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><channel><title>IFAwebnews &#187; IL</title> <atom:link href="http://ifawebnews.com/tag/illinois/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://ifawebnews.com</link> <description>The nation’s homepage for insurance industry news</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:14:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Mercury Insurance seeks agents, unveils new commercial auto product</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/09/mercury-insurance-seeks-agents-unveils-new-commercial-auto-product/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/09/mercury-insurance-seeks-agents-unveils-new-commercial-auto-product/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>IFAwebnews Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property-Casualty Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[auto insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AZ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[commercial lines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mercury Insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new product]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NJ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OK]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28358</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mercury Insurance, a multi-line insurance organization operating in 13 states, is offering a new commercial auto insurance product it says uses technology to enable its independent agents to more easily rate, qualify and issue new business.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/09/mercury-insurance-seeks-agents-unveils-new-commercial-auto-product/">Mercury Insurance seeks agents, unveils new commercial auto product</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/09/mercury-insurance-seeks-agents-unveils-new-commercial-auto-product/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bravo Health&#8217;s sale to Cigna gets Maryland regulator&#8217;s approval</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/bravo-healths-sale-to-cigna-gets-maryland-regulators-approval/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/bravo-healths-sale-to-cigna-gets-maryland-regulators-approval/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:13:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acquisitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bravo Heath]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CIGNA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Healthspring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medicare Advantage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NewQuest Health Solutions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NJ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PACA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TN]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TX]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28271</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Maryland Insurance Administration has approved the Cigna's acquisition of Bravo Health, a Baltimore, Md.-based operator of Medicare Advantage plans.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/bravo-healths-sale-to-cigna-gets-maryland-regulators-approval/">Bravo Health&#8217;s sale to Cigna gets Maryland regulator&#8217;s approval</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/bravo-healths-sale-to-cigna-gets-maryland-regulators-approval/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Arthur Gallagher expands Upstate New York footprint with Albany deal</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/27/arthur-gallagher-expands-upstate-new-york-footprint-with-albany-deal/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/27/arthur-gallagher-expands-upstate-new-york-footprint-with-albany-deal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:31:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property-Casualty Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acquisition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Capital Bauer Insurance Agency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[employee benefits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NY]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28206</guid> <description><![CDATA[Arthur J. Gallagher &#038; Co. acquired Capital Bauer Insurance Agency, an Albany, N.Y.-based retail insurance broker allowing it to significantly expand its Upstate New York presence.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/27/arthur-gallagher-expands-upstate-new-york-footprint-with-albany-deal/">Arthur Gallagher expands Upstate New York footprint with Albany deal</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/27/arthur-gallagher-expands-upstate-new-york-footprint-with-albany-deal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rep. Schakowsky: Obama win opens door to public option, single-payer</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/20/rep-schakowsky-obama-win-opens-door-to-public-option-single-payer/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/20/rep-schakowsky-obama-win-opens-door-to-public-option-single-payer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:50:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 elections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HHS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jan Schakowsky]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kathleen Sebelius]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPACA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28181</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rep. Jan Schakowsky told health care advocates that the November presidential election is all about health reform and how far it can be taken.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/20/rep-schakowsky-obama-win-opens-door-to-public-option-single-payer/">Rep. Schakowsky: Obama win opens door to public option, single-payer</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/20/rep-schakowsky-obama-win-opens-door-to-public-option-single-payer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Attorneys general urge Supreme Court to rule individual mandate legal</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-rule-individual-mandate-legal/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-rule-individual-mandate-legal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:38:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AHIP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commerce Clause]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[doctors for america]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[individual mandate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPACA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Miller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]]></category> <category><![CDATA[u.s. supreme court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virgin Islands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28112</guid> <description><![CDATA[Attorneys general from 11 states and Washington, D.C., have filed court papers in the federal health reform law case, arguing that the individual mandate forcing all Americans to buy health insurance, starting in 2014, is constitutional.