All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 25 2017 // A measure backed by Illinois’ treasurer could help ensure that insurance companies have paid out money properly to beneficiaries of life insurance policies.The proposed legislation would require companies to examine...
Jan 24 2017 // Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration has sent a letter to GOP congressional leaders asking them to avoid “hasty” or “incomplete” action as they proceed with a planned repeal of the...
Jan 23 2017 // Several Midwest states, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and North Dakota, experienced transitions among insurance commissioners as 2016 folded into 2017.Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner named Jennifer Hammer to head of the...
Jan 23 2017 // Insurance industry lobbying groups have spoken out against a proposed amendment to an Illinois statute that would give insurance regulators in that state more control over workers’ compensation rates.Illinois House...
Jan 19 2017 // Workers’ compensation, commercial insurance purchasing rules and auto insurance verification are among key challenges for insurers in Illinois legislative session, a national insurance trade organization...
Jan 16 2017 // Two grain storage facilities in Illinois have shut down in less than three months, and a state insurance fund has seen its first claims in years.Illinois Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Rebecca Clark said the...
Jan 16 2017 // Palestine Insurance Agency in Palestine, Ill. has joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a network of more than 100 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Palestine Insurance Agency is a full...
Jan 11 2017 // Insurance industry lobbying groups are speaking out against a proposed amendment to an Illinois statute that would give insurance regulators in that state more control over workers’ compensation rates.Illinois House...
Jan 10 2017 // An Illinois roofing contractor has once again been cited and fined by federal safety officials for exposing workers to fall hazards.Proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties total $214,782....
Jan 9 2017 // The Illinois Department of Insurance has posted in the Illinois Register a second notice of the approval by the Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (IJCAR) of rules concerning size limits on large deductibles...
Jan 9 2017 // Grades assigned to the insurance regulatory systems in the Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin range from A to D in a...
Jan 5 2017 // Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will appoint Jennifer Hammer as head of the Illinois Department of Insurance to replace Anne Melissa Dowling, who is returning to the private sector.Hammer has extensive experience in healthcare...
Jan 4 2017 // There is a new national independent insurance brokerage and wealth management firm that opens its doors with more than 20,00 clients, $158 million in annual revenues and 750 employees in 40 offices across 15 states.The new...
Jan 3 2017 // A federal jury has awarded $250,000 in compensatory damages to a former employee of Costco Wholesale Inc. who was harassed and stalked by a Costco customer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
Dec 27 2016 // Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced changes at the top of two key state offices, naming new directors of the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Insurance.The Republican governor...
Dec 22 2016 // Grades assigned to the insurance regulatory systems in the Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin range from A to D in a...
Dec 22 2016 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay a former employee $75,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed over the company’s alleged actions in regard to an employee at a store Hodgkins, Ill.The lawsuit...
Dec 19 2016 // The Illinois Department of Insurance has posted in the Illinois Register a second notice of the approval by the Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (IJCAR) of rules concerning size limits on large deductibles...
Dec 14 2016 // Maria Ruvalcaba has joined the Pardridge Insurance Agency in Sycamore, Ill. Ruvalcaba comes to the independent insurance agency after 20 years working for various direct writers including State Farm and American Family....
Dec 2 2016 // Officials say more than 68,000 Illinoisans have selected health plans using the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace, up nearly 1,400 compared to the same time last year.The sign-ups are happening as...