All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 20 2006 // Illinois’ state health insurance pool should get $5.4 million under a compromise measure Sen. Dick Durbin helped push through after negotiating a more than $1 million increase over what the original bill proposed....
Feb 13 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan reported that for the first time in the history of the Illinois Attorney General’s Top 10 Consumer Complaint list, complaints related to gasoline pricing topped the list of...
Feb 3 2006 // Illinois’ state health insurance pool should get $5.4 million under a compromise measure Sen. Dick Durbin helped push through after negotiating a more than $1 million increase over what the original bill proposed....
Jan 25 2006 // Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. has signed a new contract with Westchester, Ill.-based American Patriot Insurance Agency, Inc., a wholesale agency that specializes in roofing contractors. American Patriot...
Jan 23 2006 // When people in other states think of Illinois, many things come to mind to epitomize some aspect of the state; for example, some people conjure up images of Abraham Lincoln, while others think of the World Champion Chicago...
Jan 22 2006 // When people in other states think of Illinois, many things come to mind to epitomize some aspect of the state; for example, some people conjure up images of Abraham Lincoln, while others think of the World Champion Chicago...
Jan 4 2006 // A minor earthquake hit a small town in southern Illinois yesterday, raising questions again about the threat of a major earthquake for states sitting on or near the New Madrid fault line.The quake struck yesterday at 3:48...
Jan 3 2006 // The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that a 23-year-old Chicago woman is the first person to be charged under a new state law that changes two traffic offenses — driving on a suspended license and driving without proof...
Jan 1 2006 // Insurance agents and agencies who provided personal information regarding potential or actual insureds to ChoicePoint Services Inc. between Jan. 1 1997, and Aug. 9, 2005, may be entitled to money and benefits as a result...
Jan 1 2006 // After signing a state law offering low-cost medical coverage for most uninsured children in Illinois, Gov. Rod Blagojevich flew to Washington to push for broader health insurance coverage for children around the...
Jan 1 2006 // Making those New Year’s resolutions …We all know that the New Year provides a great opportunity to commit to making a list of positive changes in our lives. Is it possible that judges in state court...
Dec 27 2005 // The Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois, in conjunction with the Illinois Insurance Association, Illinois Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Illinois State Association of Health Underwriters...
Dec 20 2005 // If you’re hosting friends and family this holiday season, it might pay to check your insurance first, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance. Better to know in advance what is covered and what isn’t...
Dec 19 2005 // The fourth annual “Judicial Hellholes” report, a ranking of state courts that are sought by plaintiffs because they are judged by critics to have the toughest environment for defendants in civil liability...
Dec 18 2005 // MISSOURIInsurer to Pay $8 Million: State Farm Insurance has been ordered to pay more than $8 million to a tow truck driver and his sister-in-law who were acquitted of insurance fraud after being accused of faking the theft...
Dec 18 2005 // Insurance agents and agencies who provided personal information regarding potential or actual insureds to ChoicePoint Services Inc. between Jan. 1 1997, and Aug. 9, 2005, may be entitled to money and other benefits as a...
Dec 18 2005 // Illinois Counties Cited in Tort Reform Group’s Top ‘Judicial Hellholes’The fourth annual “Judicial Hellholes” report, a ranking of state courts that are sought by plaintiffs because they are...
Dec 13 2005 // With a new Illinois state law now offering low-cost medical coverage for most uninsured children in Illinois, Gov. Rod Blagojevich flew to Washington on Monday to urge lawmakers to provide broader health insurance coverage...
Dec 5 2005 // Insurance regulators from California, Florida, Illinois and New York, on the heels of the National Catastrophe Insurance Summit held in November, are peddling the framework for a national catastrophe insurance program that...
Dec 4 2005 // Non-Franchised Auto DealersNuts & Bolts: DMI Insurance Services Inc. ha expanded the range of markets it supplies to producers serving non-franchised auto dealers and automotive specialty shops. The new markets will...