All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 8 2019 // Rector Insurance Agency in Champaign, Illinois, has joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of over 120 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Rector Insurance Agency was founded...
Aug 1 2019 // Maryville, Illinois-based Pin Oak Agency has joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of over 120 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Pin Oak Agency was created by owner Andrew...
Jul 31 2019 // Workers’ compensation insurance carrier, Omaha National, is expanding into Illinois and Pennsylvania, issuing policies with an effective date of Sept. 1 or later.In addition to workers’ compensation insurance,...
Jul 22 2019 // Method Insurance Service is expanding and offering its specialty workers’ compensation program for underserved high-hazard, debit mod, mid-market risks in Illinois.Method is a program administrator for Service...
Jul 19 2019 // The operator of a closed suburban Chicago plant where medical instruments were sterilized with a cancer-causing chemical has reached an agreement with the state of Illinois that will allow the plant to reopen, both sides...
Jul 18 2019 // Illinois Gov. J.D. Pritzker is urging residents of his state to report flood damage to their county’s emergency management agencies. He says such action will increase the likelihood the state will qualify for federal...
Jul 12 2019 // Parn Financial in Carthage, Illinois, has joined joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of over 120 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Parn Financial was founded in 2019 by...
Jul 9 2019 // A metal treating facility in Glendale Heights, Illinois, has been cited by federal officials for workplace safety violations and faces imposed penalties of $181,662.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...
Jun 27 2019 // Illinois’ new governor delivered on a top campaign promise by signing legislation making the state the 11th to approve marijuana for recreational use in a program offering legal remedies and economic benefits to...
Jun 25 2019 // Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued disaster proclamations for two more counties affected by flooding.Pritzker added Knox and Henry counties in western Illinois to the counties receiving disaster proclamations. That...
Jun 11 2019 // The National Weather Service and an outdoor advertising company are teaming up to equip nine digital billboards in central Illinois with the ability to display tornado warnings.Adams Outdoor Advertising says the billboards...
Jun 6 2019 // Global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Fox River Grove, Ill.-based MDV Wealth Planning Inc.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded...
Jun 6 2019 // Illinois and Lake County are suing the owner of a Chicago-area silicone factory that exploded last month, seeking to force the company to identify the nature and extent of chemical pollution in the area and limit the...
Jun 5 2019 // State Farm said last week it had received over 6,000 homeowner claims and more than 5,000 auto claims related to severe weather that pummeled the Midwest on May 27 and 28.The company reported around 6,110 total homeowner...
Jun 4 2019 // AAdvantage Insurance Group in Glen Carbon, Illinois, has hired Amy Glowacki as a commercial marketer.In this position, she will assist agents in generating quotes and proposals for the company’s commercial insurance...
Jun 3 2019 // Two Chicago, Illinois, women have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) of $1.7 million by falsely billing for services on...
Jun 3 2019 // Memo to insurance agency owners seeking to onboard new employees: Expect to pay more, offer more and train more.Those trying to hire know that already. “What we’re seeing in particular in Texas, and I imagine...
May 31 2019 // Brett Gerger, former chief deputy director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, has joined the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) as director of Education & Agency Resources.In his new position,...
May 23 2019 // AXA XL has promoted Brian Gauder to lead its North Central region out of Chicago, Ill.AXA also named Raymond Chiusano to lead its North America property insurance team’s Northeast region out of New York. Chiusano is...
May 16 2019 // Patrick Moore has joined Lockton as senior vice president and employee benefits consultant for Lockton Midwest with his primary office in Chicago.He brings more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry...