Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ill. Director Says Worker’s Comp Fraud Is $300 Billion National Problem
Aug 14 2006 // The Illinois State Insurance Department receives reports of six alleged cases of workers’ compensation insurance fraud each week, according to insurance Director Michael McRaith. McRaith commented recently on a stop...
Ill. Assurance to Address How to Reduce Workers’ Comp Costs
Aug 8 2006 // Assurance Property & Casualty Staffing Insurance Specialist, Jeff Tuisl, will be a featured speaker at the “Ultra Staff 2006 Software & More Seminar” at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in...
Ill. Attorney General holds identity theft summit, state ranks 10th
Aug 7 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan recently convened the first-ever Illinois Identity Theft Summit. The goal of the summit was to bring representatives from law enforcement, the court system, government, business and...
Growth in retail shopping centers a boon for insurance brokers
Aug 7 2006 // When the going gets tough, the tough go … shopping! Judging by the 18 percent increase in the development of retail shopping centers in the United States in 2005 over 2004, that tongue-in-cheek adage has more than a...
St. Paul Settles with Conn,. Ill., N.Y. Attorneys General Over Broker Compensation
Aug 1 2006 // The St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. has entered into a $77 million settlement with the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut and Illinois, as well as with the New York State Department of Insurance, resolving issues...
Fraud Roundup
Jul 24 2006 // Ill. Doc, employee face fraud charges A Macomb, Ill. physician and an employee from his office turned themselves in to local authorities after fraud charges were filed against them by the Illinois Attorney General’s...
Ill. RLI Opens New Property Underwriting Office in Northwest
Jul 24 2006 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI has opened a new property underwriting office in the Seattle area, according to RLI Vice President, West Coast Property, Kevin McDonough. Based in Lynnwood, Wash., the business provides excess and...
New Law Will Make Driving Without Insurance in Ill. More Costly
Jul 20 2006 // The penalties for driving without auto insurance are getting tougher under a new Illinois law. Starting next summer, uninsured drivers will lose their license for three months and have to pay a $100 fee to get it back....
Ill. Attorney General Holds Identity Theft Summit, State Ranks 10th Nationally
Jul 18 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan recently convened the first-ever Illinois Identity Theft Summit. The goal of the summit was to bring representatives from law enforcement, the court system, government, business and...
Ill. Assurance Agency Introduces Publication for Staffing Industry
Jul 10 2006 // Assurance Agency, a privately-held brokerage based in suburban Chicago, recently published its first Staffing Industry edition of their insurance related newsletter, Assurance Edge. Specifically written for staffing...
Ill. Attorney General Sues Liberty Mutual for Alleged Bid-Rigging
Jul 7 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit against Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and seven affiliates, alleging that the company and its affiliates participated in a bid-rigging and business-steering...
People
Jul 3 2006 // Minneapolis, Minn.-based ING named Susan Anderson president and CEO of ING Trust USA. Anderson will report to ING Advisors Network President Valerie Brown. Anderson will lead the growth and development of personal trust...
Ill. Mayor Accused of Steering Insurance Business for Payoffs
Jun 23 2006 // A suburban tavern owner was promised he would receive only “a slap on the wrist” for citations against his business because the agency he bought his insurance through was owned by a friend of the longtime mayor...
Ill. Insurance Director Says 2005 Cat Costs Shared by All Regions
Jun 22 2006 // Illinois’ freshman regulator Michael McRaith may be the new kid on the block, but he isn’t shy about sharing his views on national and regional specific issues. In a recent interview with Insurance...
Ill. RLI Appoints New Board Member
Jun 21 2006 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp. has named Barbara Allen to its board of directors. Allen, the president of Tennis Corporation of America-Professional Services, spent more than 20 years with Quaker Oats Company in a variety of...
People
Jun 19 2006 // The Progressive Corp. appointed John A. Barbagallo as the new president of the company’s Drive Group. Barbagallo, who joined the company more than 20 years ago as a claims representative, currently serves as the...
Illinois freshman regulator McRaith gives insurance view from Midwest
Jun 19 2006 // Question: What is the specific impact of the 2005 catastrophes on the Midwest? McRaith: There are three identifiable impacts on Midwestern residents. First, since the cost of reinsurance has gone up so significantly...
Ill. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Lemac & Associates
Jun 16 2006 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced that its subsidiary, Risk Placement Services, Inc., has acquired Lemac & Associates, Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. Terms of the transaction...
Highway Safety Institute Gives Illinois ‘Fair’ Rating on Teen Driving
Jun 16 2006 // The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave Illinois a “fair” rating for the way it issues licenses to new drivers in an updated chart as of May 2006. The Institute assigns licensing systems points for the...
Ill. GOP Lawmakers Question Timing of Kid’s Health Program Ads
Jun 15 2006 // Illinois Republican lawmakers are critizing the state’s new program to offer free or low-cost health insurance to all children, demanding to know how many people are signing up and criticizing the timing of a TV ad...
