Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Two More Uninsured Ill. Docs to Move
Dec 1 2003 // Two Belleville, Ill., doctors whose medical liability policies were non-renewed by their respective providers will move out of state, according to the Belleville News-Democrat. The two doctors, Mike Leavell and Mark...
Fitch Places Travelers on Rating Watch Negative Following Merger Notification
Nov 19 2003 // Fitch Ratings has placed the ‘AA’ Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of the members of the Travelers Property Casualty Group (Travelers) and the ‘A’ senior debt and long-term issuer ratings of...
Alliance: Ill. Pols Should Drop Auto Insurance Database Idea
Nov 7 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers has urged Illinois legislators to permanently shelve plans to create a database to track the validity of personal automobile insurance coverage. The proposed database would be administered...
Ill. Commish to Push Urban Markets
Oct 21 2003 // Illinois urban markets present good business opportunities, according to Illinois Department of Insurance Director Anthony Clark. “Community development leaders have succeeded in improving many neighborhoods,”...
Ill. Agents Win Big I Award
Sep 23 2003 // The Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) today presented its most prestigious annual award to the Young Agents Committee of the Professional Independent Insurance...
Complaints Against Ill. Insurers Decline Slightly
Sep 11 2003 // Illinois consumers filed fewer complaints about their insurance companies and HMOs according to the 2002 consumer complaint statistics released today by Director of Insurance J. Anthony Clark. A major exception to this...
Farmers Lowers Ill. Auto Rates
Sep 2 2003 // Direct writer Farmers Insurance Group announced it is reducing auto rates in the state of Illinois. Farmers customers in Illinois will see a rate decrease of 4.2 percent effective Sept. 1. Farmers will also be introducing...
Ill. Judge Certifies Aftermarket Parts Class Action
Aug 29 2003 // A Madison County, Ill., judge has certified a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 30,000 Geico Corp. policyholders on the direct insurer’s use of aftermarket parts to fix damaged vehicles. The Alliance of American...
Brooke Franchise Corporation
Aug 20 2003 // Brooke Franchise Corporation has recently acquired the assets of: Abide Insurance Agency, Inc. – Oklahoma Culver Insurance Agency, Inc. – Oklahoma American National Insurance Services, Inc. d/b/a Houston...
Ill. Governor Signs Insurance Measures
Aug 15 2003 // Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, signed insurance-related legislation dealing with the use of credit scores, commercial lines nonrenewals and uninsured motorist costs this week, according to the National...
NAII and OSHA to Host Workplace Safety Workshop in Ill.
Aug 12 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), in conjunction with individual insurers and OSHA, is hosting a workshop in Illinois focusing on workplace safety for small businesses. “Safety at Work I: Risk...
Brooke Franchise Corporation
Aug 8 2003 // Brooke Franchise Corporation has recently acquired the assets of: Abide Insurance Agency, Inc. – Oklahoma Culver Insurance Agency, Inc. – Oklahoma American National Insurance Services, Inc. d/b/a Houston...
Illinois Latest to Toughen Penalties Against Uninsured Motorists
Aug 4 2003 // Illinois drivers cited three times by police for driving without proof of the mandated auto liability policy will now have their drivers’ licenses revoked, while uninsured motorists involved in an accident that...
Ill. Agent’s License Revoked for Alleged Financial Impropriety
Jul 23 2003 // Illinois Director of Insurance J. Anthony Clark has revoked the insurance producer license of Joseph Welps of Wilmington effective July 8, 2003. Welps had been licensed since November 14, 1996. Welps was licensed to sell...
Ill. Surplus Carriers Hit by Retroactive Tax
Jul 16 2003 // Illinois surplus lines carriers are protesting a retroactive tax hike that was enacted to help address the state’s budget deficit, according to Springfield’s State Journal-Register. The surplus lines producer...
AIA Staffer Named Ill. Asst. Director of Insurance
Jul 11 2003 // Deirdre K. Manna has been appointed assistant director of the Illinois Insurance Department. Manna will be involved in various department issues and programs including overseeing the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan and...
NAII Court Brief Argues for Narrow Ill. Fraud Interpretation
Jul 10 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) filed an amicus brief with the Illinois Supreme Court urging the court to reverse an Appellate Court opinion that broadens the scope of the Illinois Consumer Fraud...
Ill. Agents Favor Gov’s Signing of Credit Bill
Jul 10 2003 // The Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (PIIAI) applauds Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s decision to sign HB 1640, the Use of Credit Information in Personal Insurance Act. The bill establishes limitations on...
Two Ill. Producers’ Licenses Revoked
Jul 3 2003 // Illinois Director of Insurance J. Anthony Clark has denied the insurance producer license application of Philip A. Fair of Chicago effective June 16. Fair was previously licensed to sell life, accident and health, and fire...
New Ill. Budget Hits Insurers With Increased Taxes, Fees
Jun 26 2003 // Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has signed into law two bills dealing with taxation on surplus lines insurers and motor vehicle records fees. S.B. 1634 will require surplus line producers to file reports twice a year with...
