Wisconsin News

North Dakota Jury Awards Couple More than $2 Million over Bad Faith Claim

A federal jury has awarded the mayor of a small North Dakota town more than $2 million in a lawsuit over an insurance company’s failure to pay a claim after a fire. Timothy and Sylvia Moore sued American Family Insurance …

Indiana Insurance Plans Four School Safety Seminars in Illinois

Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, recently announced that it is hosting four Safer Schools Seminars in Illinois during April. Designed for superintendents, principals, resource officers, and risk managers, these free, half-day seminars inform school officials on …

J.M. Wilson Announces 3 New Hires

Michigan-based J.M. Wilson recently announced three new staff members, Danielle Crandell, Eric Maus and Jeanne Callan. Danielle Crandell was hired as a transportation underwriter. She will service commercial trucking accounts for customers in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. She …

Colorado Legislation Threatens Auto Insurance Savings, Insurers Say

The Colorado Legislature is considering a bill that would add bureaucratic red tape and costs to the state’s automobile insurance system, claims the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), which is opposing the bill. House Bill 1389, the Fair …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability with Assault and Battery Nuts & Bolts: United States Liability Insurance is writing …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Child Welfare Insurance Services Nuts & Bolts: Child Welfare Insurance Services is offering programs designed …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Sports & Recreation Nuts & Bolts: Sadler Sports and Recreation is offering sports and recreation …

People

The Governing Board of the California Earthquake Authority has hired Glenn A. Pomeroy as CEO. Pomeroy has extensive experience in public service positions, including former commissioner of insurance of North Dakota. In addition, Pomeroy has served as North Dakota securities …

It Figures

10 A Waterloo, Iowa, man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for setting his ex-girlfriend’s house on fire. Kelvin Scott was sentenced for second-degree arson after a judge refused his request for a new trial. Authorities say Scott, …

As Young Insurance Agents Look to Future, Many Eye Ownership

America’s young independent insurance agents are nearly equally excited about the future of the agency system of which they are a part as they are about their own jobs. A new Insurance Journal survey found that 79 percent of agents …