Insurance

Northwestern Mutual has decided to shift its 2020 annual meeting to a three-day virtual format instead of holding it in Milwaukee on Aug. 10 to 12 as planned, due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

New Berlin-based insurance agency Risk Management LLC has joined Hartland-based Vizance Inc.

With so many customers stuck at home, several Wisconsin-based auto insurers and insurance companies across the country are providing financial relief to policy holders in the form of discounts or cash and credit refunds.

When Marla Poytinger temporarily closed her bar-entertainment business last month due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, she needed to figure out a way to stay afloat while continuing to pay and provide health insurance for more than 60 employees.

Badger Mutual Insurance Co. has sold its headquarters building and neighboring properties on Milwaukee’s south side to Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers for $2.6 million.

The American Family Insurance group this week pledged more than $4 million to support COVID-19 pandemic relief and other nonprofit efforts. 

Northwestern Mutual has pledged $1.5 million in support of nonprofits nationwide that are providing immediate relief in response to COVID-19.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Mark Afable, the commissioner of the state’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, today ordered insurers operating in the state to provide coverage for restaurants who have begun offering delivery service to customers during the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Insurers in Wisconsin are waiving out-of-pocket costs associated with coronavirus testing for their members.

The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has asked health insurers to waive any out-of-pocket costs for lab testing and medical visits associated with the coronavirus.