A Republican-controlled Assembly committee has approved a bill that would repeal minimum automobile coverage levels, sending the bill to the full chamber for a vote. The GOP-authored proposal would wipe out minimum coverage levels for liability and uninsured motorists created …
Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are aiming to repeal most of the auto insurance coverage increases mandated by Democrats, which industry and state regulators blame for higher premiums. Insurers are supporting the Republican’s rollback, while lawyers argue the mandates should …
Farmer’s Insurance Group has named Todd Brooks senior vice president of its eastern zone, which comprises the states of Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. He most recently served as vice president of field operations for Farmer’s …
Brown & Brown Inc. reports that Charles H. Charlie Lydecker has been elected regional president responsible for a number of the company’s retail operations in the state of Florida and for certain of its retail operations in Arizona, New Jersey, …
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says auto insurance premiums paid by drivers in the Dakotas remain among the lowest in the nation. Hamm cites a new report issued by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. He says in 2008, …
Florida’s workers’ compensation market remains competitive with more than 250 private insurers writing coverage and only a fraction of business being funneled to the residual market. Also, availability does not appear to be a major concern in the aggregate, although …
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has appointed Ted Nickel, an insurance company veteran, as commissioner of insurance and Dan Schwartzer, an association executive, as deputy commissioner. Nickel replaces Sean Dilweg. Nickel has spent nearly his entire career in the insurance industry …
Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg announced a regulatory settlement with Time Insurance Co., a health insurer headquartered in Milwaukee, that includes a forfeiture of $280,000 for failure to correct previously identified problems with company practices in Wisconsin. In addition, the …
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, who served as governor longer than any Democrat in the state’s history and along the way expanded health insurance access to nearly every state resident, didn’t always play well in the political sandbox to get what …
Madison, Wis., is the most secure U.S. community among large metropolitan areas (population of 500,000 or greater) according to the seventh annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. Olympia, Wash., is the most …
