Latest Illinois Headlines
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Gov. Blagojevich Pushes Universal Health Care for Illinois
Dec 11 2006 // Gov. Rod Blagojevich campaigned on a promise to one day bring universal health care to Illinois, and a state panel came up with ideas for the Legislature to accomplish it, but not how to pay for it. The proposal to...
Countrywide launches auto product in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada
Dec 10 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s automobile insurance product is now available to consumers in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada. The product was first introduced in...
52,000 Residents Still without Power from Winter Storms in Ill., Mo.
Dec 8 2006 // High winds overnight and into Thursday increased the number of Ameren Corp. electric utility customers without power in Missouri and Illinois to more than 52,000, the majority of those in Illinois, Ameren spokeswoman Susan...
Ill. Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires William H. Connolly
Dec 4 2006 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. recently announced the acquisition of William H. Connolly & Co. of Montclair, N.J. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed in the written release. William H....
Ill. Director Looks at New Options for Insurers to Serve Urban Markets
Nov 28 2006 // Regulators want to make sure that insurers are serving the urban market appropriately, according to Illinois Insurance Director Michael T. McRaith, who spoke at a recent workshop sponsored by the Urban Insurance Partners...
Ill. Country Insurance Pledges $1 Million to Peoria Museum
Nov 20 2006 // Bloomington, Ill.-based Country Insurance & Financial Services has pledged $1 million to a proposed regional museum in Peoria and now organizers have about two-thirds of the nearly $125 million needed to open the...
Group Names Former Ill. Insurance Director Vice President
Nov 20 2006 // The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has announced that Deirdre Manna, former acting director of the Illinois Division of Insurance, will join PCI Dec. 4 as vice president of...
Ill. Euclid Insurance to Acquire Environmental Insurance Specialists
Nov 7 2006 // Itasca, Ill.-based Euclid Insurance Services has announced plans to acquire Melbourne, Florida-based Environmental Insurance Specialists, a commercial insurance agency that specializes in serving the waste-hauling and...
Amerigroup Corp. to Pay $48 Million in Damages in Ill., Possibly More
Nov 1 2006 // Insurance company Amerigroup Corp. and its Illinois affiliate were held liable Monday for what lawyers said ultimately would total $144 million in damages for discriminating against pregnant women. A federal court jury...
Sen. McCain Campaigns in Key House Races in Illinois
Nov 1 2006 // Popular GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona likes David McSweeney but that’s not the only reason he came out to campaign for him on Monday. “As much as I admire and appreciate David McSweeney _ and I do _ this is...
Amerigroup to Appeal Ill. Decision
Oct 30 2006 // Amerigroup Corp. said that it will appeal a jury verdict that found against the company and its Illinois subsidiary in qui tam litigation tried in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Company...
Travelers Introduces TravelersExpress for Master Pac in Utah, Nevada, Illinois
Oct 24 2006 // Travelers Select Accounts has introduced TravelersExpress for Master Pac, a multivariate rating mechanism to agents in Utah, Nevada and Illinois. TravelersExpress is designed to accelerate the decision-making process...
Business Moves
Oct 23 2006 // Narragansett Bay, Hanover Narragansett Bay Insurance Co., a member of Pawtucket Insurance Group, has agreed to take over the Rhode Island homeowners insurance business of Hanover Insurance Co. The transaction involves...
Business Moves
Oct 23 2006 // OneBeacon, QBE OneBeacon Insurance Group completed its renewal rights and asset sale agreement to transfer its agricultural division to QBE the Americas, a wholly owned division of QBE Insurance Group Ltd., for...
Business Moves
Oct 23 2006 // OneBeacon, QBE OneBeacon Insurance Group completed its renewal rights and asset sale agreement to transfer its agricultural division to QBE the Americas, a division of QBE Insurance Group Ltd., for approximately $32...
Ill. Governor’s Race Could Come Down to “Least Popular Candidate”
Oct 20 2006 // Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich claims his opponent is tied to the corrupt ways of the past and would take health care away from children and veterans. Republican Judy Baar Topinka says the incumbent runs government for...
Ill. Assurance Agency Hosts Educational Seminar on Disability Insurance
Oct 11 2006 // Ill. Assurance Agency Ltd., announced this week that a free educational seminar titled “From Disability to Disaster” is being held at Entourage on American Lane in Schaumburg, Ill., on November 9th, 2006. The...
Wis. Phoenix Group Adds Union Bank Insurance Group of Ill.
Sep 29 2006 // The Phoenix Group, an independent insurance agency and employee benefits company based in Ripon, Wis., recently purchased Union Bank Insurance Group, based in Peru, Ill., marking the agency’s fifth acquisition in...
Ill. Couple Accused of Torching Car Dealership for Insurance Money
Sep 27 2006 // After an investigation of more than four months, two McHenry, Ill. residents have been charged with the fire at a McHenry car dealership in April, police said. Arrested were John Krawec, 43, and his girlfriend, Anna...
Declarations
Sep 25 2006 // Skip Free Advice “Seniors should be wary of unsolicited offers of free advice, especially if they are asked to divulge personal financial information, such as listing their income and assets.” Comment made by...
