Associated Agencies Inc., a full-service insurance brokerage firm based in Rolling Meadows, Ill., reports that the company is growing and that it recently added a number of new staff members. Craig A. Kanter has been hired as Producer Development director. …
Property and casualty insurance provider, Zurich, announced that its Global Corporate in North America (GCiNA) unit named David Bartnick as its North Central Property regional manager. The North Central region includes 11 states – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, …
The American Agricultural Insurance Company (AAIC), based in Schaumburg, Ill., has appointed Janet S. Katz as the company’s new executive vice president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2009. Katz is a 20-year veteran of AAIC. She joined the …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa+” of United States Liability Insurance Group and its members. The outlook for all of the ratings is stable. The ratings reflect US …
For the first time, an Illinois business has been closed down for failure to obtain workers¹ compensation insurance. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission and the City of Evanston shut down All Good Dogs Pet Care, also known as The Hungry …
The Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) on June 1 resumed its status as an independent department of state government, a position it held for more than a century prior to its consolidation with several other state agencies in 2004, Director …
Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services is noffering employment practices liability coverage, with free human resources risk management services to new or renewal managed care insureds. Services are available in most states, except Alaska, Alabama and Illinois. The free HR service …
Bank holding companies’ (BHC) insurance brokerage income overall experienced a 3.6 percent drop in 2008, the first decline in total BHC brokerage income since 2001, according to a new industry report. “BHCs with assets greater than $10 billion, and, principally, …
$5 Million The estimated cost of repairs and clean-up at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale as a result of high winds that tore through the campus in May. Much of that total will go to fix broken windows and roof …
Neal S. Wolin has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In February, Wolin was named deputy assistant to the President and deputy counsel to the President for …
