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Big Pay Increase for Wisconsin Insurance Regulator Turned Consultant

July 11, 2011

A career state insurance regulator will receive a big pay raise to become a consultant to the Wisconsin Office of the Insurance Commissioner.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Lafayette County Judge William Johnston approved a contract that will pay Roger Peterson $600,000 annually, plus a $375,000 bonus after 40 months.

Peterson is paid just over $100,000 a year as a deputy division administrator for regulation and enforcement. Peterson’s new contract was approved on July 8.

The state asked that Peterson become a full-time consultant so he could dedicate more time to the oversight of the restructuring of Ambac Assurance Corp., a bond insurance company.

Peterson will now be a full-time special deputy commissioner overseeing Ambac’s $42 billion segregated account — which is the portfolio of the company’s riskiest policies.

Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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  • July 13, 2011 at 12:04 pm
    Publius says:
    All the people weighing in on this should apply for the job at $100K if they think they're so smart and capable. It would be fun to see them fail miserably. Guys on Wall St ... read more
  • July 11, 2011 at 3:49 pm
    Buckeye says:
    This certainly seems like some good, old fashioned political patronage. Why not allow this cat to work on the Ambac case full time at $100,000 and hire another pencil pusher a... read more
  • July 11, 2011 at 2:38 pm
    MktGirl says:
    Hey, no populist outcries here! Wisconsin residents elected the leaders they wanted.

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