Latest Illinois Headlines
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Feds Probe Illinois Public Agencies’ Workers’ Comp Payouts
Apr 18 2011 // Federal prosecutors are investigating possible workers’ compensation abuses at Illinois government agencies after disclosures of millions of dollars in payouts and questionable practices by arbitrators. U.S....
Illinois Business Groups Open to Governor’s Call to Fix Workers’ Comp
Apr 14 2011 // Illinois business leaders welcomed Gov. Pat Quinn’s call for workers’ compensation reform, but a key lawmaker cautioned there’s a long road ahead before reaching any compromise. Quinn told participants in...
State Farm Plans Mileage-Based Premiums in Illinois
Apr 14 2011 // State Farm plans to begin increasing or lowering some of its Illinois policy holders’ rates next year based on how far they drive. The Bloomington-based company says its new Drive Safe and Save program will only be...
Feds Probe Illinois Public Agencies’ Workers’ Compensation Payouts
Apr 5 2011 // Two federal prosecutors are investigating possible workers’ compensation abuses at Illinois government agencies after disclosures of millions of dollars in payouts and questionable practices by arbitrators. The...
Declarations
Apr 4 2011 // All About Money “It’s all about money; that’s all it is.” —John Gillooly, attorney for a Detroit-area youth football league after a court reinstated a lawsuit against the league by an injured...
Rebello Joins Iroquois as Regional Manager for Illinois, Wisconsin
Mar 30 2011 // Christian Rebello has joined Iroquois Group Great Lakes as the regional manager for Illinois and Wisconsin. Rebello comes to the Iroquois Group from a top 20 independent agency in the Chicago area where he was an...
Illinois Insurance Director: Health Law Helping Consumers
Mar 25 2011 // While the anniversary of the Obama administration’s health law inspired events to publicize the law’s “broken promises” elsewhere, Illinois’ top insurance regulator contended consumers are...
Illinois Regulator In Line for Federal Insurance Post
Mar 21 2011 // The Obama administration is expected to name an Illinois state insurance regulator to head the new Federal Insurance Office, said sources familiar with the matter as reported by Reuters. Michael McRaith, seen as the...
In Liquidation, Constitutional Casualty Downgraded to ‘F’
Mar 21 2011 // A.M. Best Co. reported it has downgraded the financial strength rating to F (In Liquidation) from D (Poor) and issuer credit rating to “rs” from “c” of Constitutional Casualty Co., based in...
Illinois to Audit Workers’ Comp for State Employees
Mar 21 2011 // The Illinois House approved a resolution ordering an audit of Illinois’ workers’ compensation program. The Bellville News-Democrat reported that the House voted 111-0 for an audit of the program “as it...
McRaith to Lead New Federal Insurance Office
Mar 18 2011 // The Obama administration has named Illinois state insurance regulator Michael McRaith to head the new Federal Insurance Office. McRaith, currently the head of the Illinois Department of Insurance, will run the Federal...
FEMA Shifts Course on Flood Map Modeling in Illinois
Mar 14 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is offering a reprieve to property owners in southwestern Illinois and other areas guarded by aging levees that it had considered decertifying, staving off fears that some could have...
Illinois House Orders Workers’ Comp Audit for State Employees
Mar 14 2011 // The state auditor general will be sent a resolution approved by the Illinois House ordering an audit of Illinois’ workers’ compensation program. The Bellville News-Democrat reports that the Illinois House voted...
In Liquidation, Constitutional Casualty Downgraded to ‘F’
Mar 9 2011 // A.M. Best Co. reported it has downgraded the financial strength rating to F (In Liquidation) from D (Poor) and issuer credit rating to “rs” from “c” of Constitutional Casualty Co. (Constitutional),...
Illinois Governor Still Backs Obama’s Health Insurance Law
Mar 4 2011 // Illinois has forged ahead with implementing the nation’s new health care law with support from its Democratic governor. Just back from a national governors meeting in Washington, Gov. Pat Quinn started reviewing a...
Report: Illinois Insurance Regulator McRaith in Line to Head U.S. Insurance Office
Mar 3 2011 // The Obama administration was expected soon to name an Illinois state insurance regulator to head the new Federal Insurance Office, said sources familiar with the matter Thursday. Michael McRaith, seen as the front-runner...
Illinois Lawmaker Wants Audit of Workers’ Comp System
Feb 28 2011 // A top Illinois lawmaker is calling for an audit of the state’s questioned workers’ compensation program as it applies to state employees. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Illinois House Speaker Michael...
Illinois Work Comp Commission Shuts Down Uninsured Auto Clinic
Feb 22 2011 // On Feb. 18, 2010, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC) shut down an uninsured employer: ZRJ Auto Repair at 2545 W Chicago Avenue in Chicago. The Commission reported that as in previous cases, it gave...
Record Number of Grain Bin Accidents in 2010
Feb 17 2011 // Clumps of moldy corn crashed down around Lael Steinhoff, burying him above his waist for more than three hours before rescue workers could free him from a grain bin on his western Iowa farm. Steinhoff, 61, was one of the...
Report: Illinois Work Comp Arbitrator Sought Favor on Her Claim
Feb 14 2011 // A newspaper’s ongoing investigation has found that an Illinois workers’ compensation arbitrator asked for help with her own personal injury case while scheduling a hearing in an unrelated case. The apparent...
