Wisconsin News

Midwestern States Fall Below National Average for Homeowners Premiums

A new National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) report shows Ohio homeowners and most Midwestern states pay some of the lowest homeowners insurance rates in the nation. The Ohio Department of Insurance announced that new figures from the NAIC show …

Iowa Pair Agree to Settlement in Taco John’s Lawsuit

A lawsuit filed by northeast Iowa residents who became ill after eating tainted lettuce at Taco John’s restaurants in the Waterloo area has been settled out of court. Karen Hibben-Levi, of Waterloo, and the parents of Autumn Saul had filed …

Wis. Assembly Passes Cell Phone Ban for Teen Drivers

A proposal that would ban teen drivers from using cell phones passed the Assembly, 90-7, and now heads to the state Senate. Wisconsin would be the 16th state to limit or ban cell phone use by teen drivers if the …

‘Most Secure Places to Live’ Are In Ore., Calif. and Wash.

Health, prosperity, safety and security are all desirable aspects when it comes to seeking a place to live, work or raise a family. According to the fourth annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of …

Mich. Accident Fund Names Lancione New Premium Audit Director

Lansing, Mich.-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America recently announced that it had named Anthony Lancione as its new premium audit director. In the newly created position, Lancione will develop and execute premium audit strategies; overseeing the planning and management …

S&P Details Actions Taken on ‘Public Information’ Ratings

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has announced various rating actions on insurance companies with public information (pi) ratings. S&P explained that “ratings with a ‘pi’ subscript are based on an analysis of an issuer’s published financial information, as well as …

Ratings Recap: DHC Group, Physicians (Wisconsin), Midwest Family Mutual, Western Mutual

A.M. Best Co. has assigned issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “bb-” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘B-‘ (Fair) of Long Beach Calif.-based DHC Group and its members. The outlook for both of the ratings is stable. Best …

Wis. Appeals Court Upholds $8 Million Malpractice Award

A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld a jury’s $8 million medical malpractice award to a woman whose inner organs were paralyzed by a botched surgery. The state’s medical malpractice fund argued a judge coerced jurors into reaching a verdict after …

New Markets

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New Markets

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