Illinois transportation officials are working to curb the number of roadway fatalities with the help of message boards. Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider is launching a statewide digital message board campaign that will feature traffic safety messages. Officials say the …
Scott Bastian has joined Lockton as a vice president and producer based in the insurance broker’s Chicago office. He will be responsible for client advocacy and new business development in the employee benefits’ consulting practice. Bastian brings more than 20 …
Illinois insurance regulators announced that Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. (Lumbermens) and American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co. (American Manufacturers) have agreed to being placed into rehabilitation. The Illinois Department of Insurance said under an Agreed Order of Rehabilitation payment of policyholder …
Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Miller Buettner & Parrott Inc. in Rockford, Ill. Founded in 1998, Miller Buettner & Parrott is an employee benefits insurance broker and consultant offering a broad range of employee benefits insurance …
A doctor who spent a dozen years on the run from federal fraud charges in Illinois has been returned to the United States from Peru. Sixty-five-year-old Dr. Juan Rios was arraigned in federal court in East St. Louis. That’s where …
The Obama administration has announced that 300,000 Illinoisans will benefit from nearly $62 million in rebates from insurance companies because of the federal health law that critics have labeled “Obamacare.” The law requires insurance companies to spend at least 80 …
XL Group plc’s insurance operations added Mary-Ellen (Mimi) Fiske as vice president, umbrella and excess manager to its surplus lines unit in Chicago. Fiske reports to David Halm, chief underwriting officer and head of XL Group’s surplus lines casualty business. …
Insurance Program Managers Group (IPMG) of St. Charles, Ill., has been recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in Illinois” for 2012. This is the sixth year that IPMG has earned a spot on the “Best Places to …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Grossman & Associates Inc. in Beachwood, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980, Grossman & Associates is an employee benefits broker and consultant that offers group health, welfare and …
Fireman’s Fund appointed Donna Favata-Bosh as a senior product director for the healthcare product lines within its professional liability business. She will be based in the Chicago office. In her new position, Favata-Bosh is responsible for the product management of …
