All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 8 2020 // Federal officials have cited three employers for workplace safety hazards after a worker suffered injuries at Northwestern University’s campus in Evanston, Ill.Northwestern University, Hill Mechanical Corp. and...
Apr 8 2020 // The family of a Walmart Inc. employee in Illinois who died after contracting COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, has filed a lawsuit accusing the retail giant of failing to adequately screen and protect...
Apr 3 2020 // Two lawsuits have been filed in federal court in Illinois by a group of businesses — who were forced to close their operations by government authorities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — over the denial of...
Apr 1 2020 // Marsh subsidiary Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired Schaumburg, Illinois-based Assurance Holdings Inc.Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1961, Assurance is a full-service brokerage...
Mar 23 2020 // Neptune Flood Inc., an all-digital, online flood insurance company, has opened for business in Arkansas and Illinois. Households in these states now have access to Neptune’s simple flood insurance solution.Neptune...
Mar 18 2020 // An Arcola, Illinois-based manufacturer faces over $258,000 in penalties and numerous citations for violations of federal machine safety standards, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Mar 18 2020 // Beginning on March 20, Rock Island, Ill.-based Illinois Casualty Co. (ICC), a wholly owned subsidiary of ICC Holdings Inc., will temporarily suspend all insurance premium billing for 30 days.The company said the action is...
Mar 17 2020 // AAdvantage Insurance Group in Glen Carbon, Illinois, has hired professional soccer player, Sam Fink, as a sales agent.In this position, Fink will be responsible for generating prospects, developing new relationships, and...
Mar 12 2020 // A fire swept through a recycling business in southwestern Illinois early Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes, officials said.The fire began about 2 a.m. Wednesday at a Madison, Illinois, industrial park in...
Mar 10 2020 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B- (Fair) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term ICR to “bb-” from “bb” of Echelon Property & Casualty Insurance Co., based in Chicago.AM...
Mar 9 2020 // ProAssurance, NORCALHealthcare liability insurer ProAssurance Corp. has agreed to acquire medical professional liability insurer NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. following NORCAL’s demutualization in a $450 million...
Feb 28 2020 // M&M Limousine Service in Des Plaines, Ill., will pay a deaf job applicant $30,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit.The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
Feb 24 2020 // The parents of a 6-year-old southern Illinois girl are suing local school officials, alleging that their daughter was sexually assaulted by another kindergartner during recess.The lawsuit names the Edwardsville School...
Feb 12 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Oakbrook, Illinois-based Affiliated Benefit Consultants Inc.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1986, Affiliated Benefit Consultants offers a full suite of...
Feb 7 2020 // Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group appointed Tina Santelli as vice president, Carrier Partner Management for Alera Group Employee Benefits nationally.Santelli will be responsible for leading key top-tier partnerships at...
Feb 3 2020 // Teams of students from seven universities throughout the U.S. today begin a month-long collegiate competition in which they will run virtual insurance agencies in a computer-simulated environment.The competition, called...
Jan 31 2020 // Distinguished Programs, a national insurance program manager, has named Kirkland Requejo regional sales executive for Illinois and Wisconsin. He is based in Chicago.Requejo brings 12 years of military leadership and a...
Jan 30 2020 // Trustmark Mutual Holding Co., a national employee benefits provider headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, has selected Britt Lindley as its new chief information security officer (CISO).Lindley has more than three...
Jan 30 2020 // In what the plaintiffs’ lawyers are calling the largest cash settlement ever resolving a privacy related lawsuit, Facebook has agreed to establish a fund of $550 million to pay Facebook users in Illinois claiming the...
Jan 27 2020 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Lundstrom Insurance Agency Inc. located in Elgin, Illinois. Led by Brett Lundstrom, the agency currently reports $7.3 million in annualized revenues. Founded in 1953 by E. John Lundstrom,...