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Sen. William R. Haine
Filed: 5/3/2011
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1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1870
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1870 by replacing |
3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by |
5 | | changing Sections 245.21, 531.03, 531.05, 531.07, 531.08, |
6 | | 531.09, and 531.14 as follows:
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7 | | (215 ILCS 5/245.21) (from Ch. 73, par. 857.21)
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8 | | Sec. 245.21.
Establishment of separate accounts by |
9 | | domestic companies
organized to do a life, annuity, or accident |
10 | | and health insurance business. A
domestic company, including |
11 | | for the purposes of this
Article all domestic fraternal benefit
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12 | | societies, may, for authorized
classes of insurance, establish |
13 | | one or more
separate accounts, and may allocate thereto amounts |
14 | | (including without
limitation proceeds applied under optional |
15 | | modes of settlement or under
dividend options) to provide for |
16 | | life, annuity, or accident and health
insurance (and benefits
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1 | | incidental thereto), payable in fixed or variable amounts or |
2 | | both, subject
to the following:
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3 | | (1) The income, gains and losses, realized or unrealized, |
4 | | from
assets allocated to a separate account must be credited to |
5 | | or charged
against the account, without regard to other income, |
6 | | gains or losses of
the company.
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7 | | (2) Except as may be provided with respect to reserves for
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8 | | guaranteed benefits and funds referred to in paragraph (3) of |
9 | | this
Section (i) amounts allocated to any separate account and |
10 | | accumulations
thereon may be invested and reinvested without |
11 | | regard to any requirements
or limitations of Part 2 or Part 3 |
12 | | of Article VIII of this Code and (ii) the
investments in any |
13 | | separate account or accounts may not be taken into
account in |
14 | | applying the investment limitations otherwise applicable to |
15 | | the
investments of the company.
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16 | | (3) Except with the approval of the Director and under the
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17 | | conditions as to investments and other matters as the Director |
18 | | may
prescribe,
that must recognize the guaranteed nature of the |
19 | | benefits provided,
reserves for (i) benefits guaranteed as to |
20 | | dollar amount and duration
and (ii) funds guaranteed as to |
21 | | principal amount or stated rate of
interest may not be |
22 | | maintained in a separate account.
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23 | | (4) Unless otherwise approved by the Director, assets |
24 | | allocated to a
separate account must be valued at their market |
25 | | value on the date of
valuation, or if there is no readily |
26 | | available market, then as provided
in the contract or the rules |
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1 | | or other written agreement applicable to
the separate account. |
2 | | Unless otherwise approved by the Director, the
portion, if any, |
3 | | of the assets of the separate account equal to the
company's |
4 | | reserve liability with regard to the guaranteed benefits and
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5 | | funds referred to in paragraph (3) of this Section must be |
6 | | valued in
accordance with the rules otherwise applicable to the |
7 | | company's assets.
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8 | | (5) Amounts allocated to a separate account under this |
9 | | Article are
owned by the company, and the company may not be, |
10 | | nor hold itself out to
be, a trustee with respect to those |
11 | | amounts. To the extent provided under the applicable contract, |
12 | | that portion of the The assets of any
separate account equal to |
13 | | the reserves and other contract liabilities
with respect to the |
14 | | account may not be charged with liabilities arising
out of any |
15 | | other business the company may conduct.
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16 | | (6) No sale, exchange or other transfer of assets may be |
17 | | made by a
company between any of its separate accounts or |
18 | | between any other
investment account and one or more of its |
19 | | separate accounts unless, in
case of a transfer into a separate |
20 | | account, the transfer is made solely
to establish the account |
21 | | or to support the operation of the contracts
with respect to |
22 | | the separate account to which the transfer is made, and
unless |
23 | | the transfer, whether into or from a separate account, is made
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24 | | (i) by a transfer of cash, or (ii) by a transfer of securities |
25 | | having a
readily determinable market value, if the transfer of |
26 | | securities is
approved by the Director. The Director may |
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1 | | approve other transfers among
those accounts if, in his or her |
2 | | opinion, the transfers would not be
inequitable.
