Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AIA: New Ill. WC Law a Mix of Costly Benefit Mandates, Unproven Reforms
Jul 20 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) has called Illinois’ new workers’ compensation law an assortment of benefit increases and unproven reforms that may ultimately only inflate costs. “The few...
Producer Development: Learning to Sell
Jul 18 2005 // Beginning this week, 15 insurance agents are returning to Normal, Ill., to do an unusual thing in the world of insurance training: talk with each other about what’s worked and what hasn’t. It’s the third...
Producer Development: Learning to Sell
Jul 18 2005 // New Program Teaches a Consultative Approach to Insurance Sales Beginning this week, 15 insurance agents are returning to Normal, Ill., to do an unusual thing in the world of insurance training: talk with each other about...
Progressive Alumni to Reunite in Bloomington, Ill.
Jul 14 2005 // The ’80s really are back. At least they will be in Bloomington, Ill., in September when a group of current and former Progressive employees who were part of the 1980-1985 workforce gather for cocktails. The party...
IRC Study Reports Auto Injury Medical Treatment Varies from State to State
Jul 11 2005 // Auto injury claimants from four states seek different types of medical treatment, even though they report similar injuries. A new study of insurance claims by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) examined auto injury...
Ill. AG Tracks Down ‘Storm Chaser’ Roofing Company
Jun 17 2005 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed suit against a Cook County roofing company that last year allegedly swept into neighborhoods damaged by recent storms and accepted nearly $49,000 in deposits and total...
Okla. AG Sues Poultry Companies
Jun 14 2005 // Citing the protection of Oklahoma lakes and streams, drinking water and public health, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced his office has filed a lawsuit against several out-of-state poultry companies for...
Illinois Democrats Get Message on Medical Malpractice Reform
Jun 6 2005 // Also, Comp Deal That Imposes Fee Schedule, Ups Benefits Will Get Guv’s Signature The latest turn in the battle over capping medical malpractice jury awards in Illinois may have the state’s trial bar singing the...
Illinois Democrats Get Message on Medical Malpractice Reform
Jun 6 2005 // The latest turn in the battle over capping medical malpractice jury awards in Illinois may have the state’s trial bar singing the old Righteous Brothers tune, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’...
Ill. Comp Reforms Headed to Gov. Blagojevich’s Desk
May 31 2005 // The first major overhaul of Illinois’ workers’ compensation system in nearly two decades was headed to the governor’s desk Friday night. The reforms, a compromise between business and labor groups, would...
Ill. House Committee Passes Bill to Cap Medical Malpractice Damages
May 30 2005 // As state lawmakers prepared to approve a deal on medical malpractice, Illinois doctors and hospitals celebrated a big victory Thursday but also braced for the sour medicine they will likely have to swallow to get their...
PCI: Ill. Medical Liability Proposal – One Step Forward, One Step Back
May 27 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is expressing mixed emotions over the medical liability proposal likely to pass in the Illinois Legislature. SB 475, which focuses on several key aspects of the...
Illinois Medical Malpractice Reforms Stalled Again
May 23 2005 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–A House committee voted 12-2 last month for proposal backed by doctors and Republicans to cap noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering that malpractice victims can win in court, only to see it...
Illinois Medical Malpractice Reforms Stalled Again
May 23 2005 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-A House committee voted 12-2 last month for proposal backed by doctors and Republicans to cap noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering that malpractice victims can win in court, only to see it...
Insurers Dispute Study of Ill. Courthouse Med-Mal Data
May 22 2005 // Court statistics were improperly used in a study released last week that concluded the Illinois tort system is not the cause of medical malpractice premium increases, according to the American Insurance...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Illinois AG, Insurance Director Reach Agreement
May 18 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. on Wednesday reached a comprehensive agreement with the Illinois Attorney General and the Director of Insurance of Illinois to resolve issues related to industry-wide investigations...
Illinois Medical Malpractice Reforms Stalled Again
May 13 2005 // An Illinois House committee voted 12-2 last month for a proposal backed by doctors and Republicans to cap noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering that malpractice victims can win in court, only to see it stymied in...
Smiling Through Adversity
May 9 2005 // When her husband Tim died, JoAnn Osmond inherited the family agency … and a career in Illinois Politics. Near the edge of the Illinois-Wisconsin border, closer to Milwaukee than Chicago, in a little town called...
Illinois Politicians Blame Governor for Bankrupt Auto-Accident Fund
Apr 18 2005 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–Members of a government oversight committee haccused Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration of mismanagement for its handling of an auto insurance fund that ran out of money. The $1.6 million...
‘No-Cost’ Insurance Incentive Said to Boost Car Sales
Apr 18 2005 // The first test of an incentive in which an automaker paid the insurance on every new car concluded March 31 with a 23 percent rise in year-to-year sales, according to sponsors of the promotion. Two-thirds of buyers said...
