Latest Illinois Headlines
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Report: Workers’ Comp in Illinois Often Just Needs Doctor’s Note
Feb 8 2011 // A newspaper has found that state, municipal or private workers in Illinois have gotten thousands of tax-free dollars in workers’ compensation with largely nothing more than a doctor’s note. The Belleville...
Some in Illinois GOP Want to Link Workers’ Comp Reform, State Borrowing
Feb 7 2011 // Illinois lawmakers left two big pieces of unfinished business when they went home after voting to raise income taxes. One piece would make Illinois a less expensive place to do business, and the other would get billions of...
Illinois Distributes $18M from Settlement with Insurance Agency
Feb 7 2011 // The Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) is distributing $18 million from a settlement reached with an insurance agency to Illinois funeral directors in trust for affected client-families. Distribution of the $18 million...
Illinois Changes Procedure for Workers’ Comp Pro Se Settlement Contracts
Feb 1 2011 // The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that as of March 1, 2011, no case settlement contracts will be approved until the case has been assigned a case number and setting. The IWCC said that in the...
Some in Illinois GOP Want to Link Work Comp Reform, State Borrowing
Jan 25 2011 // Illinois lawmakers left two big pieces of unfinished business when they went home after voting to raise income taxes. One piece would make Illinois a less expensive place to do business, and the other would get billions of...
Florida Competitive in Workers’ Compensation Market Arena
Jan 24 2011 // Florida’s workers’ compensation market remains competitive with more than 250 private insurers writing coverage and only a fraction of business being funneled to the residual market. Also, availability does not...
Illinois Work Comp Commission Shuts Down Business Located in Its Building
Jan 10 2011 // On Jan. 4, 2011, the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission (IWCC) shut down a restaurant located in the same building as IWCC offices for noncompliance with the state’s workers’ compensation laws. The IWCC...
Illinois Begins Probe of Prison’s Worker Comp Claims
Jan 6 2011 // Illinois state insurance fraud officials have launched an investigation of a southwestern Illinois prison where nearly $10 million in worker’s compensation and paid medical leave have been paid out to more than half...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Market Remains Competitive: Report
Jan 5 2011 // Florida’s workers’ compensation market remains competitive with more than 250 private insurers writing coverage and only a fraction of business being funneled to the residual market. Also, availability does not...
Illinois Official Calls for Probe of Workers’ Comp Claims at Prison
Jan 4 2011 // The head of Illinois’ workers’ compensation commission is calling for an investigation of nearly $10 million paid out in claims to more than half the staff of a southwestern Illinois prison over the past three...
Illinois Agents Call for Quick Action on Workers’ Compensation Reform
Dec 17 2010 // Independent insurance agents in Illinois are urging state lawmakers to pass workers’ compensation reforms in early January, before a new General Assembly will be sworn in. “The facts are alarming,” stated...
Willis Appoints Baechle as SVP of Illinois Surety Practice
Dec 16 2010 // Mark Baechle has been appointed senior vice president of Willis of Illinois Inc.’s Surety Practice, effective immediately. He will be responsible for managing the Surety operation in Willis’ Chicago...
Illinois Announces Disciplinary Actions for November 2010
Dec 13 2010 // The Illinois Department of Insurance announced it issued the following disciplinary orders for November 2010: Adele M. Cowell, Red Bud – Stipulation and Consent Order, effective Oct. 6, 2010. Cowell has been licensed...
Illinois Program to Provide $5M in Loans for Small Businesses
Dec 10 2010 // New and existing small businesses can apply for $5 million in loans through an Illinois program aimed at creating and retaining jobs in urban areas. Illinois economic director Warren Ribley announced the Community...
Illinois Workers’ Comp Commissioners Assigned to Panels
Dec 3 2010 // The chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced commissioner panel assignments that become effective Jan. 1, 2011. Chairman Mitch Weisz realigned two panels: Panel A will consist of...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Illinois’ Premier Risk Services
Dec 2 2010 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Premier Risk Services Inc. in Itasca, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 1986, Premier Risk Services is a retail insurance broker providing commercial...
Illinois Wants Comments on Health Insurance Exchange
Nov 19 2010 // Illinois is seeking public comment on the structure, governance and financing of an online insurance exchange. Individuals and small businesses would be able to shop for health coverage through the exchange. The...
Illinois Study Backs Safety Belts for Back Seat
Nov 16 2010 // An Illinois transportation study shows that back-seat passengers killed in auto accidents are twice as likely as front-seat passengers to not be wearing safety belts. The Illinois Department of Transportation’s...
Illinois Counties Sue FEMA Over Flood Maps
Nov 16 2010 // State’s Attorneys of Madison, St. Clair and Monroe counties in Illinois and a host of other impacted parties have filed suit in federal court against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its director...
Illinois Faces Physician Shortage Due to Malpractice Liability, Study Warns
Nov 12 2010 // Half of all graduating medical residents or fellows trained in Illinois leave the state to practice medicine elsewhere, in large part due to the medical liability environment in Illinois, according to a new study from...
