Latest Illinois Headlines
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The Safest and Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S.
May 8 2018 // Michigan has three and Florida two in a list of the top 10 most dangerous cities in the U.S. produced by a security industry group using FBI crime data. Based on average rate of violent crime per 100,000 population, the...
Chubb Subsidiary Fined $1.3M for Underwriting NRA-Branded Insurance
May 7 2018 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has fined Chubb Ltd. and its subsidiary, Illinois Union Insurance Company, $1.3 million for underwriting the National Rifle Association (NRA)-branded Carry Guard...
Marsh & McLennan Agency’s Blue Named President of Illinois’ Alera Group
May 7 2018 // Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has appointed Jim Blue as president. Blue’s responsibilities will involve working...
Alliant Insurance Services Acquires Illinois’ Engel Agency
May 4 2018 // Newport Beach, California-based Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Engel Agency Inc., located in the Chicago area. Family owned and operated, Engel Agency, led by President Paul Engelhard, has a strong institutional...
A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of Illinois Casualty
May 1 2018 // A.M. Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” from “bbb” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of Illinois Casualty Co. (Illinois...
Illinois House OKs Development of State-Financed Workers’ Comp Insurer
Apr 30 2018 // Illinois’ House of Representatives has passed a bill that would create a state-monitored insurance company with the intention of driving down workers’ compensation insurance costs in the state. The House voted...
Walgreens, Illinois Hospital Sued by Prince Heirs Over Overdose Care
Apr 25 2018 // Prince’s heirs have sued Walgreens and the Illinois hospital that treated the music superstar after he suffered from an opioid overdose, alleging that a doctor and various pharmacists failed to provide Prince with...
Illinois Senate Again Passes Workers’ Comp Reform Measure
Apr 19 2018 // The Illinois Senate has approved restrictions on insurance companies writing workers’ compensation policies. The plan that passed 34-21 on April 17 is identical to one Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed last year. The...
Facebook Facing Potential Multi-Billion Dollar Liability in Biometric Litigation
Apr 17 2018 // Facebook Inc. may have to pay a real price for claims it invaded users’ privacy: billions of dollars. A federal judge ruled Monday that millions of the social network’s users can proceed as a group with claims...
Weather Service Confirms Tornadoes Slammed Illinois, Ohio
Apr 6 2018 // National Weather Service survey teams have confirmed at least four tornadoes slammed through parts of Ohio. The NWS also confirmed that four tornadoes touched down in southern Illinois after a round a storms Tuesday. In...
Illinois’ Associated Agencies Hires Bashford as Chief Operating Officer
Apr 3 2018 // Associated Agencies Inc. in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, has hired 35-year-old Talicia Bashford as chief operating officer, a newly created position. As the agency’s first COO, Bashford will focus on overall operations...
Rivers Still Rising in Midwest; Evacuations Continue
Feb 23 2018 // Shelters have been opened to assist people forced from their homes by flooding in the Midwest, as rivers swollen by heavy rain and melting snow continue to rise in Indiana, Michigan and other states. Flood warnings were in...
Fareway Chicken Salad Produced at Iowa Processing Plant Recalled
Feb 23 2018 // The federal government issued a recall of chicken salad made by an Iowa processing company and distributed by Fareway Stores which has now sickened more than 100 people in five states and prompted lawsuits in Illinois,...
Midwest Battered by Deadly, Damaging Storms
Feb 22 2018 // Sandbags were holding back floodwaters in parts of Michigan as a storm system moved across several Midwest and Great Plains states on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain, snow and ice to the region. The weather has already been...
Illinois Court Slashes Jury Award by $15M in Medical Malpractice Case
Feb 12 2018 // An Illinois jury’s medical malpractice award has been slashed by $15 million because the injured woman died the day before the 2015 trial verdict. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reports Illinois’ 1st District...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Illinois’ Market Financial Group, Austin Consulting
Jan 29 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Crystal Lake, Illinois-based Market Financial Group Ltd. and its affiliate, Austin Consulting Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Market Financial Group is a...
Illinois Pallet Manufacturer Faces $91.8K Fine After Employee Injury
Jan 26 2018 // Federal safety officials have cited an Illinois pallet manufacturer for machine safety violations after an employee was injured while conducting maintenance on equipment. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...
Test Finds Possibility of Legionella Bacteria at Illinois Capitol Complex
Jan 25 2018 // Preliminary test results show the possible presence of Legionella bacteria in the Illinois Capitol Complex’s hot water system and officials have removed aerators and shut off the showers to reduce the possibility of...
Audit Finds Lax Monitoring of $7B in Illinois Medicaid Payments to Insurers
Jan 25 2018 // Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration cannot adequately account for more than $7 billion paid to Medicaid insurance providers in 2016, an audit released on Jan. 23 found. The critical review by Auditor General...
Prospect General Offering Admitted Residential Flood Product in Illinois
Jan 24 2018 // Prospect General Insurance Agency (Prospect General) has launched its admitted residential flood insurance product, Flood Guard, in Illinois. Written through Palomar Specialty Insurance Co., Flood Guard provides...
