Latest Illinois Headlines
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Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois Presents Annual Awards
Oct 20 2023 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois ((IA of IL) presented awards to top agents and agencies during the association’s annual convention held in Peoria last week. Connor & Gallagher OneSource (CGO) of...
People Moves: Padilla Named President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois
Oct 18 2023 // Allyson Padilla Named President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois Allyson Padilla of Blank’s Insurance Agency in Olney, Illinois, has been elected and was formally installed as the President of the...
Business Moves
Oct 16 2023 // National James River Group Holdings, Amynta Group James River Group Holdings Ltd. said some of its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement to sell the renewal rights to their individual risk workers’ compensation...
Mother of Teen Found Dead in Illinois Hotel Freezer Reaches Settlement in Lawsuit
Oct 11 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – The mother of a 19-year-old Chicago woman who was found dead in 2017 in a freezer at a suburban hotel where she had attended a party has reached a settlement in her lawsuit against the hotel and others. A...
Illinois’ Dover Bay Specialty Insurance Company Downgraded by AM Best
Oct 6 2023 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “a” (Excellent) of Dover Bay...
5 Died of Exposure to Chemical in Central Illinois Crash, Preliminary Autopsies Find
Oct 4 2023 // Five people died from exposure to a chemical that spilled after a semitruck overturned in central Illinois, according to autopsies. Effingham County Coroner Kim Rhodes said official results from the autopsies won`t be...
Investigation Continues Into Deadly Illinois Crash of Truck Crash Carrying Toxic Chemical
Oct 3 2023 // Authorities resumed their investigation of a central Illinois truck crash that killed five people, injured five others and prompted an evacuation for hundreds of residents after a toxic chemical leak. The tanker truck,...
Truck Crash in Illinois Kills Five and Forces an Evacuation
Oct 2 2023 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of...
Invasive Spotted Lanternflies Found in Illinois, Threatening Crops and Native Tree
Sep 29 2023 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is the latest state to find invasive spotted lanternflies, a winged insect that`s spreading across the eastern U.S. and is subject to squish-on-sight requests in New York and...
Illinois Appellate Court Rules Freight Broker Not Liable for $18M Jury Award in Teen’s Brain Injury Case
Sep 28 2023 // A freight broker is not liable for an $18 million jury award to the mother of a teenage boy who suffered a brain injury when he was struck by a truck, an Illinois appellate court ruled Wednesday. A panel of the 1st...
Viewpoint: Biometric Litigation Is Significant Emerging Risk for Insurers
Sep 28 2023 // Executive Summary: Biometric litigation is a significant emerging risk that insurers must now take into consideration, says Jim Blinn, vice president, Client Solutions, Zywave. States are increasingly passing biometric...
The Hilb Group Expands Into Illinois
Sep 21 2023 // The Hilb Group announced that it has acquired an Illinois-based property and casualty business, building on the company’s growing presence in the Midwest region and broadening its offerings to include specialized...
Origami Risk Acquires Illinois’ Dais Technology
Sep 18 2023 // Origami Risk announced it has acquired Chicago, Illinois-based Dais Technology, a provider of no-code insurance technology. The acquisition increases Dais’ market reach and client support capabilities and expands...
Business Moves
Sep 18 2023 // East One80 Intermediaries, GMI Insurance One80 Intermediaries, a specialty insurance broker headquartered in Boston, has acquired GMI Insurance, a Pennsylvania-based managing general agent specializing in commercial...
Illinois Plant Explosion Injures Eight People
Sep 11 2023 // A Sunday evening explosion in Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.’s processing complex in Decatur, Illinois, has injured at least eight people, according to the Decatur Fire Department. The blaze was largely under control...
Lamb Insurance Services Acquires Illinois-Based Whittaker
Aug 24 2023 // Signers National announced the acquisition of nonprofit insurance company Eclipse Risk Insurance Services and Whittaker Agency, which will be be run under Lamb Insurance Services, a member company and retail agency in the...
Child Social Media Influencers in Illinois to Receive Compensation Under New Law
Aug 14 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of Peoria, who sponsored a bill that was signed into law...
Surplus Lines Premium Increases 16% to Nearly $36 Billion Through June
Aug 10 2023 // Surplus lines premium reached nearly $36 billion through the first six months of 2023, according to the 2023 Midyear Report of the U.S. Surplus Lines Service and Stamping Offices. Premium increased about 16% overall...
Illinois to Soon Outlaw Advertising for Firearms Allegedly Marketed to Kids and Militants
Aug 8 2023 // PRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produces a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally,...
Business Moves
Aug 7 2023 // National World Insurance Associates, Schlegel & Schlegel Insurance Brokers, Shield Insurance Services Insurance broker World Insurance Associates has acquired the business of Schlegel & Schlegel Insurance Brokers...
