AmFam acquires Bold Penquin platform
American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company announced the acquisition of Bold Penguin, a technology company that simplifies and quickens the process of obtaining small business insurance.
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Clinics to offer low-cost health care for small employers
Using a Direct Primary Care (DPC) model, Our Lady of Hope Clinic on the west side of Madison is offering employer-sponsored health care.
United Way offers health care funding assistance
HealthConnect Premium Assistance Program, a program from the United Way of Dane County, is a way for lower-income individuals and families to pay for BadgerCare insurance through the Marketplace.
Supreme Court takes up the Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Supreme Court today is weighing the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare.”
WPS expands to 22 counties, plans new support center
WPS Health Plan Inc. will offer health insurance coverage in 2021 in 22 Wisconsin counties through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace and is planning a new support center on its Madison campus.
COVID cravings: Employees want stability, emphasis on well-being
Two recent reports published during the pandemic reflect the desire among professionals for stability in their benefits packages. Now more than ever, the reports conclude, employers would be wise to think twice before making any changes to their employee benefits plans.
Study: COVID-19 treatment averages $14,500
According to a new report from M3 Insurance, hospital and other medical treatment for COVID-19 costs $14,573 per patient on average and coronavirus testing is about $102 per sample.
Report: Private versus public insurance has big gap in state
A new RAND Corp. report ranks Wisconsin as 10th highest in the country for its private-public insurance hospital bill gap.
AmFam gives employees paid day off to vote
The American Family Insurance group plans to give its more than 13,500 employees nationwide a paid day off to vote.
AmFam consolidates claims departments, cuts jobs
American Family Insurance is consolidating all its claims departments into one after years of acquiring various insurance brands, and will be cutting an undisclosed number of positions.
Officials encourage enrollment of health care coverage
Gov. Tony Evers, Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable, and Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm are encouraging Wisconsinites who have lost their health insurance coverage at any point this year to visit HealthCare.gov to enroll in health care coverage that works for them.
Medicare for All isn’t dead
If you thought the Medicare for All approach to medical insurance died along with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid, you might need to rethink that.
New Brewers ballpark logo announced
American Family Insurance has unveiled the new logo identity for the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark to be renamed American Family Field beginning Jan. 1, 2021.
Record number of Americans lose health coverage during pandemic
In another side effect of the coronavirus pandemic, nearly 5.4 million Americans have lost health insurance.
State unveils new site to connect Wisconsinites with health insurance options
Amid COVID-19-related layoffs, the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has launched a new online portal to help connect state residents with health insurance options in case they have lost their employer-based benefits.
WPS expands VA health care delivery
WPS Health Solutions has joined Phoenix-based TriWest Healthcare Alliance to begin health care delivery with the new Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care Network in Region 4, encompassing 13 western states.
Does business insurance cover rioting and looting?
The unrest that gripped the nation last week in the wake of the police-involved murder of George Floyd made its way to Madison this past weekend, as Madison police report at least 75 businesses — a conservative estimate, some say — were damaged or looted or both when demonstrators took to the streets, particularly State Street.
AmFam plans more credits on auto policies
After issuing $50 refunds in April for each vehicle insured by its policies, American Family Insurance is again offering relief to customers, this time in the form of a 10% credit.
M3 joins risk management association
M3 Insurance has been named a new member of TechAssure, the international nonprofit association of insurance and risk management for technology-related risks.
AmFam partners to support front-line workers
American Family Insurance and Badger Sports Properties, in partnership with UW Athletics, are providing meals from local restaurants to health care workers at UW Hospital.
