All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 13 2013 // Lumbermens Mutual Casualty, American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance, and American Motorists Insurance Companies have been placed in liquidation in Illinois, according to the state insurance department.State insurance...
May 2 2013 // Property and casualty insurance franchisor, Keystone Insurers Group, announced it will begin adding partner agencies in Illinois during the fourth quarter of 2013. Illinois will become the ninth state represented in the...
Apr 30 2013 // After a former suburban Chicago water official was convicted on April 29 for lying about secretly mixing carcinogen-tainted well water into the village’s drinking supply, the sense of bitterness and betrayal among...
Apr 29 2013 // Managing general agency, J.M. Wilson, has added Cherlyn Mims to its transportation team as assistant transportation underwriter in the company’s Arlington Heights, Ill., office.Mims provides assistance to the...
Apr 26 2013 // The Horton Group, based in Orland Park, Ill., has expanded its construction practice with one new hire and one promotion in its construction practice.The company added Patrick White as a sales executive and promoted Kris...
Apr 25 2013 // Floodwaters began a slow, inch-by-inch retreat on April 24 in inundated Peoria, Ill., offering hope to residents who watched helplessly as the Illinois River reached a 70-year high and swamped their homes and businesses.In...
Apr 25 2013 // An Illinois agent has received an award from the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA or Big ‘I’) for his work on behalf of crop insurance agents.Brian McSherry of Illinois is the 2012...
Apr 19 2013 // An Illinois jury on Tuesday found in favor of Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy orthopedics unit in a second product liability trial of nearly 11,000 lawsuits over the company’s recalled ASR metal hip implant.The...
Apr 18 2013 // The Mississippi River, so low for much of the winter that barge traffic was nearly halted, could reach up to 10 feet above flood stage by the middle of next week in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, National Weather...
Apr 16 2013 // Up to 2.4 million credit cards and debit cards used by customers at Schnucks grocery stores in four states may have been compromised over a three-month period, the suburban St. Louis chain said.Schnucks Markets Inc. for...
Apr 12 2013 // While lawmakers in most states have introduced measures in their current legislative sessions that address gun control and gun liability issues, their approaches vary widely, largely depending on the area of the country in...
Mar 27 2013 // Overland Park, Kan.-based SeaFire Insurance Services announced it is actively seeking new agency partners in Wisconsin and Illinois for its exclusive auto dealer and repair insurance program.SeaFire will consider...
Mar 26 2013 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has named Michael Latz as chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), effective March 25, 2013.Chairman Latz has served as a commissioner since October 2011. Before that,...
Mar 25 2013 // Good Jobs, Stable Economy“The fact of the matter is that North Dakota is attracting new residents across the entire state for good jobs and a stable economy.” —North Dakota Census Committee Chairman Rod...
Mar 21 2013 // The Illinois House has rejected a measure that would require $1 million in liability insurance for people carrying concealed weapons.Lawmakers voted 34-74 against Rep. Kenneth Dunkin’s plan. It was among seven...
Mar 19 2013 // Managing general agency, J.M. Wilson Corp., announced that its Illinois and Wisconsin branches have moved to new locations. With support from other branch offices and the home office in Portage, Mich., the moves went...
Mar 14 2013 // The Springfield, Ill., fire department’s insurance rating has dropped a notch.Mayor Mike Houston says that’s because of longer response times in rapidly growing parts of the state capital. The Insurance...
Mar 13 2013 // When it comes to dealing with this divot, score one for Missouri golfer Mark Mihal.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the mortgage broker from Creve Coeur, Mo., is recovering after a sinkhole opened up beneath him on...
Feb 26 2013 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agent, is expanding operations in its Palatine, Ill., branch with the addition of two producer/brokers: Patrick O’Donoghue and Richard...
Feb 25 2013 // The state of Illinois is reminding businesses using temporary workers that it is their responsibility to check whether those temp agencies are licensed and insured. The Illinois Department of Labor says businesses and...