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At Least 26 Tornadoes Rip Through Midwest As More Severe Storms Loom

Severe storms spawned at least 26 tornadoes across the Midwest Wednesday. The strong wind ripped roofs off homes and knocked down trees. Two people were hurt.
June 29, 2017 Auto Property Iowa Wisconsin

Up To 18% Of Injured Workers Not Returning To Work After One Year

Between 11% and 18% of injured workers in 15 states do not return to work within a year of their accident, a range that is in line with previous studies, according to reports released Tuesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
June 23, 2017 Workers' Compensation Indiana Massachusetts Michigan North Carolina Virginia

Blimp Catches Fire And Crashes At U.S. Open

Videos posted to social media captured the moment a commercial blimp flying over the U.S. Open golf tournament in Wisconsin crashed Thursday morning into an open field.
June 16, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Wisconsin

National Weather Service Teams To Survey Wisconsin Tornado Damage

The National Weather Service says at least three tornadoes touched down in Northeast Wisconsin Wednesday, but the agency has reports of as many of six twisters.
June 15, 2017 Auto Property Wisconsin

One Dead, Two Missing After Milling Plant Explosion In Wisconsin

An explosion and subsequent fire at a corn milling plant in Wisconsin early Thursday morning evening left one person dead and several injured, local authorities said.
June 1, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Workers' Compensation Wisconsin

Severe Weather, Tornadoes Rake Midwestern States

At least two people were killed and dozens of others injured Tuesday after suspected tornadoes tore through a mobile home park in Wisconsin and a subdivision in Oklahoma. None of the tornado reports have yet been confirmed by the National Weather Service.
May 17, 2017 Auto Property Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin

Fire Wipes Out Tractor-Trailer, Cargo Of Cheese

A truck filled with cheese caught fire in West Allis Tuesday. Nobody was hurt, but 20,000 pounds of cheese is gone. According to the fire department, the truck driver was on the highway when he realized his brakes were on fire.
April 20, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Wisconsin

New WCRI Studies Examine Trends In Claim Costs And Impact Of Reforms In 18 State Workers’ Compensation Systems

The claim costs and other metrics of 18 state workers’ compensation systems are analyzed in depth in a new series of studies, CompScope™ Benchmarks, 17th Edition, released by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
April 19, 2017 Legislation & Regulation Workers' Compensation California Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana

Seven State P&C Guaranty Associations Adopt Innovative Claims Management System

Insurity, a leading provider of core insurance processing and data integration and analytics solutions, announced that seven state property and casualty insurance guaranty associations (IGAs) have all successfully completed implementation of SIMS Claims™ to manage claims for various lines of property and casualty insurance.
February 22, 2017 Risk Management Arkansas Georgia Indiana Mississippi North Carolina

Marijuana Insurance Industry Is Taking Off Like Wildfire

This emerging market is rapidly growing strength throughout the United States with legalized cannabis. The marijuana insurance industry has exploded since certain forms and uses of medicinal cannabis received approval.
January 26, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Explosion And Fire Level Wisconsin Apartment Building

A man called 911 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, late Sunday night and told the dispatcher he had a bomb. A short time later, an explosion and fire destroyed his apartment building.
January 18, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Wisconsin

GPS Data Links Commercial Property Fire To Owner

A federal jury has found a Winnebago County man guilty on six charges related to a fire that destroyed a commercial building in Oshkosh.
January 18, 2017 Fraud Property Wisconsin

U.S. Roads Keep Getting More Dangerous

New government estimates project that for the second straight year, the United States will see the largest leap in motor vehicle fatalities in 50 years. In the first nine months of 2016, the Department of Transportation estimates that 27,875 people died in motor vehicle crashes.
January 18, 2017 Auto Liability Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

U.S. Postal Contractor’s Semitrailer Catches Fire On Highway

A semitrailer truck carrying mail caught fire Tuesday morning on Interstate 94 near Hudson, forcing eastbound traffic to be re-routed off the highway for four and a half hours.
December 15, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Wisconsin

Wisconsin County, Insurer Settle For $1M In Embezzlement Case

Eau Claire County agreed to a $1 million settlement with its insurance company Tuesday to recoup most of the money embezzled by two former employees.
December 14, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Risk Management Wisconsin
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