Chapter 215, INSURANCE

(215 ILCS 5/463) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.10) Sec. 463. Advisory organizations. (1) Every group, association or other organization of companies whether located within or outside this state, which assists companies which make their own filings or rating organizations in rate making…

(215 ILCS 5/464) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.11) Sec. 464. Joint underwriting or joint reinsurance. (1) Every group, association or other organization of companies which engages in joint underwriting or joint reinsurance, shall be subject to regulation with respect thereto as herein …

(215 ILCS 5/465) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.12) Sec. 465. Examinations. The Director shall, at least once in five years, make or cause to be made an examination of each rating organization licensed in this state as provided in Section 459 and he may, as often as he may deem it exped…

(215 ILCS 5/466) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.13) Sec. 466. Rate administration. (1) Recording and Reporting of Loss and Expense Experience. The Director shall promulgate reasonable rules and shall approve statistical plans, reasonably adapted to each of the rating systems on file wit…

(215 ILCS 5/467) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.14) Sec. 467. False or misleading information. No person, company or organization shall wilfully withhold information from, or knowingly give false or misleading information to the Director, any statistical agency designated by the Directo…

(215 ILCS 5/468) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.15) Sec. 468. Residual Market Mechanism. All companies licensed to write workers' compensation and employers' liability insurance in this State shall participate in a plan providing for the equitable apportionment among them of insurance w…

(215 ILCS 5/469) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.16) Sec. 469. Rebates prohibited. No broker or agent shall knowingly charge, demand, or receive a premium for any policy of insurance except in accordance with the provisions of this Article. No company or employee thereof, and no broker o…

(215 ILCS 110/47) (from Ch. 32, par. 690.47) Sec. 47. Continuance privilege; group type contracts. (1) Every service plan contract of a dental service plan corporation which provides that the continued coverage of a beneficiary is contingent upon the continued employment of the s…

(215 ILCS 5/47) (from Ch. 73, par. 659) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 47. Publication of intention. (1) Upon compliance with the provisions of Section 45, the incorporators shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in this Stat…

(215 ILCS 5/470) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.17) Sec. 470. Penalties. Any person, company or organization violating any provision of this Article shall be guilty of a petty offense for each such violation, provided that a series of acts or events based upon the same alleged violation…

(215 ILCS 5/471) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.18) Sec. 471. Hearing procedure and judicial review. (1) Any company or rating organization aggrieved by any order or decision of the Director made without a hearing, may, within 30 days after notice of the order to the company or organiza…

(215 ILCS 5/48) (from Ch. 73, par. 660) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 48. Approval of documents. The documents and papers so delivered to the Director may be approved or disapproved by the Director and the incorporators are entitled to a hearing in th…

(215 ILCS 5/49) (from Ch. 73, par. 661) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 49. Recording of articles of incorporation. The duplicate original of the articles of incorporation returned by the Director shall be filed for record, within 15 days after it is de…

(215 ILCS 155/5) (from Ch. 73, par. 1405) Sec. 5. Certificate of authority required. It is unlawful for any company to engage or to continue in the business of title insurance without first procuring from the Secretary a certificate of authority stating that the company has compl…

(215 ILCS 113/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. For the purpose of ensuring that an employer that leases some or all of its workers properly obtains workers' compensation insurance coverage for all of its employees, including those leased from another entity, and that premium is paid commensur…

(215 ILCS 111/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to standardize the forms used in the billing and reimbursement of dental care, reduce the number of forms used, increase efficiency in the reimbursement of dental care through standardization, and encourage the use of a…

(215 ILCS 110/5) (from Ch. 32, par. 690.5) Sec. 5. "Dental service" means the ordinary and usual professional services rendered by dentists licensed in Illinois to practice dentistry and dental surgery. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2179.)

(215 ILCS 156/5) Sec. 5. Coverage. Every insurer that amends, delivers, issues, or renews an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance in this State that provides coverage for prescription topical eye medication shall not deny coverage for the refilling of a pre…

(215 ILCS 185/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. This Act shall require recognition of the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act and require the complete and proper disclosure, transparency, and accountability relating to any method of payment for life insurance, annuity, or retained asset agr…

(215 ILCS 157/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to regulate the use of credit information for personal insurance so that consumers are afforded certain protections with respect to the use of that information. (Source: P.A. 93-114, eff. 10-1-03.)

(215 ILCS 109/5) Sec. 5. Purpose; dental care patient rights. (a) The purpose of this Act is to provide fairness and choice to dental patients and dentists under managed care dental benefit plans. (b) Dental care patients have the following rights: (1) A patient has the right to …

(215 ILCS 220/5) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "CARC" means Claim Adjustment Reason Codes, which provide the reason for a financial adjustment specific to a particular claim or service ref…

(215 ILCS 136/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the following terms have the following meanings: "Customer" means a person who purchases portable electronics or services. "Department" means the Department of Insurance. "Director" means the Director of Insurance. "…

(215 ILCS 106/5) Sec. 5. Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds that, for the economic and social benefit of all citizens of the State, it is important to enable low-income children of this State, to the extent funding permits, to access health benefits coverage, especial…

