Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Flood Insurance Rates Cut for Property Owners Affected By Remapping
May 24 2010 // Property owners across the country fearing they may be forced to buy expensive flood insurance under a push to draw up new floodplain maps will catch a break by being offered the coverage at sharply lower rates for two...
Illinois Disciplinary Report Includes Producer License Denials, Revocations
May 18 2010 // A newly released disciplinary report from the Illinois Department of Insurance includes producer license denials and revocations. Director of Insurance Michael T. McRaith issued the following disciplinary orders for May...
Wiesz Confirmed as Chair of Illinois Workers’ Comp Commission
May 17 2010 // The Illinois Senate has confirmed Mitch Weisz as chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. Gov. Pat Quinn appointed Weisz chairman in March and he has served as acting chair since that time. Weisz...
OSHA, Mexican Consulate to Promote Worker Safety in Illinois, Wisconsin
May 13 2010 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed an alliance with the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago as part of an effort to provide Mexican nationals in Illinois and...
CRC Employees in California, Illinois, Pennsylvania Resign
May 6 2010 // CRC Insurance Services Inc. (CRC) – the largest wholesale insurance broker in the United States – released a memo to its customers stating that a number of CRC employees in Illinois, California and Pennsylvania...
Insurer Wins Appeal in Lead-Contaminated Chinese Toy Case
May 3 2010 // A federal appeals court has ruled that an insurance company has no duty to defend against class action lawsuits filed in Illinois targeting the company’s insured, a Chinese manufacturer of toys sold in the United...
People
Apr 19 2010 // Central Insurance Companies of Van Wert, Ohio, announced the retirements of Michael E. Thompson and George J. Gress. Additionally, Central promoted Jana L. Ringwald to vice president of Commercial Underwriting for its...
Illinois Injured Worker Prescription Drug Costs Lower Than Study Median
Apr 19 2010 // The payment per claim for prescription drugs used to treat injured workers in Illinois was slightly lower than in most study states, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The...
Insurer Wins Appeal in Lead-Contaminated Chinese Toy Case
Apr 16 2010 // A federal appeals court has ruled that an insurance company has no duty to defend against class action lawsuits filed in Illinois targeting the company’s insured, a Chinese manufacturer of toys sold in the United...
Illinois Gov. Signs Bill Creating Tax Credit for Small Businesses
Apr 14 2010 // Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed a bill into law that that is expected to boost Illinois’ economy by creating up to 20,000 jobs over the next year at small businesses across the state. Senate Bill 1578 creates...
Illinois Surplus Line Association Unveils Tutorial Videos
Apr 6 2010 // The Surplus Line Association of Illinois has launched a new series of training videos. The videos were developed for training licensees and clerical staff. The series of 16 different videos covers various topics from...
Illinois High Court Rules Against Insurer in Underinsured Motorist Case
Apr 5 2010 // The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that an appellate court was correct when it found that an insurance company cannot exclude occupants of an insured vehicle from underinsured motorists coverage (UIM). The high...
USG Insurance Services Adds Janis in Illinois Office
Apr 5 2010 // USG Insurance Services, a national wholesale insurance agency, has hired Chris Janis as underwriter/broker in its Palatine, Ill., office. Janis previously was an underwriter at Atlantic Specialty. His experience includes...
Weisz Named Acting Chair of Illinois Work Comp Commission
Mar 26 2010 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed workers’ compensation attorney Mitchel R. Weisz as acting chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. Amy Masters, who has been heading the organization...
Illinois Supreme Court Rules Against Insurer in Underinsured Motorist Case
Mar 22 2010 // The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that an appellate court was correct when it found that an insurance company cannot exclude occupants of an insured vehicle from underinsured motorists coverage (UIM). The high...
Illinois Outlines Expected Changes Resulting from Health Insurance Reform
Mar 22 2010 // The Illinois Department of Insurance has developed a “Top Ten” list of changes to the performance, transparency and accountability of health insurers and health insurance products in Illinois expected to result...
Wellness Programs Thrive at 2 Medium-Size Illinois Companies
Mar 16 2010 // Workplace wellness programs aren’t just for large corporations. Mechanical Devices Co. in Bloomington and the Town of Normal are among central Illinois medium-size businesses that have developed wellness programs...
Insurers Urged to Keep Improvements to Medical Liability Line in Illinois
Mar 7 2010 // The consulting and actuarial firm, Milliman, reports that the Illinois Supreme Court’s overturn of caps on non-economic damages in medical liability cases will increase claim costs in that state. It’s thought...
U.S. Senator Presses Agencies for Information About Illinois Levees
Mar 1 2010 // U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin wants a meeting with two federal agencies to seek information about efforts to certify five levee systems in three southwestern Illinois counties. Durbin and other overseers of the levees in Madison,...
Illinois Workers’ Comp Commissioner and Chief Legal Counsel to Retire
Feb 24 2010 // Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Paul Rink and Chief Legal Counsel Kathryn Kelley are retiring, effective Feb. 26, the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission reported. Commissioner Rink...
