All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 2 2012 // Supporters of licensing illegal immigrants to drive say it would make Illinois roads safer with trained motorists required to carry insurance.The Senate Executive Committee voted 12-2 to advance the plan for some of the...
Nov 28 2012 // An attorney disciplinary board has suspended the license of a former workers’ compensation arbitrator citing misconduct.The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Jennifer Carril formerly known as Jennifer Teague has...
Nov 21 2012 // San Francisco-based ISU Network announces two independent insurance agencies in the Midwest have joined the agency group.ISU welcomes ISU Northwest Insurance Services of Schaumberg, Ill., and ISU RHD Insurance of Lincoln,...
Nov 21 2012 // Injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health — and the more alcohol, the more...
Nov 20 2012 // CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Michael Baumel as the vice president for its Illinois Branch office. Baumel joined CNA in 2005 as a vice president for the HealthPro Claim team and has held leadership positions in the...
Nov 19 2012 // A teen injured in a car wreck is entitled to underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) under her father’s business auto policy even though the vehicle she was riding in was not a listed vehicle on the policy, according to...
Nov 2 2012 // A teen injured in a car wreck is entitled to underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) under her father’s business auto policy even though the vehicle she was riding in was not a listed vehicle on the policy, according to...
Oct 18 2012 // The families of a three babies sickened by a rare bacterial infection, including a 10-day-old Missouri infant who died, filed a lawsuit against the Illinois-based manufacturer of a powdered baby formula that they believe...
Oct 15 2012 // White non-Hispanic construction workers are awarded higher workers’ compensation settlements in Illinois than Hispanic or black construction workers with similar injuries and disabilities, according to researchers at...
Sep 14 2012 // Lawyers for U.S. companies say California, Illinois and West Virginia have some of the worst legal climates in the country for businesses, according to the latest survey by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform...
Sep 10 2012 // Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., a regional property/casualty insurer based in Hastings, Mich., has welcomed new President, CEO and Chairman Joseph J. Babiak Jr.Babiak joined Hastings Mutual in 2001 as the chief financial...
Sep 10 2012 // A bill that updates and clarifies liability insurance standards for operators of buses by schools and other organizations has been signed by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. SB 2524 details differences for purposes of liability...
Sep 3 2012 // The Agent Support Network of America, ASNOA has welcomed its two newest partners, insurance veterans J. Scott Loveland and Roger Collins. J. Scott Loveland, owner and founder of Springfield, Mo.-based Scott Loveland...
Sep 3 2012 // Illinois has received a $1 million federal grant to improve how it helps consumers who have complaints about insurance industry practices. Illinois Department of Insurance Director Andrew Boron announced the award on Aug....
Aug 27 2012 // A bill that updates and clarifies liability insurance standards for operators of buses by schools and other organizations has been signed by the Illinois governor.Gov. Pat Quinn on Aug. 24 signed SB 2524, which details...
Aug 20 2012 // Giant insurance broker Marsh is expanding its risk management unit with the acquisition of London-based Marlowe Risk Services Ltd. Christopher Marlowe Jr., founder, will join Marsh under its new name Marsh Marlowe.The...
Aug 16 2012 // Three lawsuits have been filed on behalf of passengers injured when a Megabus slammed into a bridge pillar along a southern Illinois freeway. Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit Monday in Cook County on behalf of...
Aug 16 2012 // The Illinois Department of Insurance is alerting consumers that David Griffith Morrow of Morrow Insurance of Decatur is continuing to act as an insurance producer although his license was revoked effective June 8, 2012.The...
Aug 3 2012 // Hot, dry conditions have prompted officials in central Illinois to issue a ban on all outdoor fires in McLean County. The McLean County Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday announced a temporary outdoor burning ban on...
Aug 2 2012 // Illinois insurance regulators reported that Millers First Insurance Co. (Millers First) has agreed to be placed into rehabilitation.While the Alton, Ill.-based company is in rehabilitation, Illinois Department of Insurance...