Latest Illinois Headlines
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Declarations – West
Mar 25 2013 // Good Jobs, Stable Economy “The fact of the matter is that North Dakota is attracting new residents across the entire state for good jobs and a stable economy.” —North Dakota Census Committee Chairman Rod...
Illinois Lawmakers Reject Firearm Liability Insurance Bill
Mar 21 2013 // The Illinois House has rejected a measure that would require $1 million in liability insurance for people carrying concealed weapons. Lawmakers voted 34-74 against Rep. Kenneth Dunkin’s plan. It was among seven...
J.M. Wilson Announces Office Moves in Illinois, Wisconsin
Mar 19 2013 // Managing general agency, J.M. Wilson Corp., announced that its Illinois and Wisconsin branches have moved to new locations. With support from other branch offices and the home office in Portage, Mich., the moves went...
Springfield, Illinois Fire Department Insurance Rating Slips
Mar 14 2013 // The Springfield, Ill., fire department’s insurance rating has dropped a notch. Mayor Mike Houston says that’s because of longer response times in rapidly growing parts of the state capital. The Insurance...
Missouri Golfer Survives Mid-Round Illinois Sinkhole
Mar 13 2013 // When it comes to dealing with this divot, score one for Missouri golfer Mark Mihal. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the mortgage broker from Creve Coeur, Mo., is recovering after a sinkhole opened up beneath him...
USG Insurance Services Expands Palatine, Illinois Office
Feb 26 2013 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agent, is expanding operations in its Palatine, Ill., branch with the addition of two producer/brokers: Patrick O’Donoghue and Richard...
Illinois Firms Must Verify License, Insurance Status of Temp Agencies
Feb 25 2013 // The state of Illinois is reminding businesses using temporary workers that it is their responsibility to check whether those temp agencies are licensed and insured. The Illinois Department of Labor says businesses and...
State Farm: No Plans to Move Illinois Headquarters
Feb 25 2013 // State Farm Insurance Co. says it isn’t moving its headquarters from Bloomington, despite recent media reports that the Illinois-based company is adding major office space in Dallas, Atlanta and Phoenix. News reports...
Small Illinois Town Closes Sled Hill Due to Liability Risk
Feb 22 2013 // A small town in eastern Illinois is losing its sledding hill because the city says it’s just too big of a liability. Kay McCabe is a member of the Park District board in Paxton. She tells The (Champaign) News-Gazette...
Feds Approve Illinois Health Exchange with Conditions
Feb 18 2013 // Illinois has received conditional federal approval for its plan to help run an online marketplace where thousands of state residents will shop for health insurance beginning Oct. 1 – a big step toward carrying out...
Illinois Market Conduct Exams Bring $10M in Fines
Feb 11 2013 // Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) Director Andrew Boron has announced that more than $10.3 million in market conduct fines was collected from insurance companies by the department in calendar year 2012. This amount...
Declarations
Feb 11 2013 // Loss Prediction “State insurance regulators should require auto insurers to explain why they believe factors such as education and income are better predictors of losses than are at-fault accidents.” —J....
Illinois Officials Warn About Home Warranty Scam
Feb 8 2013 // The Illinois Department of Insurance is warning consumers that a Florida-based company is illegally marketing home warranty services to Illinois residents. The agency said that Arkidus Home Protection continues to market...
Fraud Concerns Linger Over Illinois Driver License Law
Jan 29 2013 // As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous U.S. state to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, nagging concerns remain about whether there are enough safeguards to avoid the identity fraud and other...
Illinois House OKs Illegal Immigrant Driver’s License Bill
Jan 11 2013 // Illinois has moved a step closer to becoming the next state to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses after House lawmakers approved a bill requiring one-year proof of state residency, form of...
USI Insurance Services Buys Illinois-Based Pediatrics Insurance Consultants
Jan 10 2013 // USI Insurance Services LLC has acquired Pediatrics Insurance Consultants (PIC), based in Chicago, Ill. PIC is the insurance member benefits broker, marketer and administrator for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)....
Louisiana: All Racehorses from Illinois Must Be Checked for Virus
Jan 9 2013 // Any horse coming into Louisiana from Illinois must have a health certificate showing that it has not been at Hawthorne Race Course in the past 30 days because nearly 70 horses at Hawthorne have tested positive for a very...
Illegal Immigrant Driver License Bill Advances in Illinois
Jan 9 2013 // A proposal to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants has received committee approval in the Illinois House, despite concerns by both Democrats and Republicans whether it goes far enough to prevent fraud. The...
Drought Persists in U.S. Plains; Slight Improvement in Midwest
Jan 3 2013 // Snowfall in parts of the U.S. Plains last week had little impact on historic drought gripping the region, but parts of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin showed slight improvement, weather experts said. A weekly...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Heiser in Illinois
Dec 28 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Heiser Insurance Agency Inc. in Morton, Ill. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Heiser Insurance Agency is a retail insurance broker providing retail property/casualty, employee...
