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Ill. Governor to Push Plan to Offer Health Insurance for All
Mar 6 2007 // Ill. Governor Rod Blagojevich plans to call for approval of a complex plan that would make sure all Illinoisans can obtain health insurance within the next three years. Under his “Illinois Covered” plan, the...
Indiana Insurance to Hold Safer School Seminar at Illinois State University
Mar 5 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has announced that it will host its third of four free, day-long Safer Schools Seminars on Mar. 20, 2007 at Illinois State University in Normal, Ill. Michael Dorn, an...
Court Throws Out “Light” Cigarette Law Suits in La., Ill.
Feb 28 2007 // Suits filed against two cigarette makers over the marketing of “light” cigarettes have been thrown out by a federal appeals court. Earlier this month, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Industry leaders debate federal versus state regulation with Democratic Congress shift
Feb 26 2007 // Could federal regulation of the insurance industry become a reality, now that Democrats control both the House and Senate in Congress?And are consumers and the insurance industry ready for such a scenario? Other financial...
Industry leaders debate federal versus state regulation with Democratic Congress shift
Feb 25 2007 // Could federal regulation of the insurance industry become a reality, now that Democrats control both the House and Senate in Congress? And are consumers and the insurance industry ready for such a scenario? Other financial...
Ill. Country Financial Says Americans at Odds on Financial Security Issues
Feb 22 2007 // Americans have mixed feelings about their personal level of financial security, according to Country Financial Security’s Index which registered an inaugural reading of 70.2 in February. Bloomington, Ill-based...
Ill. Insight Insurance Asks Agents to Join Campaign to Prevent Malaria
Feb 15 2007 // Geneva, Ill.-based Insight Insurance Services, Inc. is taking a shot at saving lives through the “Nothing But Nets campaign,” a global grassroots initiative designed to prevent malaria across Africa with the...
Ill. Arthur J. Gallagher Names Corporate Vice President
Feb 13 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. recent named Susan McGrath as its corporate vice president and chief human resources officer. She will be replacing Elizabeth Brinkerhoff who is retiring in May 2007. The company release said...
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Report: Number of Ill. Children with Health Insurance Increasing
Feb 7 2007 // Overweight and inactive children pose one of the most critical health-care challenges in Illinois, according to a report released Monday by the advocacy group Voices for Illinois Children. But the publication, “Kids...
Ill. Gallagher & Co. Acquires InterNational Insurance Group, Ltd.
Feb 1 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of InterNational Insurance Group, Ltd. of Boston, Mass. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. InterNational Insurance Group, Ltd. offers risk management...
Industry leaders debate regulation in wake of Democratic Congress shift
Jan 29 2007 // The Professional Liability Underwriting Society held its international conference in Chicago in late 2006. Moderating a conference panel, television journalist Forrest Sawyer, a 24-year veteran of ABC, CBS and MSNBC,...
Industry leaders debate federal vs. state regulation with Democratic Congress shift
Jan 29 2007 // The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) held its international conference in Chicago in late 2006. Moderating the panel was television journalist Forrest Sawyer, a 24-year veteran of ABC, CBS and MSNBC, who...
Ill. developer plans to build 11 homes on Segal estate
Jan 29 2007 // A developer’s preliminary plans for jailed insurance executive Michael Segal’s estate include building 11 new residences and turning the coach house into two homes. Lincolnshire, Ill.-based Orren Pickell...
Largest Ill. medical malpractice insurer lifts moratorium on new business
Jan 29 2007 // The largest medical malpractice insurer in Illinois plans to lift a four-year-old moratorium on new business, citing an improved economic and legal climate. ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co., which provides malpractice coverage...
Fraud Roundup
Jan 29 2007 // lll. Madigan joins suit against radiology centers over kickbacks Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan intervened in a lawsuit against several Chicago area radiology centers over their payment of illegal kickbacks to...
Ill. Horton Group Named Partner Firm of Assurex Global
Jan 23 2007 // The Horton Group, headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park, recently was named a partner firm of Assurex Global, a privately held insurance, risk management and employee benefits brokerage group. Horton joins 116...
Ill. Arthur J. Gallagher Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Increase
Jan 19 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock of $.31 per share payable on April 13, 2007 to shareholders of record as of March...
Ill. Madigan Joins Suit Against Radiology Centers over Kickbacks
Jan 18 2007 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today intervened in a lawsuit against several Chicago area radiology centers over their payment of illegal kickbacks to referring doctors. The complaint alleges that the radiology...
Ill. Developer Plans to Build 11 Homes on Segal’s Estate
Jan 17 2007 // A developer’s preliminary plans for jailed insurance executive Michael Segal’s estate include building 11 new residences and turning the coach house into two homes. Lincolnshire, Ill.-based Orren Pickell...
