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Allstate’s homeowner rolls grow for 1st time since 2006

June 17, 2018 at 4:59 a.m.

Allstate accomplished something in the third quarter it hasn't done since 2006: grow the number of homeowners' policies on its books. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Northbrook-based home and...

Insurers roll out travel coverage related to Ebola

August 23, 2019 at 11:23 a.m.

InsureMyTrip, a travel insurance comparison website based in Warwick, R.I., said Monday it will offer a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. program to better protect travelers whose plans change because of...

Illinois leads nation in 2014 bank failures

June 17, 2018 at 5:03 a.m.

Nearly a third of the nation's bank failures so far this year — five out of a total of 16 — have occurred in Illinois. The state also has another...

Groupon employees meet in the lobby of their Chicago headquarters, 600 W. Chicago Ave.

Report: Groupon among tech firms lacking in board diversity

June 17, 2018 at 5:03 a.m.

Three blacks and one Hispanic hold board seats at 20 of the biggest technology companies that include Chicago-based Groupon. Those are the findings of a newly published report by the...

The FDIC says the National Bank of Chicago was 'seriously delinquent' on more than 50 percent of its loans as of June 2014.

National Republic Bank of Chicago under new owners

June 17, 2018 at 5:21 a.m.

Minority lender National Republic Bank of Chicago failed Friday and was taken over by Dallas-based State Bank of Texas. It was the fifth bank failure in Illinois this year and...

An Allstate insurance company sign is seen outside one of its stores in Miami, Florida.

Allstate’s tech business in India grows to 600 workers

June 18, 2018 at 7:47 a.m.

Allstate Corp.'s technology unit in Bangalore, India, continued to go on a hiring spree last year, growing to 600 employees in 2013 from 200 the prior year. An update on...

Griffin: Wife still using credit cards for luxury goods

April 25, 2020 at 4:47 p.m.

Illinois billionaire Ken Griffin, who in July filed for divorce from his money-manager wife, said in a court filing Wednesday that Anne Dias Griffin continues to buy luxury goods and...

Shoppers leery of stores hit by data breaches, survey finds

June 17, 2018 at 5:39 a.m.

In what could spell bad holiday news for retailers who have experienced recent data breaches, a new survey shows that 45 percent of major credit and debit card holders say...

State Farm seeks FAA permission to test drones

June 18, 2018 at 7:34 a.m.

State Farm is seeking permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to test the use of drones to capture images, including damage to roofs, during catastrophes. The use of "unmanned aircraft...

Illinoisans insurance rates soar after filing claim, study shows

June 17, 2018 at 6:04 a.m.

Illinois homeowners might want to think twice about filing a modest claim with their insurance company, a new report suggests. InsuranceQuotes.com found that filing a single homeowner's claim can raise...

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