All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 6 2011 // Jack Messmore will serve as acting director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. He currently serves as chief deputy director of the department, and has worked for the regulatory agency for 25 years. Messmore takes the...
Jun 6 2011 // A northern Illinois cheese company is voluntarily recalling some of its mozzarella products because of possible antibiotic contamination.The Illinois Department of Public Health says the Walnut Cheese Company in Walnut,...
Jun 6 2011 // The Illinois Department of Insurance has published information for consumers and insurance professionals about a new state law that, effective June 1, 2011, allows unmarried adults in Illinois to enter into a civil union...
Jun 6 2011 // A major overhaul of the state’s costly workers’ compensation system failed in the Illinois House on May 29, raising the possibility that lawmakers would push to entirely abolish a system that handles tens of...
Jun 6 2011 // PMA CompaniesPMA Companies, a Pennsylvania-based provider of commercial insurance risk management solutions and TPA claims and risk services, opened an office in Schaumburg, Ill., and is offering property and casualty...
Jun 3 2011 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn plans to sign a major overhaul of Illinois workers’ compensation system that he said will mean “significant saving” for the state, but at least one insurance carrier trade group...
Jun 1 2011 // In a reversal, the Illinois House of Representatives has passed a measure that aims to reform the state’s workers’ compensation system just days after it rejected a previous version of the legislation.The...
May 31 2011 // A major overhaul of the state’s costly workers compensation system failed in the Illinois House on May 29, raising the possibility that lawmakers would push to entirely abolish a system that handles tens of thousands...
May 31 2011 // A plan to overhaul workers’ compensation to cut business costs and curb corruption emerged May 28 and was approved by the Illinois Senate.The measure, which came after six months of negotiations and now heads to the...
May 26 2011 // A violent storm system rumbled through the central U.S. on Wednesday, spawning tornadoes that turned homes into splintered wreckage, killing at least 14 people over two days and hampering rescue efforts in a city slammed...
May 26 2011 // The Illinois agency that processes workers’ compensation claims is challenging the state attorney general’s order that it release details tied to millions of dollars in settlements.The Central Management...
May 17 2011 // The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that Ron Rascia has joined the organization as legal counsel and Mark Kimmet has been named internal auditor. Rascia previously worked for the Illinois Attorney...
May 16 2011 // BIA, IroquoisBusiness Insurance Associates (BIA) of Davidsonville, Md., has joined The Iroquois Group. BIA started in 2000 as an employee benefits agency. Agency Principal Ed Coogan expanded the agency into property and...
May 11 2011 // State Farm plans to close two dozen field offices in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan where 1,300 people work to save $8 million over the next five years. The Pantagraph newspaper in Bloomington reported that the insurance...
May 4 2011 // PMA Companies, a Pennsylvania-based provider of commercial insurance risk management solutions and TPA claims and risk services, has opened an office in Schaumburg, Ill., and is offering property and casualty insurance and...
May 2 2011 // Authorities in a southern Illinois city menaced by two dangerously swollen rivers said on May 1 that most of the city’s remaining residents have heeded a mandatory evacuation order, prompted by river water seeping up...
May 2 2011 // The top 10 U.S. excess and surplus lines carriers of 2010 based on direct premiums written for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2010, according to SNL Financial include: American International Group Zurich Financial Services...
May 2 2011 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. named Andrea James vice president, national sales leader. She will lead the National Broker team. This role establishes engagement and relationships at multiple...
Apr 28 2011 // The Illinois Department of Insurance is warning homeowners about unsolicited offers of help from insurance adjusters after recent storms in southern Illinois.The agency says these unaffiliated adjusters claim they can get...
Apr 22 2011 // Top 10 U.S. Excess, Surplus Insurers of 2010 by Market ShareAccording to SNL Financial: Based on direct premiums written for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2010Of the top five, ACE Ltd. was the only company with an increase...