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Insurers sue governor, state officials over diversion of funds from Ill. Auto Theft Program

Jun 5 2006 // In an effort to stop Illinois state government from illegally taking millions of dollars designated to fight auto theft, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) filed suit in the state’s Seventh...

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Jun 5 2006 // Zurich announced that Oliver Ade has been named regional executive for the company’s North Central Region. Ade will be responsible for all business operations within the region, including profit-and-loss objectives,...

Neville Joins Crump Insurance Services

Jun 2 2006 // Crump Insurance Services of Illinois, Inc., recently announced that Jeff Neville has accepted the position of property broker in the Chicago office. Neville has experience brokering commercial property insurance accounts...

Midwest Young Agents Host Joint Conference June 15-17 in Wis. Dells

May 26 2006 // The Midwest Young Agents Conference, hosted by the Young Agents Committees of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, will take place June 15-17 at the Kalahari Resort and Conference Center, in the Wisconsin Dells.Full...

Brown & Brown Announce the Asset Acquisition of Ideal Insurance Agency

May 24 2006 // Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. recently announced the asset acquisition of Ideal Insurance Agency, Inc.Making the annoucement through a written statement were J. Powell Brown, regional executive vice president,...

Employers’ Coalition and Destiny Health Plan Create Partnership in Northern Ill.

May 17 2006 // Chicago-based Destiny Health and the Rockford, Ill.-based Employers’ Coalition on Health (ECOH) recently announced a partnership that offers small businesses in northern Illinois a unique option in health care...

Assurance Awards 2006 Scholarships to Illinois State University Students

May 16 2006 // Assurance Agency, Ltd., recently announced the recipients of its 2006 insurance college scholarship program. Illinois State University students Matt Britton and Christopher Switzer were each presented with a $1,000...

lll. Attorney General, 38 others, oppose health plan pending in U.S. Senate

May 8 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter at the end of April to U.S. Senate members urging them to oppose a bill that would dramatically change the health insurance marketplace by preempting state-mandated...

$80 million settlement reached in bid-rigging case with Ill., Conn., N.Y.

May 8 2006 // Attorney General Lisa Madigan, of Illinois, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal recently announced an $80 million settlement agreement with Bermuda-based holding...

ACE settles bid-rigging case for $80 million

May 8 2006 // Attorney General Lisa Madigan, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced an $80 million settlement agreement with Bermuda-based holding company ACE Limited, and...

lll. Attorney General, 38 others, oppose health plan pending in U.S. Senate

May 8 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter at the end of April to U.S. Senate members urging them to oppose a bill that would dramatically change the health insurance marketplace by preempting state-mandated...

$80 million settlement reached in bid-rigging case with Ill., Conn., N.Y.

May 8 2006 // Attorney General Lisa Madigan, of Illinois, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal recently announced an $80 million settlement agreement with Bermuda-based holding...

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May 8 2006 // ACE settles bid-rigging case for $80 millionAttorney General Lisa Madigan, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced an $80 million settlement agreement with...

RLI Corp. of Ill. Declares 12 Percent Dividend

May 5 2006 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp.’s board of directors has declared a 2nd quarter cash dividend of $0.19 per share, reflecting a two cent, or 12 percent increase over the prior quarter’s dividend.The dividend, which...

Ill. Workers Comp Fee Schedule Open to Abuse, Insurer Group Says

May 2 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has concerns based on a National Council on Compensation Insurance’s estimate that implementation of Illinois’ new medical fee schedule will result in...

Ill. Mutual Hosts Disability Insurance Awareness Month in May

May 1 2006 // Peoria, Ill.-based Illinois Mutual, a provider of disability insurance, will hold its second annual Disability Insurance Awareness Month (DIAM) during May. DIAM is an event created by Illinois Mutual to help consumers and...

Ill. Attorney General, 38 Others, Oppose Health Plan in U.S. Senate

Apr 27 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter this week to U.S. Senate members urging them to oppose a bill that would dramatically change the health insurance marketplace by preempting state-mandated benefit...

Trade Group: Ill. Workers’ Comp Fee Schedule Lacks Expected Savings

Apr 27 2006 // The American Insurance Association today said an analysis by the National Council of Compensation Insurance (NCCI) of Illinois’ new workers’ compensation medical fee schedule provides the first indication that...

$80 Million Settlement Reached in Bid-rigging Case with Ill., Conn., N.Y.

Apr 26 2006 // Attorney General Lisa Madigan, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced an $80 million settlement agreement with Bermuda-based holding company ACE,...

N.Y. Agents Disappointed with Zurich Commission Disclosure Plans

Apr 24 2006 // New York independent insurance agents are not too happy that Zurich Financial Services has decided to implement nationwide the stricter of two agency compensation disclosure policies it signed as part of recent settlements...