Brennan & Stuart Inc. of La Salle, Ill., is Keystone Insurers Group’s newest franchise partner in Illinois. Harold Brennan started Brennan & Stuart Inc. (BSI) as a family business in 1956. CEO Jerry Stuart joined the agency in 1963. Other …
William H. Hayes, of Esser Hayes Insurance in Naperville, Ill., in partnership with Westfield Insurance, awarded a Westfield Agents Association Trustee Scholarship to Brianna Gatto. The Westfield Agents Association Trustee Scholarship program, sponsored by Westfield Insurance, allows each member of …
Arlington Metals Corp. in Franklin Park, Ill., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 38 safety and health violations, which carry proposed penalties of $117,000. OSHA initiated a safety and health investigation …
Konen Insurance of Aurora, Ill., and Dasco Insurance Agency of Northbrook are now partners in Keystone Insurers Group. The addition of the two agencies increases to four the number of Keystone partners in the state since the end of October. …
An insurance agent in central Illinois says he’s noticing an increase in the number of inquiries about renters’ insurance following the deadly November tornadoes. The (Peoria) Journal-Star reports one of the newly insured is Jesse Hunter. Washington man and his …
A review has found several shortfalls in Illinois’ readiness to respond to disasters and emergencies. The review concluded that there could be better coordination with local communities on things like identifying and pre-registering volunteer health professionals who could be called …
Five Star Professional has named local Naperville insurance agent, Thomas D. Evans from Esser Hayes Insurance Group, as a recipient of the 2013 Five Star Home/Auto Insurance Professionals Award. This is the second year Evans has been selected to receive …
Affordable Roofing and Exteriors Inc. in Trenton, Ill., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for five safety violations, carrying proposed penalties of $158,015. The citations follow inspections at three job sites where …
State officials now say that at least 900 homes in Illinois were either destroyed or badly damaged by the tornado outbreak on Nov. 17. And that figure is likely to grow. Patti Thompson is a spokeswoman for the Illinois Emergency …
An uninsured employer in Illinois has pled guilty to a Class 4 felony for refusing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced. John Linek, individually and as president of SMS Logistics of Chicago, has been ordered …
