Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurer’s Climate Change Class Actions: More to Come?
May 19 2014 // A major insurance company is accusing dozens of localities in Illinois of failing to prepare for severe rains and flooding in lawsuits that are the first in what could be a wave of litigation over who should be liable for...
People – Midwest
May 19 2014 // Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance promoted Tim Heyroth to the newly created position of vice president-sales. Heyroth, who has been with SECURA for more than 17 years, will be responsible for developing and...
Illinois Senate Passes Ride Share Legislation
May 16 2014 // The Illinois Senate this week passed legislation requiring app-based ridesharing companies’ primary insurance be in affect the entire time the app is turned on. House Bill 4075 passed 46 to 8 and establishes...
$10B Verdict in Cigarette Case Reinstated in Illinois
May 1 2014 // An Illinois appellate court has reinstated a $10.1 billion verdict in a class-action lawsuit against Phillip Morris USA that found the cigarette-maker misled customers about “light” and “low tar”...
Illinois’ Van Gundy Insurance Joins Keystone Group
May 1 2014 // Keystone Insurers Group welcomed Normal, Ill.-based agency Van Gundy Insurance as its newest franchise partner in Illinois. Van Gundy Agency was founded in 1946 by Lander Van Gundy. With his roots in the harness racing...
Insurance Wholesale Broker Insential Appoints Mileski Senior VP in Illinois
Apr 29 2014 // Insential Inc., a full service property and casualty insurance wholesale brokerage, appointed Stephen Mileski as senior vice president in its program division in Illinois. He will be responsible for developing P/C program...
ARM of Illinois Partners with Iroquois Group
Apr 25 2014 // Associated Risk Managers of Illinois (ARM of Illinois) and The Iroquois Group of Allegany, N.Y., have announced a joint marketing agreement that allows ARM members in Illinois access to Iroquois’ carriers, benefits...
Big ‘I’ Honors Horton Group Senior VP Wojcik with Sidney O. Smith Award
Apr 25 2014 // The Big “I” executive committee presented Mike Wojcik, senior vice president of The Horton Group and chairman of the Big “I” Healthcare Task Force, with the Sidney O. Smith Award, the Independent...
Heyroth Promoted to VP-Sales at SECURA
Apr 24 2014 // Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance has promoted Tim Heyroth to the newly created position of vice president–sales. Heyroth, who has been with SECURA for more than 17 years, will be responsible for developing and...
Ridesharing Bill with Insurance Component OK’d by Illinois House
Apr 14 2014 // Legislation creating rules for unregulated rideshare companies such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar is moving through the Illinois Legislature. House lawmakers voted to put regulations on commercial ridesharing with an 80-26...
Iowa Revokes Insurance, Securities Licenses of Illinois Producer
Apr 7 2014 // Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart has revoked the insurance producer license and securities agent license of Deanna R. McClean of Rock Island, Ill., state insurance regulators announced. McClean is also permanently...
Rideshare Services Regulation Bill Filed in Illinois
Mar 27 2014 // A dispute among taxi companies, Chicago officials and rideshare companies such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar is about to welcome one more player: state lawmakers who say the rideshare industry needs to play by the same rules...
Rascia Named Acting Secretary at Illinois Workers’ Comp Commission
Mar 24 2014 // Ronald Rascia has been appointed acting secretary of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC). Rascia joined the commission in April 2011 as chief legal counsel. He holds a BA in Economics from DePaul,...
Insurers to Illinois Lawmakers: Regulate Rideshare Operations
Mar 24 2014 // Two of the nation’s largest property/casualty insurer trade associations have weighed in with Illinois lawmakers on the subject of insurance coverage for commercial rideshare companies, saying such companies should...
Court Says Broker Fraud Protected by Bankruptcy’s Safe Harbor
Mar 20 2014 // Bankruptcy law’s “safe harbor,” which prevents customers of defunct brokerages from being sued, applies even when the broker was engaged in fraud and violated multiple securities laws, the U.S. Court of...
Illinois Targets 18- to 34-Year-Olds With Humorous Health Insurance Ads
Mar 19 2014 // Illinois officials hope that using humor can give the state’s health insurance enrollment numbers the same kind of bump that the federal site saw after President Barack Obama bantered about the law with actor Zach...
Insurers to Illinois Lawmakers: Regulate Commercial Rideshare Insurance Coverage
Mar 16 2014 // Two of the nation’s largest property/casualty insurer trade associations have weighed in with Illinois lawmakers on the subject of insurance coverage for commercial rideshare companies, saying such companies should...
Neiman Marcus Sued by Illinois Cardholder over Data Breach
Mar 16 2014 // Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., the luxury department store operator, was sued by an Illinois woman over a data breach in which the retailer initially said more than 1 million customer credit cards may have been...
Illinois Medical Marijuana Law Poses Workplace Dilemma
Mar 11 2014 // Illinoisans hoping to make use of the state’s fledgling medical marijuana law may risk their jobs if their employers opt to maintain or adopt zero-tolerance drug policies. The Rockford Register Star reported that the...
Hub International Acquires Illinois-Based Corporate Benefit Consultants
Mar 6 2014 // Global insurance brokerage, Hub International Limited (Hub), announced that its subsidiary Hub International Midwest (Hub Midwest) has acquired Corporate Benefit Consultants Inc. (CBC), a Des Plaines, Ill.-based employee...