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3 | | (7) To the extent a company considers it necessary to |
4 | | comply with
any applicable federal or state laws, the company, |
5 | | with respect to any
separate account, including without |
6 | | limitation any separate account
which is a management |
7 | | investment company or a unit investment trust, may
provide for |
8 | | persons having an interest therein appropriate voting and
other |
9 | | rights and special procedures for the conduct of the business |
10 | | of
the account, including without limitation special rights and |
11 | | procedures
relating to investment policy, investment advisory |
12 | | services, selection
of independent public accountants, and the |
13 | | selection of a committee, the
members of which need not be |
14 | | otherwise affiliated with the company, to
manage the business |
15 | | of the account.
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16 | | (Source: P.A. 90-381, eff. 8-14-97; 90-418, eff. 8-15-97;
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17 | | 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)".
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18 | | (215 ILCS 5/531.03) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.80-3)
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19 | | Sec. 531.03. Coverage and limitations.
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20 | | (1) This Article shall provide
coverage for the policies |
21 | | and contracts specified in paragraph (2) of this
Section:
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22 | | (a) to persons who, regardless of where they reside |
23 | | (except for
non-resident certificate holders under group |
24 | | policies or contracts), are the
beneficiaries, assignees |
25 | | or payees of the persons covered under subparagraph
(1)(b), |
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1 | | and
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2 | | (b) to persons who are owners of or certificate holders |
3 | | under the policies or contracts (other than unallocated |
4 | | annuity contracts and structured settlement annuities) and |
5 | | in each case who: |
6 | | (i) are residents; or |
7 | | (ii) are not residents, but only under all of the |
8 | | following conditions: |
9 | | (A) the insurer that issued the policies or |
10 | | contracts is domiciled in this State; |
11 | | (B) the states in which the persons reside have |
12 | | associations similar to the Association created by |
13 | | this Article; |
14 | | (C) the persons are not eligible for coverage |
15 | | by an association in any other state due to the |
16 | | fact that the insurer was not licensed in that |
17 | | state at the time specified in that state's |
18 | | guaranty association law. |
19 | | (c) For unallocated annuity contracts specified in |
20 | | subsection (2), paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection |
21 | | (1) shall not apply and this Article shall (except as |
22 | | provided in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this subsection) |
23 | | provide coverage to: |
24 | | (i) persons who are the owners of the unallocated |
25 | | annuity contracts if the contracts are issued to or in |
26 | | connection with a specific benefit plan whose plan |
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1 | | sponsor has its principal place of business in this |
2 | | State; and |
3 | | (ii) persons who are owners of unallocated annuity |
4 | | contracts issued to or in connection with government |
5 | | lotteries if the owners are residents. |
6 | | (d) For structured settlement annuities specified in |
7 | | subsection (2), paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection |
8 | | (1) shall not apply and this Article shall (except as |
9 | | provided in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this subsection) |
10 | | provide coverage to a person who is a payee under a |
11 | | structured settlement annuity (or beneficiary of a payee if |
12 | | the payee is deceased), if the payee: |
13 | | (i) is a resident, regardless of where the contract |
14 | | owner resides; or |
15 | | (ii) is not a resident, but only under both of the |
16 | | following conditions: |
17 | | (A) with regard to residency: |
18 | | (I) the contract owner of the structured |
19 | | settlement annuity is a resident; or |
20 | | (II) the contract owner of the structured |
21 | | settlement annuity is not a resident but the |
22 | | insurer that issued the structured settlement |
23 | | annuity is domiciled in this State and the |
24 | | state in which the contract owner resides has |
25 | | an association similar to the Association |
26 | | created by this Article; and |
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1 | | (B) neither the payee or beneficiary nor the |
2 | | contract owner is eligible for coverage by the |
3 | | association of the state in which the payee or |
4 | | contract owner resides. |
5 | | (e) This Article shall not provide coverage to: |
6 | | (i) a person who is a payee or beneficiary of a |
7 | | contract owner resident of this State if the payee or |
8 | | beneficiary is afforded any coverage by the |
9 | | association of another state; or |
10 | | (ii) a person covered under paragraph (c) of this |
11 | | subsection (1), if any coverage is provided by the |
12 | | association of another state to that person. |
13 | | (f) This Article is intended to provide coverage to a |
14 | | person who is a resident of this State and, in special |
15 | | circumstances, to a nonresident. In order to avoid |
16 | | duplicate coverage, if a person who would otherwise receive |
17 | | coverage under this Article is provided coverage under the |
18 | | laws of any other state, then the person shall not be |
19 | | provided coverage under this Article. In determining the |
20 | | application of the provisions of this paragraph in |
21 | | situations where a person could be covered by the |
22 | | association of more than one state, whether as an owner, |
23 | | payee, beneficiary, or assignee, this Article shall be |
24 | | construed in conjunction with other state laws to result in |
25 | | coverage by only one association.
