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The Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin (PIAW) is proud to announce Alyssa Hobgood of BWO Insurance in Oak Creek as the 2024 recipient of the Ron Von Haden Agent of the Year Award. This prestigious award, named after the late Ron Von Haden, a long-time leader in the Wisconsin insurance community, annually recognizes an agent…
Read MoreBy: What are the facts? On September 16, Amazon announced that its corporate employees will be required to return to working five days a week in the office as of January 2. The news came as a shock to many, as Amazon corporate workers had been working a hybrid schedule of three days in the…
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Madison, Wis. – Oct. 3, 2024 – Rural Mutual Insurance Company and Badger Mutual Insurance Company, with a combined 227 years of providing farm, commercial and personal policies, announce an affiliation subject to regulatory approval with an anticipated effective date in January 2025. Rural Mutual and Badger Mutual are well-respected Wisconsin-based brands that each bring…
Read MoreThe only thing you should use your company’s workstation or PC for is…work! Never mix personal web surfing and social media with company devices. If you want to check your Hotmail account or Facebook page, do it during your lunch break and on your personal device. Over 100,000 Facebook accounts are hacked every day. If…
Read MoreWisconsin’s PIA Advocacy Day delegation with Congressman Fitzgerald (from left: Pete Hanson, Tracy Oestreich, Ryan Butzke, Rep. Fitzgerald, Lacey Endres, Alyssa Hobgood, Octavio Padilla, Natalie White) WASHINGTON – The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has awarded U.S. Representative Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) the 2024 PIA Legislator of the Year Award. The Congressman accepted the…
Read MoreBy: Judd A. Genda & Robert C. Procter | Axley Brynelson, LLP January 1, 2024, marked the effective start date of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The federal government enacted the CTA in 2021 to: Combat money laundering and terrorism. Create a central register of entity ownership information to assist with these combative efforts. To…
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