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-rule-individual-mandate-legal/">Attorneys general urge Supreme Court to rule individual mandate legal</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-rule-individual-mandate-legal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Aon plans to move headquarters to London while adding jobs in Chicago</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/aon-plans-to-move-headquarters-to-london-while-adding-jobs-in-chicago/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/aon-plans-to-move-headquarters-to-london-while-adding-jobs-in-chicago/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:18:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property-Casualty Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[global growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gregory Case]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[international]]></category> <category><![CDATA[London]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relocation]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28071</guid> <description><![CDATA[Aon Corp. said it will move its headquarters from Chicago to London as part of its global growth strategy.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/aon-plans-to-move-headquarters-to-london-while-adding-jobs-in-chicago/">Aon plans to move headquarters to London while adding jobs in Chicago</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/aon-plans-to-move-headquarters-to-london-while-adding-jobs-in-chicago/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ill. insurance department revokes agent&#8217;s license after forgery</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/ill-insurance-department-revokes-agents-license-after-forgery/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/ill-insurance-department-revokes-agents-license-after-forgery/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:16:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jaime L. Brockway</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[On the Record]]></category> <category><![CDATA[forgery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Insurance Department]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marisol Balderas]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28108</guid> <description><![CDATA[A Joliet, Ill., insurance agent's license was revoked after she admitted to forging signatures on insurance documents, according to state officials.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/ill-insurance-department-revokes-agents-license-after-forgery/">Ill. insurance department revokes agent&#8217;s license after forgery</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/ill-insurance-department-revokes-agents-license-after-forgery/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SEC accuses investment advisor of selling fake securities on LinkedIn</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/10/sec-accuses-investment-advisor-of-selling-fake-securities-on-linkedin/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/10/sec-accuses-investment-advisor-of-selling-fake-securities-on-linkedin/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:54:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[On the Record]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[investment advisor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LinkedIn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[securities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28040</guid> <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused an Illinois-based investment advisor with offering to sell fictitious securities on LinkedIn, the social networking site.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/10/sec-accuses-investment-advisor-of-selling-fake-securities-on-linkedin/">SEC accuses investment advisor of selling fake securities on LinkedIn</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/10/sec-accuses-investment-advisor-of-selling-fake-securities-on-linkedin/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Arthur J. Gallagher &amp; Co. acquires Florida employee-benefits firm</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/04/arthur-j-gallagher-co-acquires-florida-employee-benefits-firm/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/04/arthur-j-gallagher-co-acquires-florida-employee-benefits-firm/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:27:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acquisitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enrollment services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[voluntary benefits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Worksite Communications]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=27648</guid> <description><![CDATA[Arthur J. Gallagher &#038; Co. acquired a Tallahassee, Fla.-based employee benefits communication and enrollment firm as it seeks to expand in the voluntary benefits market.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/04/arthur-j-gallagher-co-acquires-florida-employee-benefits-firm/">Arthur J. Gallagher &#038; Co. acquires Florida employee-benefits firm</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/04/arthur-j-gallagher-co-acquires-florida-employee-benefits-firm/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gallagher &amp; Co. expands its Northwestern U.S. footprint</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/11/16/gallagher-co-expands-its-northwestern-u-s-footprint/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/11/16/gallagher-co-expands-its-northwestern-u-s-footprint/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:21:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property-Casualty Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acquisition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[excess & surplus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MGA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mutual Insurance Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[specialty lines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wholesale]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=27494</guid> <description><![CDATA[Arthur J. Gallagher &#038; Co. acquired Mutual Insurance Services, a Federal Way, Wash.-based managing general agent and wholesale insurance broker.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/11/16/gallagher-co-expands-its-northwestern-u-s-footprint/">Gallagher &#038; Co. expands its Northwestern U.S. footprint</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/11/16/gallagher-co-expands-its-northwestern-u-s-footprint/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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