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26 | | (2)(a) This Article shall provide coverage to the persons
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1 | | specified in paragraph (l) of this Section for direct, (i)
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2 | | nongroup life, health, annuity and
supplemental policies, or |
3 | | contracts, (ii) for
certificates under direct group policies or |
4 | | contracts, (iii) for unallocated
annuity contracts and (iv) for |
5 | | contracts to furnish
health care services and subscription |
6 | | certificates for medical or health
care services issued by |
7 | | persons licensed to transact insurance business
in this State |
8 | | under the Illinois Insurance Code.
Annuity contracts and |
9 | | certificates under group annuity contracts include
but are not |
10 | | limited to guaranteed investment contracts, deposit
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11 | | administration contracts, unallocated funding agreements, |
12 | | allocated funding
agreements, structured settlement |
13 | | agreements, lottery contracts
and any immediate or deferred |
14 | | annuity contracts.
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15 | | (b) This Article shall not provide coverage for:
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16 | | (i) that portion of a policy or contract not guaranteed |
17 | | by the insurer, or under which the risk is borne by the |
18 | | policy or contract owner;
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19 | | (ii) any such policy or contract or part thereof |
20 | | assumed by the impaired
or insolvent insurer under a |
21 | | contract of reinsurance, other than reinsurance
for which |
22 | | assumption certificates have been issued;
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23 | | (iii) any portion of a policy or contract to the extent |
24 | | that the rate of interest on which it is based or the |
25 | | interest rate, crediting rate, or similar factor is |
26 | | determined by use of an index or other external reference |
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1 | | stated in the policy or contract employed in calculating |
2 | | returns or changes in value:
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3 | | (A) averaged over the period of 4 years prior to |
4 | | the date on which the member insurer becomes an |
5 | | impaired or insolvent insurer under this Article, |
6 | | whichever is earlier, exceeds the rate of interest |
7 | | determined by subtracting 2 percentage points from |
8 | | Moody's Corporate Bond Yield Average averaged for that |
9 | | same 4-year period or for such lesser period if the |
10 | | policy or contract was issued less than 4 years before |
11 | | the member insurer becomes an impaired or insolvent |
12 | | insurer under this Article, whichever is earlier; and
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13 | | (B) on and after the date on which the member |
14 | | insurer becomes an impaired or insolvent insurer under |
15 | | this Article, whichever is earlier, exceeds the rate of |
16 | | interest determined by subtracting 3 percentage points |
17 | | from Moody's Corporate Bond Yield Average as most |
18 | | recently available;
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19 | | (iv) any unallocated annuity contract issued to or in |
20 | | connection with a benefit plan protected under the federal |
21 | | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, regardless of |
22 | | whether the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation |
23 | | has yet become liable to make any payments with respect to |
24 | | the benefit plan;
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25 | | (v) any portion of any unallocated annuity contract |
26 | | which is not issued
to or in connection with a specific |
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1 | | employee, union or association of
natural persons benefit |
2 | | plan or a government lottery;
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3 | | (vi) an obligation that does not arise under the |
4 | | express written terms of the policy or contract issued by |
5 | | the insurer to the contract owner or policy owner, |
6 | | including without limitation: |
