Latest Illinois Headlines

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Intact Acquires Illinois-Based Tokio Marine Highlands US Construction Division

Jun 17 2022 // Tokio Marine Kiln reached an agreement with Intact Insurance Group USA LLC for the sale of Tokio Marine Highland’s (TMH) US construction division. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is...

Mercury Insurance Adds New Coverages in Illinois

Jun 8 2022 // Mercury Insurance announced new coverages for homeowners and renters in Illinois. New coverages include Green Home, which covers up to an additional 10% of the replacement costs for environmentally-friendly alternatives or...

Illinois Contractor Fined $378,000 for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards

May 24 2022 // A Roselle, Illinois contractor’s history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations and penalties – and a willingness to expose its workers to serious injuries or worse – continues, as...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Illinois’ Hruska Insurancenter

May 16 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Mokena, Illinois-based Hruska Insurancenter, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1956, Hruska Insurancenter is a retail property/casualty...

Hub Acquires Illinois’ Alta Actuaries And Consultants

May 6 2022 // Hub acquired the APEX Global Benefit Management system and related assets from Alta Actuaries and Consultants, LLC (Alta), which consist of cutting-edge technology and global research solutions. Terms of the transaction...

Illinois’ Main Street Insurance Group Joins VIAA

May 5 2022 // Main Street Insurance Group recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of nearly 150 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois.Founded in 2006, Main Street Insurance Group was...

Woman Whose Son Was Killed in Illinois Tornado Criticizes Amazon

May 5 2022 // The mother of a man who was killed in December when a tornado slammed into an Amazon facility in Illinois said on Tuesday that her son was only in the building because he was called into work on his day off.“It...

2 Tornados Spotted in NE Illinois; Minimal Damage Reported

May 3 2022 // At least two twisters reportedly touched down briefly as part of a storm system that rolled across northeastern Illinois.One EF-0 tornado snapped tree branches and uprooted some trees as it traveled about two miles (3.2...

Illinois Contractor Faces $360K Fine Over OSHA Violations

May 2 2022 // A Waukegan, Illinois contractor – with a history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations – was cited again by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...

Reliance Global Acquires Illinois’ Barra & Associates

Apr 28 2022 // Reliance Global Group, Inc. acquired Schaumburg, Illinois-based Barra & Associates a provider of both personal and commercial insurance products, including property and casualty insurance, life insurance, health...

Illinois Contractor Faces $360,000 in Penalties Over OSHA Violations

Apr 21 2022 // A Waukegan, Illinois contractor – with a history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations – was cited again by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Illinois’ G.A. Mavon & Mavco

Apr 19 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Hinsdale, Illinois-based G.A. Mavon & Co. and its Mavco Insurance Agency, Inc. subsidiary. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1916, G.A....

Mercury Insurance Launches Usage-Based App in Illinois

Apr 8 2022 // Mercury Insurance announced that the company has made its usage-based insurance app, MercuryGO, available to drivers in Illinois to help improve driving skills and traffic safety.Mercury says the app acts as a virtual...

Illinois HVAC Company to Pay $29,000 Penalty Over Clean Air Act Violations

Apr 8 2022 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with JTR Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. in Monee, Illinois, to resolve alleged violations of Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone regulations.EPA’s...

Lawmakers Probing Amazon Labor Practices Following Illinois Tornado Deaths

Apr 5 2022 // The U.S. House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into Amazon.com’s labor practices during extreme weather events, following the death of six workers during a swarm of tornados last year. In a letter...

Illinois Court: Insurer Must Defend IT Company in BIPA Suits

Mar 30 2022 // An insurer must defend an information technology company facing a pair of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) lawsuits, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said in a March 30 ruling.In...

Illinois Based Insurance Agency Insurance King® Enforces Trademark

Mar 30 2022 // Rockford, IL., March 29, 2022 – Insurance King has been actively enforcing the trademarks registration numbers 4628341 and 4628343 for several years.“It all started with a person that walked in to our office and...

Seafood Chain to Pay $200K over Sexual Harassment Suit in Illinois

Mar 17 2022 // Long John Silver’s will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.The EEOC charged...

First Chicago Launches Commercial Auto Insurance Program in Illinois And Indiana

Mar 15 2022 // First Chicago Insurance Company announced it recently launched its augmented commercial auto insurance program in Illinois and Indiana. The program covers owned or leased Vehicles, hired autos, non-owned, temporary...

Illinois District Court: Insurer Cannot Rely on Employment-Related Exclusion in BIPA Suit

Mar 9 2022 // An Illinois federal judge said a policy exclusion for employment-related practices does not protect State Automobile Insurance Co. from defending a grocery chain accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information...