Latest Illinois Headlines
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Officials Report Third Case of Legionnaires Disease at Illinois Veterans Home
Nov 30 2017 // A third person has contracted Legionnaires’ disease at a western Illinois veterans home where two other cases were identified last month, state officials said. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs and...
Index Shows Where People Are Moving in Next Few Months
Nov 30 2017 // It’s possible to know where in the country more homebuyers will be moving over the next 30 to 90 days, thanks to what’s called a “pre-mover” index. It turns out that the U.S. markets with the...
Insurance Startup Berkley One Launches in Illinois
Nov 28 2017 // Startup insurance provider, Berkley One, has launched in Illinois, the first state of a planned national state-by-state rollout. Working with a select group of independent agents, Berkley One offers home, automobile, fine...
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Nov 20 2017 // Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has appointed Bill Doucette as vice president of Human Resources and Organization...
Alera Group Acquires Illinois Professional Liability Broker, Flagship Healthcare
Nov 14 2017 // Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Flagship Healthcare, a physician-owned insurance brokerage specializing...
J.M. Wilson Adds Gross as Assistant Transportation Underwriter in Illinois
Nov 3 2017 // Managing general agency and surplus lines underwriter, J.M. Wilson, has hired Kathy Gross as assistant transportation underwriter in its Arlington Heights, Illinois, office. Gross is responsible for assisting underwriters...
J.M. Wilson Hires Kane as Assistant Property/Casualty Underwriter in Illinois
Nov 2 2017 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, has hired Brian Kane as assistant property/casualty underwriter in its Arlington Heights, Illinois, office. Kane has more than 17 years of experience in the...
Alera Group Acquires Illinois, Wisconsin Agencies
Oct 5 2017 // Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Axis Benefit Consultants in Westmont, Illinois, and Jeatran Associates in...
Pruett Joins Illinois’ Ellsworth Insurance Agency as Insurance Advisor
Oct 4 2017 // Ellsworth Insurance Agency in Edwardsville, Illinois, has hired Shelly Pruett as an insurance advisor. In this position, Pruett will provide specialized insurance guidance and professional advice to the agency’s...
Ex-Illinois County Chairman, State Farm Consultant Sentenced in Fraud Case
Oct 2 2017 // A former Illinois county board chairman who also previously worked for State Farm Insurance Co. as a consultant has been sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison after being convicted of a wire fraud scheme. In...
People
Oct 2 2017 // Global insurance broker Hub International Limited (HUB) named Marc Cohen, currently president, as president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2018. He also will be a member of the board of directors. Cohen...
Fake Uber Driver in Illinois Accused Of Picking Up and Raping Women
Sep 29 2017 // Additional charges have been filed against a suburban Chicago man accused of posing as an Uber driver who picked up women outside bars and raping them. Musaab Afandi of Glenview appeared at a bond hearing Wednesday after...
NAMIC Names Illinois’ Sen. Haine a State Legislator of the Year for 2017
Sep 26 2017 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has named Illinois state Sen. Bill Haine as one of two State Legislators of the Year for 2017. Arkansas state Sen. Jason Rapert also was honored with the award. Haine...
Ratings of Illinois’ Prime Insurance Company Upgraded
Sep 22 2017 // A.M. Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” from “a-” of Prime Insurance Company (PIC) in Chicago,...
Small Earthquake in Illinois Felt in 3 States
Sep 20 2017 // The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a small earthquake in southeastern Illinois was felt across parts of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. The USGS says the preliminary 3.8-magnitude earthquake occurred at 6:47 a.m....
People
Sep 18 2017 // Detroit, Mich.-based H.W. Kaufman Financial Group named Daniel J. Kaufman senior vice president of corporate growth. Kaufman will continue to serve as managing director and lead the Chicago, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and...
States’ Lawsuit Climates Influence Expansion Decisions, Say Businesses
Sep 18 2017 // An all-time high 85 percent of senior business executives at major U.S. companies say a state’s lawsuit environment is likely to impact decisions about where to locate or expand their business, according to the U.S....
Ex-Illinois County Chairman, State Farm Consultant Sentenced in Fraud Case
Sep 15 2017 // A former Illinois county board chairman who also previously worked for State Farm Insurance Co. as a consultant has been sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison after being convicted of a wire fraud scheme. In...
Illinois Governor Vetoes Workers’ Comp Bills Opposed by Insurers
Sep 4 2017 // Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed two workers’ compensation reform bills that were strongly opposed by the insurance industry. Rauner in August vetoed HB 2622 and HB2525, two bills that would have had profound...
Northern Underwriting Managers’ Fendler Indicted Again; Faces 20 Fraud Counts
Sep 4 2017 // The owner of multiple property/casualty insurance operations in northern Illinois has been indicted once again, this time on charges that he defrauded more than 100 clients. Todd J. Fendler, of Rockford, Ill., previously...
