Anderson on Wisconsin Insurance Law

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Published by: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE
ISBN: 978-1-57862-755-4 1636+ pp.; 10th ed. 2025-26 Two volumes
Anderson on Wisconsin Insurance Law

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Get the definitive source on insurance law in Wisconsin

Anderson on Wisconsin Insurance Law delivers concise explanations of cases and court decisions that affect how insurance policies are written, interpreted, and applied in Wisconsin. Written by the late Arnie Anderson, one of the state’s most respected insurance litigators, Insurance Law has been the “go-to” resource for the insurance industry, insurance lawyers, and the courts for more than 30 years. Updated regularly by esteemed insurance attorneys, it continues to be the current, authoritative resource for Wisconsin practitioners.

The 2025–2026 revision includes a number of changes such as:

  • A 2025 Seventh Circuit case affirming a 2024 Eastern District of Wisconsin opinion about an insured’s effort to reform a policy after failing to read it
  • 2025 cases from the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin discussing subrogation
  • A 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court case deciding whether water damage caused by defects in the original construction of an insured building was covered pursuant to the ensuing loss exception to the defective workmanship exclusion, and a 2024 Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision regarding continued water damage following a condominium association’s effort to repair a property
  • The Wisconsin Court of Appeals, in 2025, deciding whether an insured’s failure to appear at an examination under oath can be cured
  • 2025 Wisconsin Court of Appeals cases interpreting various exclusions
  • 2024 Wisconsin Court of Appeals decisions regarding ambiguity of the term “customary operations” and regarding the criminal acts exclusion

Volume I
1 Interpretation of Insurance Contracts
2 Automobile Liability Insurance
3 Uninsured Motorist Insurance
4 Underinsured Motorist Insurance
5 General Liability Policies

Volume II
6 Fire and Property Insurance
7 Insurance Companies’ Duty to Defend
8 Insurance Companies’ Investigation and Handling of
Third-Party Claims
9 First-Party Claims Against Insurance Companies
10 Subrogation
11 Responsibilities of Insurance Companies
12 Responsibilities of Insureds
13 Responsibilities of Insurance Agents
Appendices
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes, Regulations, and Rules
Index

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