All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 29 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies (formerly known as GUARD Insurance Group) has begun offering businessowner’s policy (BOP) and umbrella coverage in Illinois. The company already has an established...
Jul 15 2014 // Ginny Majer has joined insurance wholesaler Risk Innovations as territory manager for Illinois.Based in Chicago, Majer will develop workers’ compensation and personal lines business with retail agents in Illinois....
Jul 11 2014 // The prospect of adding jobs — even as few as 30 — has led officials in many shrinking Illinois’ communities to set aside any qualms about the state’s legalization of medical marijuana and to get friendly...
Jul 7 2014 // The father of a southern Illinois teenager who killed himself a day after watching an anti-bullying movie at school has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the district, accusing administrators of failing to stop the...
Jul 7 2014 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that most of Illinois’ corn crop is in great shape. But some farmers in western and central Illinois suffered extensive damage from storms on Monday.Ryan Mueller...
Jul 3 2014 // The National Weather Service is now reporting five tornadoes touched down in Illinois during a storm that dumped heavy rain as it swept across the state.A weather service damage survey has confirmed modest tornadoes landed...
Jun 19 2014 // Critchell-Miller & Petrus in Illinois has joined Keystone Insurers Group as a franchise partner. Keystone now has 15 agency partners in the state. Established by R.S. Critchell in 1868 and operating as R.S. Critchell...
Jun 16 2014 // Illinois officials say they’re seeing strong interest from insurance companies as they prepare for the second year of new coverage options under the nation’s new health care law.The state Department of...
Jun 16 2014 // Keystone Insurers Group named Matthew Sinosky as director of business development. He is based in Keystone’s Northumberland, Pa., headquarters.Sinosky comes to Keystone from Eastern Alliance Insurance Co., where he...
Jun 16 2014 // The Illinois Legislature has passed legislation that provides for regulating transportation networking companies (TNCs) and closing insurance gaps, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
Jun 10 2014 // Keystone Insurers Group, based in Northumberland, Pa., announced the addition of two more independent insurance agencies in Illinois to its expanding franchise business. Resource Insurance of DeKalb and Pufalt-Pauley...
Jun 3 2014 // The Illinois Legislature passed legislation this session that provides for regulating transportation networking companies (TNCs) and closing insurance gaps, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
May 23 2014 // Specialty insurer RLI Corp., based in Peoria, Ill., announced that Jennifer Klobnak, vice president, risk services, has been promoted to senior vice president, risk services.The RLI Risk Services Group provides...
May 19 2014 // A major insurance company is accusing dozens of localities in Illinois of failing to prepare for severe rains and flooding in lawsuits that are the first in what could be a wave of litigation over who should be liable for...
May 19 2014 // Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance promoted Tim Heyroth to the newly created position of vice president-sales.Heyroth, who has been with SECURA for more than 17 years, will be responsible for developing and implementing...
May 16 2014 // The Illinois Senate this week passed legislation requiring app-based ridesharing companies’ primary insurance be in affect the entire time the app is turned on. House Bill 4075 passed 46 to 8 and establishes...
May 1 2014 // An Illinois appellate court has reinstated a $10.1 billion verdict in a class-action lawsuit against Phillip Morris USA that found the cigarette-maker misled customers about “light” and “low tar”...
May 1 2014 // Keystone Insurers Group welcomed Normal, Ill.-based agency Van Gundy Insurance as its newest franchise partner in Illinois. Van Gundy Agency was founded in 1946 by Lander Van Gundy. With his roots in the harness racing...
Apr 29 2014 // Insential Inc., a full service property and casualty insurance wholesale brokerage, appointed Stephen Mileski as senior vice president in its program division in Illinois.He will be responsible for developing P/C program...
Apr 25 2014 // Associated Risk Managers of Illinois (ARM of Illinois) and The Iroquois Group of Allegany, N.Y., have announced a joint marketing agreement that allows ARM members in Illinois access to Iroquois’ carriers, benefits...