Latest Illinois Headlines
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MH Insurance Centre Deemed Agency of Year by Illinois Agents Group
Oct 27 2020 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) has presented MH Insurance Centre LLC of Marion, Ill., with the IIA of IL Agency of the Year Award. The Agency of the Year Award is presented to an IIA of IL member...
Gunn Named Illinois Young Agent of the Year
Oct 26 2020 // Nick Gunn of Groveland, Ill., has named Young Agent of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL). Gunn was presented with the Young Agent of the Year Award for demonstrating exceptional service...
Zurich North America Connects Its Attorneys With Pro Bono Needs in Illinois
Oct 26 2020 // Insurer Zurich North America is collaborating with the digital legal company Paladin to connect Zurich’s attorneys with pro bono service opportunities. Approximately 97% of respondents to a recent survey by Legal...
Illinois Agents Association Names Brown & Brown’s Miano Agent of the Year
Oct 23 2020 // Brooke Miano with Brown & Brown of Illinois in Naperville, Ill., has been presented with the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) Agent of the Year Award during the association’s annual...
The Horton Group’s Daly Elected President of Illinois Agents Association
Oct 22 2020 // George Daly with The Horton Group in Orland Park, Ill., has been elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL). Daly’s term runs until Sept. 30, 2021. As president, Daly will serve as...
McGowan Acquires Assets of Illinois’ M.P. Caplice Insurance Group
Oct 15 2020 // The McGowan Companies (McGowan), based in Fairview, Ohio, has purchased the assets of M.P. Caplice Insurance Group LLC and related entities (M.P. Caplice). In the near future, M.P. Caplice will be re-branded under the...
NTSB: Incomplete Safety Procedures Led to Illinois Barge Explosion
Oct 14 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board said in a new report that the use of incomplete safety procedures was the probable cause of the Nov. 4, 2019, explosion of barge IB1940 in the Illinois Marine Towing Heritage Slip...
Fillizola Joins Instec’s Senior Executive Team in Illinois
Oct 6 2020 // Chuck Fillizola has joined Naperville, Ill.-based Instec as president and chief revenue officer. In this newly created position, he will be responsible for all frontline revenue-generating functions, including sales,...
Illinois Topped 300,000 Coronavirus Cases, Adds 31 Deaths
Oct 5 2020 // Illinois topped 300,000 confirmed coronavirus infections since the pandemic hit the state about seven months ago, state health officials said over the weekend. The Illinois Department of Public Health has recorded 300,088...
More Illinois Auto Crashes with Deer Expected as Mating Season Begins
Oct 5 2020 // Illinois motorists should beware of more deer activity this time of year, particularly at dawn and dusk. Officials from the Illinois Departments of Natural Resources and Transportation note that it’s deer mating...
Illinois Schools Paying $400K in 2 Physical Force Lawsuits
Oct 2 2020 // Chicago’s public school district has agreed to pay a total of $400,000 to settle two lawsuits that alleged staff members used physical force to punish two special education students. The Chicago Board of Education...
Alera Group in Illinois Promotes Corrigan, Caracciolo and Cox
Oct 1 2020 // Deerfield, Ill.-based Alera Group has promoted several employees within the company’s executive leadership team: Brian Caracciolo will assume the role of chief financial officer; and Carolyn L. Cox will assume the...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Expands Commercial Package Coverage into Illinois
Oct 1 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has added Illinois to the list of states where the insurer offers its Commercial Package Policy. The product includes commercial property featuring limits up to $120 million per...
USDA Plans $14B More in Virus Relief for Farmers
Sep 22 2020 // The federal government said on Sept. 18 that it will give farmers an additional $14 billion to compensate them for the difficulties they have experienced selling their crops, milk and meat because of the coronavirus...
Associated Agencies Acquires The Bensman Group in Illinois
Sep 15 2020 // Associated Agencies Inc., a privately held insurance and risk management firm based in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has acquired Bensman Risk Management Inc. and Bensman Associates Ltd. (The Bensman Group), a Bannockburn,...
Illinois Sues E-Cigarette Maker Juice Man
Sep 14 2020 // The Illinois attorney general files suit against e-cigarette maker Juice Man on Sept. 10, alleging deceptive marketing practices aimed at enticing youth. The move follows a similar Illinois complaint filed in December...
Alera Group Promotes Hohman to EVP, Wealth Management Leader in Illinois
Sep 10 2020 // Alera Group, a national independent insurance agency based in Deerfield, Illinois, has appointed Tina Hohman as executive vice president and Wealth Management practice leader. In this role, Hohman is responsible for wealth...
Family Sues Illinois Meatpacking Plant After Man’s Death from COVID-19
Aug 17 2020 // The family of a suburban Chicago woman who died of complications related to COVID-19 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a meatpacking plant where her husband worked and contracted the virus. The family of Esperanza...
University Insured Chinese Student Tuition Revenue Against Virus. Then COVID-19 Hit.
Aug 17 2020 // After becoming dean of the University of Illinois business school in 2015, Jeffrey Brown worried that politics or a virus would choke off a major source of revenue for his school: Chinese graduate students. So, in 2017,...
Alera Group Acquires Alper Services in Illinois
Aug 11 2020 // Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm, has acquired Alper Services LLC in Chicago. The acquisition was effective...
