/Paulk has opened a new office in Selbyville, Del. This new office will focus on underwriting the agency’s Timber Harvesting Program. The company also announced that three underwriters are joining the firm: George M. Pusey, branch manager; …

Democrats Seize Control in State Legislatures

The two major parties are no longer locked in parity in state legislatures. Wresting control from the GOP in all the chambers that changed hands outright, the Democrats now control the legislatures in more states than they have since 1994. …

E. coli expedites need for recall and business interruption coverage

On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon began discussing a cluster of E. coli infections and warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they suspected fresh-bagged spinach as the source of what could potentially become …

New Markets

New Construction, Remodelers, Owner/Developers Nuts & Bolts: Network E&S Insurance Brokers LLC has a new limited access Builder’s Risk/Contractors Equipment Program for both residential and commercial. Residential and commercial structures with no size limitations; frame and concrete structures are acceptable. …

Spinach contamination demonstrates need for recall and business interruption coverages

On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon began discussing a cluster of E. coli infections associated with fresh spinach consumption and warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they suspected fresh-bagged spinach as the source …

Appointed, Elected Commissioner Jobs on the Line

The jobs of more than half of state insurance commissioners around the country could be on the line on this 2006 midterm Election Day. The futures of as many as 30 of the nation’s insurance commissioners are tied to the …

Iowa Hawkeye-Security Adds New Personal Lines Technology for Agents

Des Moines, Iowa-based Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has added real-time policy inquiry, endorsement quoting, and electronic endorsement submissions to the roster of functions available through Personal IQ, the company’s web-based technology for personal lines. According to …

Okla. Deer-car Collisions More Likely in the Fall

Neither Cheryl McAlpine nor her family were hurt when a deer sprang out in front of her sport utility vehicle and crashed into it several days ago, but McAlpine believes the shock may have taken a few years off her …

Spinach contamination demonstrates need for recall and business interruption coverage

On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon began discussing a cluster of E. coli infections associated with fresh spinach consumption and warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they suspected fresh-bagged spinach as the source …

Declarations

Ku Klux Klan “The ability of the State Patrol to effectively protect its citizens requires the public’s trust. Allowing a Klan member in the ranks destroys that trust.” Comments made by the Nebraska Attorney General after the office asked a …