Workers’ compensation medical fee schedule rates in Illinois will increase 1.69 percent in 2013, according to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC). The IWCC said the hike is less than half the rate of medical inflation (CPI-M). The fee schedule …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired employee benefit specialist, Brendis & Brendis Inc., located in Omaha, Neb. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1989, Brendis & Brendis Inc. provides a wide range of employee benefit program …
A plan that would allow illegal immigrants in Illinois to get driver’s licenses cleared another hurdle on Dec. 4, with the state Senate approving the measure hours after Republican leaders in the General Assembly offered their support and said they’ve …
Top Illinois Republicans have announced their support for providing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. House Minority Leader Tom Cross of Oswego and Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno joined former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar in supporting proposed legislation on the matter. …
Socius Insurance Services Inc., a management liability and property/casualty insurance wholesaler, has hired Laura Zaroski as vice president, management and employment practices liability. Zaroski is based in Chicago. As an attorney with an expertise in EPLI, in addition to her …
Kemper Corp. announced that Denise I. Lynch has been named property/casualty group executive effective Dec. 1. She will report directly to Donald G. Southwell, Kemper’s chairman, president and chief executive officer. In her new role, Lynch will be responsible for …
Associated Agencies Inc., based in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has promoted 35-year-old Joshua Herz to president, making him the fourth person in the same family to hold the position. Herz succeeds his cousin, Max (Skip) R. Schrayer, who was recently named …
San Francisco-based ISU Network announces two independent insurance agencies in the Midwest have joined the agency group. ISU welcomes ISU Northwest Insurance Services of Schaumberg, Ill., and ISU RHD Insurance of Lincoln, Neb. Principals Gregg A. Germanos and George A. …
CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Michael Baumel as the vice president for its Illinois Branch office. Baumel joined CNA in 2005 as a vice president for the HealthPro Claim team and has held leadership positions in the Staff Counsel group, …
BP says it has paid more than $12 million in claims arising from a multistate recall of incorrectly formulated gasoline that damaged some vehicles’ mechanical components. BP spokesman Scott Dean tells The Times of Munster those claims were paid after …
