Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jack Porter Joins Ill. Insuresoft as Vice President of Business Development
Jun 13 2006 // University Park, Ill.-based Insuresoft has added Jack Porter, former cirector of Business Development with Computer Sciences Corp., as its new vice president of Business Development. Porter grew up in a family agency where...
Feds Arrest Ill. Suburban Mayor on Corruption Charges Tied to Agency
Jun 9 2006 // Nicolas Blase, mayor of north suburban Niles, Ill. for the last 45 years, was arrested by federal agents this week as a result of a federal corruption investigation, officials said. Blase was arrested as he left his home...
State Settles Bias Lawsuit by Former Ill. Park Supervisor
Jun 8 2006 // A former Illinois Department of Natural Resources park supervisor who accused the agency of discrimination in denying him a promotion has settled the federal lawsuit for $65,000, a newspaper says a copy of the settlement...
Harleysville Insurance Names Midwest Regional Leadership Team
Jun 7 2006 // Harleysville Insurance has named the leadership team for its new Midwest operation headquartered in Itasca, Ill. The Midwest region, which includes existing offices in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and the new location in...
Insurers sue governor, state officials over diversion of funds from Ill. Auto Theft Program
Jun 5 2006 // In an effort to stop Illinois state government from illegally taking millions of dollars designated to fight auto theft, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) filed suit in the state’s Seventh...
People and Places
Jun 5 2006 // Zurich announced that Oliver Ade has been named regional executive for the company’s North Central Region. Ade will be responsible for all business operations within the region, including profit-and-loss objectives,...
Insurers sue governor, state officials over diversion of funds from Ill. Auto Theft Program
Jun 5 2006 // In an effort to stop Illinois state government from illegally taking millions of dollars designated to fight auto theft, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) filed suit in the state’s Seventh...
People
Jun 5 2006 // Zurich announced that Oliver Ade has been named regional executive for the company’s North Central Region. Ade will be responsible for all business operations within the region, including profit-and-loss objectives,...
Neville Joins Crump Insurance Services
Jun 2 2006 // Crump Insurance Services of Illinois, Inc., recently announced that Jeff Neville has accepted the position of property broker in the Chicago office. Neville has experience brokering commercial property insurance accounts...
Midwest Young Agents Host Joint Conference June 15-17 in Wis. Dells
May 26 2006 // The Midwest Young Agents Conference, hosted by the Young Agents Committees of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, will take place June 15-17 at the Kalahari Resort and Conference Center, in the Wisconsin Dells. Full...
Brown & Brown Announce the Asset Acquisition of Ideal Insurance Agency
May 24 2006 // Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. recently announced the asset acquisition of Ideal Insurance Agency, Inc. Making the annoucement through a written statement were J. Powell Brown, regional executive vice president,...
Employers’ Coalition and Destiny Health Plan Create Partnership in Northern Ill.
May 17 2006 // Chicago-based Destiny Health and the Rockford, Ill.-based Employers’ Coalition on Health (ECOH) recently announced a partnership that offers small businesses in northern Illinois a unique option in health care...
