Rockhill Insurance Group, a member of the State Auto Insurance Group, has opened a new Chicago office located at 150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400. Christine Triche and Michael Klima join the office as AVP-underwriting director and underwriting director, respectively, to …
Sylvia Perez Edwards joined Align General Insurance Agency LLC as vice president of the specialty commercial division, reporting to Frank Dunne. She is based in Chicago, Ill. Edwards has over 20 years of general liability and excess surplus lines underwriting …
An Illinois appellate court has reinstated a $10.1 billion verdict in a class-action lawsuit against Phillip Morris USA that found the cigarette-maker misled customers about “light” and “low tar” designations. Philip Morris says it will challenge the ruling by a …
Keystone Insurers Group welcomed Normal, Ill.-based agency Van Gundy Insurance as its newest franchise partner in Illinois. Van Gundy Agency was founded in 1946 by Lander Van Gundy. With his roots in the harness racing industry, Van Gundy established a …
Insential Inc., a full service property and casualty insurance wholesale brokerage, appointed Stephen Mileski as senior vice president in its program division in Illinois. He will be responsible for developing P/C program business, structuring insurance for hard-to-place risks and working …
A system of severe weather moving through multiple Midwest states in early April brought tornadoes, hail, severe winds and flooding in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Texas. Farmers Insurance estimates that its expected claims volume from these states will total approximately …
Legislation creating rules for unregulated rideshare companies such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar is moving through the Illinois Legislature. House lawmakers voted to put regulations on commercial ridesharing with an 80-26 vote. Under HB 4075, all drivers would be required …
State Farm Insurance Co. CEO Ed Rust Jr. says the company’s plans to expand in Arizona, Texas and Georgia will not affect the company’s headquarters in Bloomington, Ill. According to The Pantagraph in Bloomington Rust told a crowd at Illinois …
A dispute among taxi companies, Chicago officials and rideshare companies such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar is about to welcome one more player: state lawmakers who say the rideshare industry needs to play by the same rules as other transportation …
Attorneys have filed a negligence lawsuit against the Chicago Transit Authority on behalf of a woman injured in the Blue Line train derailment at O’Hare International Airport. The law firm of Corboy and Demetrio filed the lawsuit on March 25 …
