Bill Text: IL HR0660 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates RLI Corp on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its founding.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-11-05 - Resolution Adopted [HR0660 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0660-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, RLI Corp will celebrate the $20 million | ||||||
| 3 | expansion/renovation of its corporate headquarters on November | ||||||
| 4 | 6, 2013 at 9025 N. Lindbergh Drive in Peoria; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The expansion, the company's fifth since 1970, | ||||||
| 6 | reflects RLI's commitment to Peoria; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The project is the culmination of years of | ||||||
| 8 | planning in which RLI employees were an integral part; focus | ||||||
| 9 | groups guided design decisions on workstations, layouts, | ||||||
| 10 | furniture, technology and ambience; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, RLI was founded nearly 50 years ago by its | ||||||
| 12 | visionary founder, Gerald Stephens, who recognized a need to | ||||||
| 13 | insure the expensive replacement of contact lens (RLI); and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, RLI became the largest contact lens insurer in the | ||||||
| 15 | world before expanding into the direct writing of commercial | ||||||
| 16 | umbrella programs; today RLI covers a diversified portfolio of | ||||||
| 17 | property and casualty coverage and surety bonds in niche | ||||||
| 18 | markets in all 50 states; subsidiaries include: RLI Insurance | ||||||
| 19 | Company, Mt. Hawley Insurance Company, RLI Indemnity and | ||||||
| 20 | Contractors Bonding and Insurance Company; the $2.6 billion | ||||||
| 21 | company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Chairman and CEO, Jonathan Michael attributes | ||||||
| 2 | RLI's success to "Different Works" - a corporate brand that | ||||||
| 3 | embodies Midwest values of creativity, innovation, hard work, | ||||||
| 4 | and financial discipline; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jonathan Michael has exemplified the RLI | ||||||
| 6 | tradition of outstanding community service; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, RLI has been celebrated throughout its history for | ||||||
| 8 | its corporate and employee generosity to local, cultural, | ||||||
| 9 | educational and community institutions, notably OSF St. | ||||||
| 10 | Francis, and Bradley University; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 12 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 13 | we congratulate RLI Corp for its expansion and commitment to | ||||||
| 14 | the Peoria community; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to Jonathan Michael, Chairman and CEO of RLI Corp.
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