Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Illinois Lawsuits Challenge Society Insurance’s Coronavirus Claim Denials
Apr 3 2020 // Two lawsuits have been filed in federal court in Illinois by a group of businesses — who were forced to close their operations by government authorities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — over the denial of...
Marsh & McLennan Acquires Illinois Independent Agency, Assurance
Apr 1 2020 // Marsh subsidiary Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired Schaumburg, Illinois-based Assurance Holdings Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1961, Assurance is a full-service brokerage...
Online Flood Insurer, Neptune, Offering Coverage in Arkansas, Illinois
Mar 23 2020 // Neptune Flood Inc., an all-digital, online flood insurance company, has opened for business in Arkansas and Illinois. Households in these states now have access to Neptune’s simple flood insurance solution. Neptune...
Illinois Manufacturer Fined $258K for Exposing Employees to Machine Hazards
Mar 18 2020 // An Arcola, Illinois-based manufacturer faces over $258,000 in penalties and numerous citations for violations of federal machine safety standards, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Illinois Casualty to Suspend Billing to Restaurants, Taverns in COVID-19 Response
Mar 18 2020 // Beginning on March 20, Rock Island, Ill.-based Illinois Casualty Co. (ICC), a wholly owned subsidiary of ICC Holdings Inc., will temporarily suspend all insurance premium billing for 30 days. The company said the action is...
Fink Joins AAdvantage Insurance Group as Sales Agent in Illinois
Mar 17 2020 // AAdvantage Insurance Group in Glen Carbon, Illinois, has hired professional soccer player, Sam Fink, as a sales agent. In this position, Fink will be responsible for generating prospects, developing new relationships, and...
Evacuations Ordered After Fire Sweeps SW Illinois Recycling Center
Mar 12 2020 // A fire swept through a recycling business in southwestern Illinois early Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes, officials said. The fire began about 2 a.m. Wednesday at a Madison, Illinois, industrial park in...
Ratings of Illinois’ Echelon Property & Casualty and Parent, Guardian, Downgraded
Mar 10 2020 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B- (Fair) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term ICR to “bb-” from “bb” of Echelon Property & Casualty Insurance Co., based in Chicago. AM...
Business Moves
Mar 9 2020 // National ProAssurance, NORCAL Healthcare liability insurer ProAssurance Corp. has agreed to acquire medical professional liability insurer NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. following NORCAL’s demutualization in a $450...
Illinois Limousine Service to Pay $30K to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
Feb 28 2020 // M&M Limousine Service in Des Plaines, Ill., will pay a deaf job applicant $30,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
Illinois Parents Allege Daughter, 6, Was Sexually Assaulted At Recess
Feb 24 2020 // The parents of a 6-year-old southern Illinois girl are suing local school officials, alleging that their daughter was sexually assaulted by another kindergartner during recess. The lawsuit names the Edwardsville School...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Illinois’ Affiliated Benefit Consultants
Feb 12 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Oakbrook, Illinois-based Affiliated Benefit Consultants Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1986, Affiliated Benefit Consultants offers a full suite of...
Illinois’ Alera Group Names Santelli VP, Carrier Partner Management
Feb 7 2020 // Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group appointed Tina Santelli as vice president, Carrier Partner Management for Alera Group Employee Benefits nationally. Santelli will be responsible for leading key top-tier partnerships...
Selective Insurance Launches Agency Management Collegiate Competition
Feb 3 2020 // Teams of students from seven universities throughout the U.S. today begin a month-long collegiate competition in which they will run virtual insurance agencies in a computer-simulated environment. The competition, called...
Distinguished Programs Taps Requejo as Sales Leader for Illinois, Wisconsin
Jan 31 2020 // Distinguished Programs, a national insurance program manager, has named Kirkland Requejo regional sales executive for Illinois and Wisconsin. He is based in Chicago. Requejo brings 12 years of military leadership and a...
Lindley Named VP, Chief Information Security Officer at Trustmark in Illinois
Jan 30 2020 // Trustmark Mutual Holding Co., a national employee benefits provider headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, has selected Britt Lindley as its new chief information security officer (CISO). Lindley has more than three...
Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Biometric Privacy Violation Claims
Jan 30 2020 // In what the plaintiffs’ lawyers are calling the largest cash settlement ever resolving a privacy related lawsuit, Facebook has agreed to establish a fund of $550 million to pay Facebook users in Illinois claiming the...
AssuredPartners Acquires Lundstrom Insurance Agency in Illinois
Jan 27 2020 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Lundstrom Insurance Agency Inc. located in Elgin, Illinois. Led by Brett Lundstrom, the agency currently reports $7.3 million in annualized revenues. Founded in 1953 by E. John Lundstrom,...
AssuredPartners Acquires Illinois’ Corkill Insurance Agency
Jan 23 2020 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Corkill Insurance Agency Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Illinois. AssuredPartners said the Corkill acquisition is its first in 2020. The Corkill staff of 104 will remain under the operational...
Tort Reformers Proclaim Top 10 ‘Judicial Hellholes’ for 2020
Jan 21 2020 // It’s out: the annual report by tort reform advocates of what they say are the nation’s worst local courts and states that are abusing the civil justice system. The report also warns of state courts that did not...
