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Regulatory Roundup: Louisiana Offers Extension for Homeowners with Canceled Coverage, Illinois Asks for Honesty, Colorado Looks for Marshall Fire Claims Relief

Oct 17 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.State by state variations of laws, compliance protocols, industry transparency, and general regulatory cultures can lend one the impression that keeping up with industry...

Illinois Court: UIM Coverage Extends to Bicyclists, Pedestrians

Oct 17 2022 // Auto insurance carriers must pay uninsured motorist benefits to insureds who are injured by motor vehicles while walking or bicycling, even if their policies explicitly provide coverage only to occupants of insured...

Illinois Home Warranty Company to Pay $175K in Disability Discrimination Settlement

Oct 14 2022 // Pivotal Home Solutions, a home warranty company headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, will pay $175,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment...

Illinois Court: Insurers Cannot Exclude UIM Coverage for Bicyclists and Pedestrians

Oct 5 2022 // Auto insurance carriers must pay uninsured motorist benefits to insureds who are injured by motor vehicles while walking or bicycling, even if their policies explicitly provide coverage only to occupants of insured...

Accenture Acquires Illinois’ Blackcomb Consultants

Oct 4 2022 // Accenture has acquired Blackcomb Consultants, an independent Guidewire partner in North America. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition enhances Accenture’s ability to deliver Guidewire...

Gun Manufacturer Sued Over Link to July 4 Illinois Parade Shooting

Sep 30 2022 // Survivors of the mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and family members of those killed filed 11 lawsuits Wednesday against the manufacturer of the rifle used in the attack, accusing gun-maker Smith...

Illinois Candymaker Faces $201,000 in Proposed Fines for Unsafe Workplace Exposure

Sep 29 2022 // A federal workplace safety inspection found a Chicago, Illinois-area candy manufacturer’s long history of violations for machine safety requirements continues after the company exposed workers to amputation hazards...

Jury Awards Illinois Woman $363 Million in Suit Over Plant’s Toxic Gas

Sep 22 2022 // A jury has awarded $363 million to a woman who alleged that a now-shuttered suburban Chicago plant that sterilized medical equipment exposed residents to a toxic industrial gas and gave her breast cancer.After a five-week...

Acrisure Acquires Illinois’ B2Z Insurance

Sep 19 2022 // Acrisure announced it has acquired B2Z Insurance, a digitally native company that helps business owners obtain customizable insurance coverage in minutes. The acquisition of B2Z strengthens Acrisure’s digital...

Illinois Contractor Fined for Deadly Workplace Exposures

Sep 19 2022 // A Roselle, Illinois contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations who currently owes more than $390,000 in penalties, added an additional $303,105 in proposed fines for once again exposing workers...

Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Illinois’ VistaNational

Sep 13 2022 // Brown & Brown of Illinois, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Oak Brook, Illinois-based VistaNational. VistaNational was founded in 1996 by president and...

Illinois Trucking Repair Company Fined $326,000 for Workplace Hazards

Sep 9 2022 // A 48-year-old worker entered a tanker-trailer in Lemont, Illinois to inspect it as part of an annual U.S. Department of Transportation requirement and was overcome from exposure to bleach and chlorine gas. The worker was...

Illinois Contractor Faces $303,000 in Fines for Deadly Workplace Exposures

Aug 29 2022 // A Roselle, Illinois contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations who currently owes more than $390,000 in penalties, added an additional $303,105 in proposed fines for once again exposing workers...

Insurance King Announces Two New Locations in Illinois

Aug 12 2022 // Springfield, IL & Quad Cities, IL., August 12, 2022 — Insurance King has announced the opening of two new locations in Illinois.The first of the two locations to open will be October 2022 in Springfield, IL. This...

Illinois Wrong-Way Crash Kills 7, Including 5 Children

Aug 2 2022 // A crash involving a wrong-way car on an interstate in northern Illinois left seven people dead Sunday, including five children, authorities said.The crash occurred around 2 a.m. on Interstate 90 in McHenry County, roughly...

Illinois Tornado Snaps Trees, Damages Roofs

Jul 25 2022 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that a small tornado touched down in suburban Chicago Saturday.Snapped trees and minor damage to roofs in Naperville were reported Saturday, meteorologist Todd Kluber said. The...

5 Illinois Workers Hospitalized After Gutter, Power Line Accident

Jul 14 2022 // Three workers were hospitalized in critical condition and two others in serious condition Tuesday after an aluminum gutter came into contact with a power line while working on a northern Illinois home, fire officials...

Illinois Dog Kennel Company to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

Jul 13 2022 // A dog kennel company in suburban Chicago, Illinois, Rover’s Place, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency...

Marsh & McLennan Acquires Illinois’ CS Insurance Strategies

Jul 5 2022 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC acquired CS Insurance Strategies, full-service insurance broker based in Chicago. CS Insurance Strategies was founded in 2009 by Charles Smith, creating a minority-owned brokerage providing...

People Moves: Alera Group in Illinois Names Kreuger Senior Vice President, Carrier Partnerships

Jun 27 2022 // Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group named Steve Kreuger as senior vice president, carrier partnerships. Kreuger will be responsible for creating and maintaining all employee benefits carrier partnerships at Alera...