All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 3 2005 // A Long Island insurance think-tank has licensed Volkswagen of America Inc. to offer the industry’s first no- charge insurance policy to customers who purchase or lease selected models during a three-month test in...
Dec 29 2004 // The Illinois Division of Insurance has approved a 0.1% increase in the advisory rate for workers’ compensation insurance in Illinois for 2005—that’s one-tenth of 1 percent. For comparison’s sake, the...
Dec 29 2004 // What a long, strange trip it’s been. The year started with the two Chicago-area property/casualty insurance trade groups, the National Association of Independent Insurers and the Alliance of American Insurers,...
Dec 20 2004 // A proposed rule change governing class action lawsuits would benefit Illinois consumers and businesses will, argued leading insurance lobby Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. Rule 225, however, was...
Dec 20 2004 // An Illinois Cook County circuit judge has ruled that a state increase in fees paid by employers into the state’s workers compensation fund was improper because it was used to help plug a gaping hole in the general...
Dec 20 2004 // Here Are the Heartlanders Who Made Insurance Headlines in 2004What a long, strange trip it’s been. The year started with the two Chicago-area property/casualty insurance trade groups merging to form the Property...
Dec 15 2004 // The third annual “Judicial Hellholes” report – a ranking of the worst courts in the United States – shows a disturbing scenario for one Illinois county.As a result of what happens in the Hellhole...
Dec 7 2004 // An Illinois Cook County circuit judge has ruled that a state increase in fees paid by employers into the state’s workers compensation fund was improper because it was used to help plug a gaping hole in the general...
Dec 6 2004 // Stephen P. D’Arcy, professor of finance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been elected as president of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) at the organization’s annual meeting. He succeeds...
Dec 6 2004 // Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc. of Addison, Texas, a provider of personal non-standard automobile insurance, acknowledged that its insurance company subsidiaries and one of its agencies have received subpoenas from the...
Nov 28 2004 // A proposed rule change governing class action lawsuits that would benefit Illinois consumers and businesses will likely be opposed by the Illinois State Bar Association, according to the Property Casualty Insurers...
Nov 26 2004 // Githesh Ramamurthy, Chairman and CEO of Chicago-based auto claims softwaremaker CCC Information Services Inc has received the 2004 KPMG’s Illinois High Tech Award. Ramamurthy received recognition from the Big Four...
Nov 17 2004 // Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. of Addison, Texas, a producer and provider of personal non-standard automobile insurance, announced that its insurance company subsidiaries and one of its agencies have received...
Nov 16 2004 // Peoria, Ill.-based specialty insurer RLI Corp. said it has received a subpoena from the Illinois Division of Insurance in connection with industry-wide investigations into producer compensation agreements. Company...
Nov 11 2004 // The Illinois Division of Insurance announced it is asking for help from Illinois consumers who have concerns about their business dealings with insurance brokerage firms, in light of the Marsh allegations. This information...
Nov 3 2004 // Republican Lloyd Karmeier has won a Supreme Court seat representing Illinois’ fifth district, which includes 36 southern counties and famed “judicial hellhole” Madison County. With 90 percent of precincts...
Nov 1 2004 // In order to expedite Utica’s long-term economic recovery plans, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced more than $1 million in funding recently that will help rebuild and enhance this and other communities...
Oct 25 2004 // For years, Illinois employers and insurers have complained about the state’s workers’ compensation system.Illinois’ workers’ comp rates have regularly exceeded those of neighboring states such as...
Oct 25 2004 // Despite engaging in the longest session in Illinois history, state legislators headed home this summer leaving a crucial bill to reform the state’s workers’ compensation system in limbo. Lawmakers may consider...
Oct 19 2004 // In an effort to protect immigrant laborers from unsafe working environments, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has appointed a special panel to investigate the high incidence of work related death rates among Hispanic...