Latest Illinois Headlines
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Missouri Judge Declares Mistrial in $700M Tobacco Lawsuit
Oct 27 2011 // A judge in Missouri has declared a mistrial in a $700 million lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, after jurors failed to reach agreement on whether Missouri smokers were misled into believing that light cigarettes were...
Illinois Governor Appoints 29 Workers’ Comp Arbitrators
Oct 17 2011 // Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has appointed 29 arbitrators in Illinois’ workers’ compensation system. Arbitrators rule on claims filed under the state’s Workers Compensation Act. The appointments are part...
Indiana Increases Non-Resident License Fee for Illinois Producers
Oct 3 2011 // Indiana insurance regulators announced that the non-resident producer license fee is increasing to $250 for Illinois resident producers. The Indiana Department of Insurance noted that it is required to impose fees on...
Plaintiffs Notch Legal Win in Illinois Cigarette Suit
Sep 30 2011 // The Illinois Supreme Court has cleared the way for plaintiffs’ attorneys to push that a $10.1 billion verdict against cigarette-maker Philip Morris be revived, sending the matter back to the trial court for more...
Supermarket Recalls Chicken Sold in Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Sep 23 2011 // Milwaukee, Wis.-based Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc. is recalling about 360 pounds of breaded chicken breast that may have been undercooked. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the products were sold after Sept. 13...
Indiana Increases Non-Resident License Fee for Illinois Producers
Sep 22 2011 // Indiana insurance regulators announced that the non-resident producer license fee is increasing to $250 for Illinois resident producers. The Indiana Department of Insurance noted that it is required to impose fees on...
Insurer Group NAMIC Names Illinois Rep. Biggert ‘Legislator of Year’
Sep 21 2011 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) presented the Federal Legislator of the Year Award to U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., at its annual convention in Indianapolis. ‘Rep. Biggert is a...
Founders Insurance Promotes 2 in Illinois
Sep 19 2011 // Sharon A. Poradzisz has been promoted to vice president of personal lines claims and Wade D. Rankin has been promoted to commercial claims manager at the Founders Insurance Co. of Des Plaines, Ill. Poradzisz has 16 years...
Workers’ Comp Rates Advisory Rates Decrease in Illinois
Sep 19 2011 // The Illinois Department of Insurance approved an 8.8 percent decrease in voluntary advisory workers’ compensation rates. The new rate, filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, became effective on...
30 Ousted Workers’ Comp Arbitrators Still on Job in Illinois
Sep 15 2011 // Thirty Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission arbitrators whose terms were ended by the governor in July are still on the job and are getting paid. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the arbitrators are...
Illinois Lawmakers on Exchange Panel Get Insurance Funds
Sep 14 2011 // The insurance industry is handing out cash to lawmakers who will play pivotal roles in setting up Illinois’ health-benefits exchange. The exchange is supposed to make health insurance more affordable for consumers...
Illinois Claim Denials
Sep 5 2011 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to beef up protections for consumers who want to appeal health insurance claim denials. The law brings state law into line with consumer protections required by the federal...
New Illinois Law Meant to Help Smokers Kick Habit
Aug 31 2011 // A new Illinois law requires insurance companies to offer coverage for services meant to get smokers to kick the habit. The American Lung Association in Illinois enthusiastically backs the law. It says the law could be a...
Law Helps Illinois Patients Denied Insurance Claims
Aug 29 2011 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to beef up protections for consumers who want to appeal health insurance claim denials. The law, signed Aug. 26, brings state law into line with consumer protections required...
Illinois Granted $5.1M for Insurance Exchange
Aug 25 2011 // The Illinois Department of Insurance has been awarded a $5.1 million federal grant to develop and maintain a health insurance exchange where consumers can shop for coverage. The nation’s new health care law requires...
Illinois Court: Homeowner Suit Against Flood Determination Firm May Proceed
Aug 19 2011 // A flood determination company may be sued by Illinois homeowners for failing to determine the couple’s home was in a flood plain, a state appeals court has found. The Illinois Court of Appeals for the Third District...
New Workers’ Comp Reform Linked to Illinois Trooper Crash
Aug 16 2011 // A new law inspired by a former Illinois State Police trooper’s high-speed freeway wreck that killed two sisters bars state employees injured while committing crimes from getting workers’ compensation. The...
Ill. Governor Declares 3 Counties Disaster Areas
Aug 12 2011 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn declared three counties disaster areas due to flooding last month that caused severe damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure. Quinn said Wednesday the flash floods in northwest Illinois on...
Man Gets $6.3 Million in Illinois Priest Abuse Case
Aug 12 2011 // A nine-year legal fight by a man sexually abused by a priest in the 1970s is over, now that a southern Illinois diocese and its insurer have handed over $6.3 million to resolve a jury award in the man’s...
Illinois Bars Workers’ Compensation for State Employees Involved in Crimes
Aug 11 2011 // A new law inspired by a former Illinois State Police trooper’s high-speed freeway wreck that killed two sisters bars state employees injured while committing crimes from getting workers’ compensation. The...
