Latest Illinois Headlines
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Workplace Penalties Mounting Up for Illinois Roofing Contractor
Aug 20 2014 // Roofing contractor Juan Manuel Antonio-Martinez has been cited for three willful safety violations for exposing workers to fall hazards at two separate residential home sites in Savoy, Ill., on March 26, 2014, and April 9,...
Kaprinay Named Workers’ Comp Practice Leader at IMPG in Illinois
Aug 7 2014 // St. Charles, Ill.-based Insurance Program Managers Group (IPMG) promoted Nathan Kaprinay practice leader of IPMG’s brokerage division for workers’ compensation. Kaprinay will coordinate marketing and production...
Illinois Becomes Third State to Provide Online Access to Insurer Filings
Aug 5 2014 // The Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) is now providing online access for consumers to view insurance company records. Insurance product filings, such as rates and forms, filed with DOI are now available to the public...
People – Midwest
Aug 4 2014 // Timothy L. Rauch Travis Schreiber Missouri-based Columbia Insurance Group (CIG) welcomed Kansas native Kelly Klug, as its new chief financial officer, senior vice president and treasurer. Klug has 30 years of experience as...
Chicago Business Owners See Little Impact from Obamacare, Minimum Wage Hike
Aug 1 2014 // The Business Owners Confidence survey for the first half of 2014 indicates that Chicago-area mid-sized business owners are taking Obamacare in stride and expect limited effects of national and state efforts to raise the...
Illinois Workers’ Comp Rate Set to Fall in 2015
Aug 1 2014 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says the state’s workers’ compensation insurance rates will drop 5.5 percent next year. Quinn announced the cut in rates is being recommended by the National Council on Compensation...
Illinois Warns Insurers of Ban on Transgender Discrimination
Jul 31 2014 // The state of Illinois has cautioned insurers about discriminating against transgender people. The Illinois Department of Insurance bulletin issued to insurers this week details nondiscrimination provisions in the federal...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Adds BOP Product in Illinois
Jul 29 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies (formerly known as GUARD Insurance Group) has begun offering businessowner’s policy (BOP) and umbrella coverage in Illinois. The company already has an established...
Majer Joins Risk Innovations as Illinois Territory Manager
Jul 15 2014 // Ginny Majer has joined insurance wholesaler Risk Innovations as territory manager for Illinois. Based in Chicago, Majer will develop workers’ compensation and personal lines business with retail agents in...
Illinois Towns See Medical Marijuana as New Job Source
Jul 11 2014 // The prospect of adding jobs — even as few as 30 — has led officials in many shrinking Illinois’ communities to set aside any qualms about the state’s legalization of medical marijuana and to get friendly...
Father of Illinois Teen Sues School District Over Son’s Suicide
Jul 7 2014 // The father of a southern Illinois teenager who killed himself a day after watching an anti-bullying movie at school has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the district, accusing administrators of failing to stop the...
Some Illinois Corn Fields Hit Hard by Storms
Jul 7 2014 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that most of Illinois’ corn crop is in great shape. But some farmers in western and central Illinois suffered extensive damage from storms on Monday. Ryan Mueller...
Five Tornadoes Struck Illinois, Weather Service Says
Jul 3 2014 // The National Weather Service is now reporting five tornadoes touched down in Illinois during a storm that dumped heavy rain as it swept across the state. A weather service damage survey has confirmed modest tornadoes...
Illinois Agency Critchell-Miller & Petrus Joins Keystone Insurers Group
Jun 19 2014 // Critchell-Miller & Petrus in Illinois has joined Keystone Insurers Group as a franchise partner. Keystone now has 15 agency partners in the state. Established by R.S. Critchell in 1868 and operating as R.S. Critchell...
Insurer Interest in Offering Health Coverage in Illinois Rises
Jun 16 2014 // Illinois officials say they’re seeing strong interest from insurance companies as they prepare for the second year of new coverage options under the nation’s new health care law. The state Department of...
People – Midwest
Jun 16 2014 // Keystone Insurers Group named Matthew Sinosky as director of business development. He is based in Keystone’s Northumberland, Pa., headquarters. Sinosky comes to Keystone from Eastern Alliance Insurance Co., where he...
Illinois Passes Rideshare Legislation with Insurance Component
Jun 16 2014 // The Illinois Legislature has passed legislation that provides for regulating transportation networking companies (TNCs) and closing insurance gaps, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
Keystone Insurers Group Adds Two Agencies in Illinois
Jun 10 2014 // Keystone Insurers Group, based in Northumberland, Pa., announced the addition of two more independent insurance agencies in Illinois to its expanding franchise business. Resource Insurance of DeKalb and Pufalt-Pauley...
Illinois Passes Rideshare Legislation with Insurance Component
Jun 3 2014 // The Illinois Legislature passed legislation this session that provides for regulating transportation networking companies (TNCs) and closing insurance gaps, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
Klobnak Promoted to Senior VP, Risk Services at Illinois-Based RLI
May 23 2014 // Specialty insurer RLI Corp., based in Peoria, Ill., announced that Jennifer Klobnak, vice president, risk services, has been promoted to senior vice president, risk services. The RLI Risk Services Group provides...
