Latest Illinois Headlines
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Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Ill. Tropp & Co.
May 11 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. recently announced the acquisition of Tropp & Co., headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Tropp & Co. is a retail insurance broker offering...
Ill. American Service Insurance Launches Artisan Program
May 11 2007 // American Service Insurance (ASI), a property/casualty insurer rated A-by A.M. Best, has launched a new Artisan auto program for small business commercial auto risks through the independent agent network. Through an on-line...
STATE FARM TO REDUCE AUTO RATES 6 % IN ILL.
May 7 2007 // State Farm will reduce auto insurance rates an average of 6 percent in Illinois effective May 14, the company said in a statement this week. Premiums will dip by an average $40 a year statewide, though amounts will vary...
Ill. RLI Increases Dividend, Renews Stock Repurchase Program
May 4 2007 // RLI’s board of directors has declared a second quarter cash dividend of $0.22 per share, reflecting a two-cent, or 10 percent increase over the prior quarter’s dividend, a company statement said. The dividend,...
Ill. State Police Reject Many Requests for Public Information, Report Says
Apr 25 2007 // Illinois state police routinely turn down requests for public information, whether from grieving relatives, insurance companies deciding whether to pay a claim or even other police officers doing research, a review...
Ill. Football’s Dick Butkus Sues for Rights to Award Bearing His Name
Apr 24 2007 // Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus is suing a Florida club that hands out an award bearing his name. A lawsuit filed earlier this week in Los Angeles federal court demands the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando turn over...
Majority of medical malpractice claims close without payment
Apr 23 2007 // The majority of medical malpractice claims in a study of seven states were closed without any compensation paid to those claiming a medical injury, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...
State Farm to Reduce Auto Rates in Ill. by 6 Percent
Apr 20 2007 // State Farm will reduce auto insurance rates an average of 6 percent in Illinois effective May 14, the company said in a statement this week. Premiums will dip by an average $40 a year statewide, though amounts will vary...
Ill. Advisory Group Names Vice President, Information Services
Apr 20 2007 // David Linton has been promoted to vice president of information services at the American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a national insurance advisory organization that develops policy forms and manuals used by...
Miss. Court Upholds $1.5 Million Award for Railroad Injury
Apr 16 2007 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld a $1.5 million judgment against Canadian National/Illinois Central railroad in a favor of a worker injured in 2000 at the Jackson train yard. In the closely decided case, three...
Houston General to Enter Illinois Personal Insurance Market
Apr 10 2007 // Houston General Insurance Exchange announced that it will begin offering personal lines products – including coverage for automobiles, homes, condominiums, watercraft and personal liability – to Illinois...
Majority of medical malpractice claims close without payment
Apr 9 2007 // The majority of medical malpractice claims in a study of seven states were closed without any compensation paid to those claiming a medical injury, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...
Majority of medical malpractice claims close without payment
Apr 9 2007 // The majority of medical malpractice claims in a study of seven states were closed without any compensation paid to those claiming a medical injury, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...
Editor’s Note: Madison County moves to “Purgatory” on Hellhole List
Apr 9 2007 // A recent court verdict in Illinois has the Illinois Civil Justice League (ICJL) on its feet proclaiming matters are finally moving in the right direction. Jurors in a recent Madison County case disagreed with Frank...
Ill. Vioxx verdict helps Madison County shed pro-plaintiff reputation
Apr 9 2007 // News Currents Judicial watchdog Ed Murnane long has been critical of Madison County’s reputation as a plaintiff’s paradise in big-money lawsuits, and he knew changing that would take baby steps. So it was...
Ill. Country Financial enters Chicago market, adds Fisher as director
Apr 9 2007 // Veteran Chicago financial services executive Michael Fisher has been appointed director of new market development by Country Insurance & Financial Services and will manage its newly created Chicago district office....
Most Ill. medical malpractice cases settle before trial, Justice Department report says
Apr 9 2007 // From 2000-2004, few medical malpractice insurance claims in Illinois and six other states closed with a payout to the person seeking compensation, with most settling before a trial, according to a Justice Depart-ment...
Ill. Judge Trims $3 Million from Chief Justice’s Defamation Verdict
Apr 3 2007 // A judge slashed $3 million from the damages a suburban Chicago newspaper must pay the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court in a defamation case. In November, a jury ordered the Kane County Chronicle and a former...
Ill. Vioxx Verdict Helps Madison County Shed Pro-plaintiff Reputation
Mar 30 2007 // Judicial watchdog Ed Murnane long has been critical of Madison County’s reputation as a plaintiff’s paradise in big-money lawsuits, and he knew changing that would take baby steps. So it was little wonder that...
Ill. House Approves Driving Certificates for Illegal Immigrants
Mar 30 2007 // The Illinois House voted Wednesday to give illegal immigrants a way to drive legally on the state’s roads, a move supporters say will be controversial but should improve highway safety. Illinois police organizations...
