XL Group plc’s surplus lines team continues to grow with the addition of Matthew Huels who joins as vice president and general liability line of business head. He is based in Chicago and reports to Roxanne Mitchell, president of XL …
Melanie DeVos has been promoted to vice president, Client Services – Property and Casualty at Assurance, an independent insurance brokerage located in Schaumburg, Ill., and St. Louis, Mo. This newly created role is designed to bring leadership and consistency to …
USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agent, is expanding operations in its Palatine, Ill., branch with the addition of two producer/brokers: Patrick O’Donoghue and Richard Stastny. O’Donoghue most recently was with Travis-Pederson & Associates in Chicago, …
The state of Illinois is reminding businesses using temporary workers that it is their responsibility to check whether those temp agencies are licensed and insured. The Illinois Department of Labor says businesses and third-party clients that fail to do so …
State Farm Insurance Co. says it isn’t moving its headquarters from Bloomington, despite recent media reports that the Illinois-based company is adding major office space in Dallas, Atlanta and Phoenix. News reports last week in Dallas and Atlanta about large …
A small town in eastern Illinois is losing its sledding hill because the city says it’s just too big of a liability. Kay McCabe is a member of the Park District board in Paxton. She tells The (Champaign) News-Gazette that …
Illinois has received conditional federal approval for its plan to help run an online marketplace where thousands of state residents will shop for health insurance beginning Oct. 1 – a big step toward carrying out the national health law in …
As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous U.S. state to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, nagging concerns remain about whether there are enough safeguards to avoid the identity fraud and other pitfalls faced by other states with similar …
Illinois has moved a step closer to becoming the next state to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses after House lawmakers approved a bill requiring one-year proof of state residency, form of identification and a photograph. The House voted …
In the coming year Confie Seguros plans to up its buying spree and expand into standard personal and small commercial lines, while broadening its demographic from being primarily Hispanic focused, the president of the Buena Park, Calif.-based insurance agency said …
