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Illinois Senate Panel OKs Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants

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...

Board Suspends License of Ex- Illinois Workers’ Comp Arbitrator

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...

ISU Network Adds Offices in Illinois, Nebraska

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,...

Alcohol Raises Injury Risk, But Also Survival Rate

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...

CNA Names Baumel Illinois Branch Vice President

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...

Court: Illinois Teen Eligible for UIM Coverage Under Dad’s Business Auto Policy

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...

Court: Illinois Teen Eligible for UIM Coverage Under Dad’s Business Auto Policy

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...

Illinois Infant Formula Maker Sued After Baby’s Death

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...

Study: White Construction Workers in Illinois Get Higher Work Comp Settlements

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...

Corporate Lawyers Rank California, Illinois, West Virgina Low for Legal Climate

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...

People – Midwest

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...

School Bus Liability Insurance Bill Signed by Illinois Governor

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...

ASNOA Welcomes New Partners in Missouri, Illinois

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...

Illinois Gets $1M for Consumer Insurance Help

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....

School Bus Liability Insurance Bill Signed by Illinois Governor

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...

Business Moves

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...

3 Lawsuits Filed After Deadly Illinois Megabus Accident

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...

Illinois Regulators: Agent Conducting Business on Revoked License

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...

Drought Spurs Emergency Burn Ban In Mclean County, Ill.

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...

Illinois’ Millers First Insurance Co. Agrees to Rehabilitation

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...