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Tornado Warning Sirens Send Illinois Lawmakers Running for Cover

Tornado warning sirens chased lawmakers to the statehouse basement, a semitrailer was blown from a roadway and homes and an airport building were damaged as severe storms battered parts of Illinois and Indiana on late on May 30. Illinois lawmakers, …

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Appleton, Wis.-based Integrity Mutual Insurance Co. named Darin L. Kath as president-designate. Richard J. Schinler, current president and chief executive officer, will retire after 25 years with the company on Dec. 31. He will remain in his current position until …

Illinois Mother Settles Malpractice Lawsuit for $15.35 Million

An Aurora, Ill. mother has settled a malpractice lawsuit for $15.35 million with a hospital and doctor after her son suffered brain damage at birth six years ago. Vanessa Jenkins gave birth to her son, Cody Smithey, at Valley West …

Court: Spaniards Can Sue in N.J. for Overseas Asbestos Exposure

A group of Spanish workers injured by asbestos-containing insulation while working on Navy ships docked in Spain can sue the manufacturer of the insulation in New Jersey — where the products were produced — a panel of judges has ruled. …

Illinois Fire Marshal Investigates Multiple House Fires

Residents in the Parkside neighborhood in the St. Clair County town of Centreville are more uneasy than ever after someone attempted to set another house on fire over the weekend. Since January, residents have reported that six houses have burned …

Ratings: Triad, Crawford, Liberty (Debt), Nat’l. Lloyd’s/Summit, Grange Mutual, Horace Mann, American Community

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that all of its ratings on Triad Guaranty Inc.(TGIC), currently ‘BB’, and its mortgage insurance subsidiary, Triad Guaranty Insurance Corp. (Triad), currently ‘BBB’, “will remain on CreditWatch with negative implications.” Credit analyst James Brender …

Anti-Bias Laws Cover Retaliation Claims, U.S. Supreme Court Rules

Employees who complain of racial bias in the workplace and then face retaliation can sue under a post-Civil War-era law barring discrimination, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In a second similar decision, the high court ruled that a provision …

Hanover Enhances Towing, Rental Car, Other Personal Lines Benefits

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is offering enhancements to its automobile and homeowners policies for towing, labor, and rental cars as well as waived deductibles and guaranteed policy renewals. The new personal insurance benefits — called Ultimate Service and Total …

Barriers to Prosecution of Fraud Cases Include Finding an Effective Prosecutor

The biggest barrier to effectively prosecuting individuals who commit insurance fraud is finding an effective prosecutor, Scott Cassidy, chief of special prosecutions, Cook County State’s Attorney’s office said to a gathering of insurance fraud investigators, legal experts and law enforcement. …