In the News

By: Sonia M. Axter, Managing Director | Ullico Investment Advisors | Benefits Magazine |  Volume 49, No. 6, June 2012

CHICAGO, IL  (May 4, 2012) - The JW Marriott Chicago, a Ullico, Inc. financed luxury hotel, has been recognized for three industry awards, including JW Hotel of the Year, Hotel of the Year of the Americas, and the General Manager Excellence Award for Catherine Mrowiec. Formerly an office building, the hotel was renovated to include a 610-room five-star JW Marriott and upgraded office space.

By Marc Bussanich | LaborPress | Published: March 22, 2012

By Chris Kramer | Director of Marketing, Captives | Ullico Casualty Group, Inc.

Insurance Journal

By Arleen Jacobius | Pensions & Investments | Published: March 20, 2012

If a new infrastructure trust being set up by the City of Chicago is successful, it could prove to be a new model for melding private money - including institutional dollars - and traditional public financing. Read more. 

By Kristen Mack, Hal Dardick | Chicago Tribune

12:01 a.m. CST, March 9, 2012

Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to ask aldermen next week to consider giving him broad authority to try a new way to pay for big-ticket projects, even though details on how it would work remain fuzzy.

Dear Union Leaders, Trustees, Clients and Partners:

First Project, Retrofit Chicago, Will Invest More than $200 Million in Energy Efficiency for City Properties, Creating more than 2000 Jobs and Saving Taxpayers $20 Million Annually

The Infrastructure Trust is expected to launch with “Retrofit Chicago,” roughly $225 million in energy efficiency projects designed to reduce the city’s $170 million annual tab for energy consumption by more than $20 million and create nearly 2,000 construction jobs.

Ullico Investment Advisors Inc’s Debbie Nisson recently joined Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, pension fund managers and labor leaders to discuss benefits and opportunities of less traditional, socially and environmentally responsible investments at the Responsible Business Forum, hosted by Heartland Capital Strategies and the Blue Green Alliance.