(215 ILCS 138/5) Sec. 5. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature to lessen patients' waiting times, decrease administrative burdens for pharmacies, and improve care to patients by minimizing confusion, eliminating unnecessary paperwork, and streamlining the dispen…

(215 ILCS 139/5) Sec. 5. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature to lessen patients' waiting times, decrease administrative burdens for health care professionals and health care institutions, and improve care to patients by minimizing confusion, eliminating unnece…

(215 ILCS 150/5) (from Ch. 148, par. 205) Sec. 5. The trust fund is authorized to indemnify: (1) the beneficiaries thereof against the risk of loss due to damage, destruction or loss to property or imposition of legal liability; or (2) employees or full-time students of the benef…

(215 ILCS 210/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. This Act is intended to enable the State to study possible misalignment in the Illinois health insurance marketplace that would produce increased premium or cost sharing for some consumers and drive some consumers into lower value qualified healt…

(215 ILCS 124/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Authorized representative" means a person to whom a beneficiary has given express written consent to represent the beneficiary; a person authorized by law to provide substituted consent for a beneficiary; or the beneficiary's tr…

(215 ILCS 132/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that our nation's current financing structure relies too heavily on individuals and families to bear the financial burden of long-term supportive services. The financial burden can be so large that, for many individual…

(215 ILCS 121/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Certified application counselor" has the same meaning as in federal regulations and guidelines, including 45 CFR 155.225. "Director" means the Director of Insurance. "Exchange" means any health benefit exchange establish…

(215 ILCS 205/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Authorized insurer" means an insurer that is authorized by the Department of Insurance to write insurance under a certificate of authority issued by the Department of Insurance to transact insurance in this State. "Depar…

(215 ILCS 153/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: "Annuity issuer" means an insurer that has issued a contract to fund periodic payments under a structured settlement. "Dependents" include a payee's spouse and minor children and all other persons for whom the payee …

(215 ILCS 120/5) (from Ch. 73, par. 1255) Sec. 5. Kinds of Insurance. (1) Any company operating under this Act is authorized to insure or to accept reinsurance from other farm mutual companies against loss or damage by: (a) any peril or perils, except earthquake, resulting in phy…

(215 ILCS 134/5) Sec. 5. Health care patient rights. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) A patient has the right to care consistent with professional standards of practice to assure quality nursing and medical practices, to choose the participating physician responsible for …

(215 ILCS 5/5) (from Ch. 73, par. 617) Sec. 5. Classes of companies. (1) All Companies now or hereafter authorized to transact business in this State shall be classified according to their functions into one or more of the classes of insurance enumerated in section 4. (2) No comp…

(215 ILCS 180/5) Sec. 5. Purpose and intent. The purpose of this Act is to provide uniform standards for the establishment and maintenance of external review procedures to assure that covered persons have the opportunity for an independent review of an adverse determination or fi…

(215 ILCS 159/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Accredited investor" means an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77 et seq.), as amended. "Advertising" means any written, electronic, or printed communi…

(215 ILCS 175/5) Sec. 5. Applicability. This Act shall apply solely to cases of immunosuppressive therapy when (i) an immunosuppressant drug has been prescribed to a patient to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs and tissues and (ii) as set forth in Section 15 of this Ac…

(215 ILCS 107/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, the terms defined in the Sections that follow this Section and precede Section 6 have the meanings set forth in those Sections. (Source: P.A. 87-1090.)

(215 ILCS 93/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The legislature recognizes that all too often, small employers are forced to increase employee co-pays and deductibles or drop health insurance coverage altogether because of unexpected rate increases as a result of one major medical problem. It i…

(215 ILCS 165/5) (from Ch. 32, par. 599) Sec. 5. The business and affairs of a health services plan corporation shall be managed by a board of trustees, which shall have the power to adopt, and to amend from time to time, by-laws governing the conduct of the corporation's busines…

(215 ILCS 100/5) (from Ch. 73, par. 1605) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Actuary" means a person who is a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries. "Controlling person" means any person, firm, association, or corporation that directly or indirectly has the…

(215 ILCS 97/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. "Affiliate" means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the person specified. "Beneficiary" has the meaning given such term under Section 3(8) of t…

(215 ILCS 215/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Authorized individual" means an individual known to and screened by the licensee and determined to be necessary and appropriate to have access to the nonpublic information held by the licensee and its information systems…

(215 ILCS 152/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Department of Insurance. "Director" means the Director of Insurance. "Road hazard" means a hazard that is encountered while driving a motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, potholes, rocks, wood debr…

(215 ILCS 161/5) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-851) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Covered materials" means materials for which reimbursement from the vision care plan is provided to an eye care provider by an enrollee's plan contract or for which a re…

(215 ILCS 200/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) the health care professional-patient relationship is paramount and should not be subject to third-party intrusion; (2) prior authorization programs shall be subject to member coverage agree…

(215 ILCS 105/5) (from Ch. 73, par. 1305) Sec. 5. Plan administrator. a. The Board shall select a Plan administrator through a competitive bidding process to administer the Plan. The Board shall evaluate bids submitted under this Section based on criteria established by the Board…

(215 ILCS 125/5-1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1409A) Sec. 5-1. Section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code shall apply to Health Maintenance Organizations; except that no action shall be brought for an unreasonable delay in the settling of a claim if the delay is caused by the failur…