Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Willis Appoints Baechle as SVP of Illinois Surety Practice
Dec 16 2010 // Mark Baechle has been appointed senior vice president of Willis of Illinois Inc.’s Surety Practice, effective immediately. He will be responsible for managing the Surety operation in Willis’ Chicago...
Illinois Announces Disciplinary Actions for November 2010
Dec 13 2010 // The Illinois Department of Insurance announced it issued the following disciplinary orders for November 2010: Adele M. Cowell, Red Bud – Stipulation and Consent Order, effective Oct. 6, 2010. Cowell has been licensed...
Illinois Program to Provide $5M in Loans for Small Businesses
Dec 10 2010 // New and existing small businesses can apply for $5 million in loans through an Illinois program aimed at creating and retaining jobs in urban areas. Illinois economic director Warren Ribley announced the Community...
Illinois Workers’ Comp Commissioners Assigned to Panels
Dec 3 2010 // The chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced commissioner panel assignments that become effective Jan. 1, 2011. Chairman Mitch Weisz realigned two panels: Panel A will consist of...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Illinois’ Premier Risk Services
Dec 2 2010 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Premier Risk Services Inc. in Itasca, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 1986, Premier Risk Services is a retail insurance broker providing commercial...
Illinois Wants Comments on Health Insurance Exchange
Nov 19 2010 // Illinois is seeking public comment on the structure, governance and financing of an online insurance exchange. Individuals and small businesses would be able to shop for health coverage through the exchange. The...
Illinois Study Backs Safety Belts for Back Seat
Nov 16 2010 // An Illinois transportation study shows that back-seat passengers killed in auto accidents are twice as likely as front-seat passengers to not be wearing safety belts. The Illinois Department of Transportation’s...
Illinois Counties Sue FEMA Over Flood Maps
Nov 16 2010 // State’s Attorneys of Madison, St. Clair and Monroe counties in Illinois and a host of other impacted parties have filed suit in federal court against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its director...
Illinois Faces Physician Shortage Due to Malpractice Liability, Study Warns
Nov 12 2010 // Half of all graduating medical residents or fellows trained in Illinois leave the state to practice medicine elsewhere, in large part due to the medical liability environment in Illinois, according to a new study from...
Illinois Disciplinary Actions Include License Denials, Suspensions, Fines
Nov 11 2010 // Illinois Department of Insurance Director of Insurance Michael T. McRaith has issued the following disciplinary orders for September and October 2010: Shango D. Johnson, Chicago – Insurance producer license suspended...
First Professionals Files Rate Cut for Illinois Physicians, Surgeons
Nov 9 2010 // First Professionals Insurance Co., Inc. (First Professionals) recently submitted a proposed medical professional liability rate and rule filing for physicians and surgeons in Illinois. First Professionals has announced...
Illinois Voters Approve Governor Recall Amendment
Nov 4 2010 // With one ex-governor in prison and another convicted of a felony, Illinois voters decided Tuesday that they want the power to rein in future governors. Voters approved a constitutional amendment that gives the public...
Illinois Governor’s Race Too Close to Call
Nov 3 2010 // Illinois still doesn’t know who the next governor will be. The contenders, incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, and Republican state Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington, are running neck-and-neck, each with a little more...
Sherman Resigns from Illinois Workers’ Comp Commission
Oct 26 2010 // The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission reported that Commissioner Barbara Sherman has resigned effective Oct.25, 2010. Sherman has served on the Commission for 20 years. Commissioner Gore will cover oral...
Illinois Workers’ Comp 2011 Medical Fees to Increase 1.08%
Oct 25 2010 // Medical fees provided for in the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act will increase 1.08 percent in 2011, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission reports. Fee schedule rates increase or decrease by the...
Illinois DOI Awarded $1.45M for Consumer Protection Efforts
Oct 22 2010 // The Illinois Department of Insurance says it will receive $1.45 million in federal funds to support its efforts to educate Illinois health insurance consumers and advocate on their behalf. The grant funds provided under...
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Oct 18 2010 // Insurance broker Marsh has added five industry veterans – four from competing broker Aon – to its private equity and mergers and acquisitions practice. James O’Brien, Jason Hawkins and Craig Warnke join...
Illinois Files Suit Against Enbridge Over Oil Cleanup
Oct 8 2010 // The Illinois attorney general filed a lawsuit against Enbridge Inc’s U.S. affiliate Enbridge Energy Partners Thursday, as the state seeks to have the company pay the costs incurred cleaning up an oil pipeline spill...
Illinois Cracks Down on Unauthorized Insurance Businesses
Sep 30 2010 // The Illinois Department of Insurance has entered an order prohibiting AIM Health Plans Inc., CEO Clubs Inc. (a/k/a Chief Executive Officers Club), Insurance Resource Group Inc., Integrated Insurance Marketing Inc., Gary L....
Former Illinois Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Theft of $375K
Sep 29 2010 // A former insurance agent in Illinois has pleaded guilty to charges of theft of more than $375,000 in insurance premiums, state Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced. Larry Chouinard, 56, entered guilty pleas in...
