All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 16 2010 // Mark Baechle has been appointed senior vice president of Willis of Illinois Inc.’s Surety Practice, effective immediately. He will be responsible for managing the Surety operation in Willis’ Chicago...
Dec 13 2010 // The Illinois Department of Insurance announced it issued the following disciplinary orders for November 2010:Adele M. Cowell, Red Bud – Stipulation and Consent Order, effective Oct. 6, 2010. Cowell has been licensed...
Dec 10 2010 // New and existing small businesses can apply for $5 million in loans through an Illinois program aimed at creating and retaining jobs in urban areas.Illinois economic director Warren Ribley announced the Community...
Dec 3 2010 // The chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced commissioner panel assignments that become effective Jan. 1, 2011.Chairman Mitch Weisz realigned two panels: Panel A will consist of...
Dec 2 2010 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Premier Risk Services Inc. in Itasca, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 1986, Premier Risk Services is a retail insurance broker providing commercial...
Nov 19 2010 // Illinois is seeking public comment on the structure, governance and financing of an online insurance exchange. Individuals and small businesses would be able to shop for health coverage through the exchange.The...
Nov 16 2010 // An Illinois transportation study shows that back-seat passengers killed in auto accidents are twice as likely as front-seat passengers to not be wearing safety belts.The Illinois Department of Transportation’s...
Nov 16 2010 // State’s Attorneys of Madison, St. Clair and Monroe counties in Illinois and a host of other impacted parties have filed suit in federal court against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its director...
Nov 12 2010 // Half of all graduating medical residents or fellows trained in Illinois leave the state to practice medicine elsewhere, in large part due to the medical liability environment in Illinois, according to a new study from...
Nov 11 2010 // Illinois Department of Insurance Director of Insurance Michael T. McRaith has issued the following disciplinary orders for September and October 2010:Shango D. Johnson, Chicago – Insurance producer license suspended...
Nov 9 2010 // First Professionals Insurance Co., Inc. (First Professionals) recently submitted a proposed medical professional liability rate and rule filing for physicians and surgeons in Illinois. First Professionals has announced...
Nov 4 2010 // With one ex-governor in prison and another convicted of a felony, Illinois voters decided Tuesday that they want the power to rein in future governors.Voters approved a constitutional amendment that gives the public...
Nov 3 2010 // Illinois still doesn’t know who the next governor will be. The contenders, incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, and Republican state Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington, are running neck-and-neck, each with a little more...
Oct 26 2010 // The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission reported that Commissioner Barbara Sherman has resigned effective Oct.25, 2010. Sherman has served on the Commission for 20 years. Commissioner Gore will cover oral...
Oct 25 2010 // Medical fees provided for in the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act will increase 1.08 percent in 2011, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission reports. Fee schedule rates increase or decrease by the...
Oct 22 2010 // The Illinois Department of Insurance says it will receive $1.45 million in federal funds to support its efforts to educate Illinois health insurance consumers and advocate on their behalf. The grant funds provided under...
Oct 18 2010 // Insurance broker Marsh has added five industry veterans – four from competing broker Aon – to its private equity and mergers and acquisitions practice.James O’Brien, Jason Hawkins and Craig Warnke join...
Oct 8 2010 // The Illinois attorney general filed a lawsuit against Enbridge Inc’s U.S. affiliate Enbridge Energy Partners Thursday, as the state seeks to have the company pay the costs incurred cleaning up an oil pipeline spill...
Sep 30 2010 // The Illinois Department of Insurance has entered an order prohibiting AIM Health Plans Inc., CEO Clubs Inc. (a/k/a Chief Executive Officers Club), Insurance Resource Group Inc., Integrated Insurance Marketing Inc., Gary L....
Sep 29 2010 // A former insurance agent in Illinois has pleaded guilty to charges of theft of more than $375,000 in insurance premiums, state Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced.Larry Chouinard, 56, entered guilty pleas in...