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Non-Compete Agreements and Poaching Take Spotlight in Aon – Alliant Lawsuit
Apr 3 2017 // A legal battle between two insurance brokerages over whether a former employee violated noncompete agreements and poached numerous employees is not over yet, but the brokerage bringing the charges has scored key early...
Public Service Insurance Co. Placed into Rehabilitation in Illinois
Apr 3 2017 // The Illinois Department of Insurance has placed Public Service Insurance Co. (Public Service) and its parent corporation, Public Service Mutual Holding Co., into rehabilitation. Policies will continue in force and claims...
Insurance Trade Group: Illinois Workers’ Comp Bill Unnecessary, ‘Burdensome’
Mar 30 2017 // A national trade association representing property/casualty insurers has come out against a proposed bill in Illinois that will create what group says are “burdensome and duplicative workers’ compensation...
A.M Best Assigns Rating to ICC Holdings; Affirms Illinois Casualty Ratings
Mar 29 2017 // A.M. Besthas assigned a long-term issuer credit rating (Long-Term ICR) of “bb” to ICC Holdings Inc.(ICC Holdings) in Rock Island, Ill., a recently formed publicly traded holding company for the demutualization...
Illinois Places Public Service Insurance Co. into Rehabilitation
Mar 22 2017 // The Illinois Department of Insurance reported that Public Service Insurance Co. (Public Service) and its parent corporation Public Service Mutual Holding Co. have been placed into rehabilitation. Policies will continue in...
Aon Gains Upper Hand in Non-Compete and Poaching Lawsuit vs. Alliant
Mar 22 2017 // A legal battle between two insurance brokerages over whether a former employee violated non-compete agreements and poached numerous employees is not over yet but the brokerage bringing the charges has scored key early...
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Could Pave Way for Self-Driving Cars, Smart Roads
Mar 20 2017 // What does the Trump Administration have in store for the development of autonomous vehicles and smart roads? With the administration’s ambitious infrastructure plan still far from finalized, Hilary Rowen, a partner...
Northern Illinois Insurance Agency Owner Indicted, Charged with Defrauding Clients
Mar 20 2017 // The owner of a Rockford, Illinois-based managing general agency that last year had its license revoked or non-renewed by at least three separate state insurance departments has been indicted by a federal grand jury for...
After Fiery Iowa Derailment, Safety Official Calls for Faster Rail Car Upgrades
Mar 13 2017 // A federal safety official called on the rail industry to move faster to upgrade aging rail tankers following a fiery train derailment in rural Iowa that spilled ethanol into a creek and was still burning nearly two days...
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Could Pave Way for Self-Driving Cars, Smart Roads
Mar 8 2017 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv What does the Trump Administration have in store for the development of autonomous vehicles and smart roads? With the administration’s ambitious infrastructure plan still far from...
Tornado-Spawning Storm System Killed 3 in Midwest, Moved Eastward
Mar 2 2017 // A spring-like storm system that killed at least three people as it spawned tornadoes and damaged dozens of homes in the central U.S. rumbled eastward on March 1, putting about 95 million people in its path, forecasters...
Owner of Northern Illinois Insurance Agency Charged with Defrauding Clients
Mar 2 2017 // The owner of a Rockford, Illinois-based managing general agency that last year had its license revoked or non-renewed by two separate state insurance departments has been indicted by a federal grand jury for mail and...
Chicago Bears Seeking to Limit Players’ Workers’ Comp Benefits
Feb 22 2017 // Should injured pro athletes be allowed to earn workers’ compensation benefits until they are 67 years old, like other workers, even if their athletic careers normally would have ended more than 30 years earlier? That...
Driver Course in Illinois Offers Help for Teens With Attention Disorder
Feb 15 2017 // Chicago, Ill.-area students with attention deficit disorder are getting special attention when they learn to drive. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reported a Chicago-based group called Behind the Wheel with ADHD is...
Volunteer Firefighters Scarce in Small Illinois Communities
Feb 10 2017 // Small communities throughout Illinois are having trouble recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters. Seventy percent of the state’s fire departments are volunteer, The State Journal-Register reported....
Illinois Insurance Department Settles with Human Resources Startup, Zenefits
Feb 3 2017 // Illinois has become the 17th state to reach a settlement with a California-based human resources software startup for alleged insurance code violations. Illinois Department of Insurance investigators found the startup...
Illinois Agency Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Jan 31 2017 // Bailey Family Insurance in Springfield, Ill., recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a network of 100 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Owned by Mark and Christine Bailey, Bailey...
Illinois Mining Companies to Pay $4.25M to Settle Sex Discrimination Suits
Jan 30 2017 // A group of affiliated coal mining companies will pay $4.25 million to settle two lawsuits that allege women were denied jobs at the firms because of their gender, federal officials said. The U.S. Equal Employment...
Illinois Treasurer Wants to Ensure Life Insurance Payouts
Jan 25 2017 // A measure backed by Illinois’ treasurer could help ensure that insurance companies have paid out money properly to beneficiaries of life insurance policies. The proposed legislation would require companies to examine...
Illinois to Congress: Don’t Be ‘Hasty’ with Health Law Repeal
Jan 24 2017 // Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration has sent a letter to GOP congressional leaders asking them to avoid “hasty” or “incomplete” action as they proceed with a planned repeal of the...