7 | | (A) a claim based on marketing materials; |
8 | | (B) a claim based on side letters, riders, or other |
9 | | documents that were issued by the insurer without |
10 | | meeting applicable policy form filing or approval |
11 | | requirements; |
12 | | (C) a misrepresentation of or regarding policy |
13 | | benefits; |
14 | | (D) an extra-contractual claim; or |
15 | | (E) a claim for penalties or consequential or |
16 | | incidental damages;
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17 | | (vii) any stop-loss insurance, as defined in clause (b) |
18 | | of Class 1 or
clause (a) of Class 2 of Section 4, and |
19 | | further defined in subsection (d) of
Section 352;
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20 | | (viii) any policy or contract providing any hospital, |
21 | | medical, prescription drug, or other health care benefits |
22 | | pursuant to Part C or Part D of Subchapter XVIII, Chapter 7 |
23 | | of Title 42 of the United States Code (commonly known as |
24 | | Medicare Part C & D) or any regulations issued pursuant |
25 | | thereto; |
26 | | (ix) any portion of a policy or contract to the extent |
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1 | | that the assessments required by Section 531.09 of this |
2 | | Code with respect to the policy or contract are preempted |
3 | | or otherwise not permitted by federal or State law; |
4 | | (x) any portion of a policy or contract issued to a |
5 | | plan or program of an employer, association, or other |
6 | | person to provide life, health, or annuity benefits to its |
7 | | employees, members, or others to the extent that the plan |
8 | | or program is self-funded or uninsured, including, but not |
9 | | limited to, benefits payable by an employer, association, |
10 | | or other person under: |
11 | | (A) a multiple employer welfare arrangement as |
12 | | defined in 29 U.S.C. Section 1002 29 U.S.C. Section |
13 | | 1144 ; |
14 | | (B) a minimum premium group insurance plan; |
15 | | (C) a stop-loss group insurance plan; or |
16 | | (D) an administrative services only contract; |
17 | | (xi) any portion of a policy or contract to the extent |
18 | | that it provides for: |
19 | | (A) dividends or experience rating credits; |
20 | | (B) voting rights; or |
21 | | (C) payment of any fees or allowances to any |
22 | | person, including the policy or contract owner, in |
23 | | connection with the service to or administration of the |
24 | | policy or contract; |
25 | | (xii) any policy or contract issued in this State by a |
26 | | member insurer at a time when it was not licensed or did |
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1 | | not have a certificate of authority to issue the policy or |
2 | | contract in this State; |
3 | | (xiii) any contractual agreement that establishes the |
4 | | member insurer's obligations to provide a book value |
5 | | accounting guaranty for defined contribution benefit plan |
6 | | participants by reference to a portfolio of assets that is |
7 | | owned by the benefit plan or its trustee, which in each |
8 | | case is not an affiliate of the member insurer; |
9 | | (xiv) any portion of a policy or contract to the extent |
10 | | that it provides for interest or other changes in value to |
11 | | be determined by the use of an index or other external |
12 | | reference stated in the policy or contract, but which have |
13 | | not been credited to the policy or contract, or as to which |
14 | | the policy or contract owner's rights are subject to |
15 | | forfeiture, as of the date the member insurer becomes an |
16 | | impaired or insolvent insurer under this Code, whichever is |
17 | | earlier. If a policy's or contract's interest or changes in |
18 | | value are credited less frequently than annually, then for |
19 | | purposes of determining the values that have been credited |
20 | | and are not subject to forfeiture under this Section, the |
21 | | interest or change in value determined by using the |
22 | | procedures defined in the policy or contract will be |
23 | | credited as if the contractual date of crediting interest |
24 | | or changing values was the date of impairment or |
25 | | insolvency, whichever is earlier, and will not be subject |
26 | | to forfeiture; or
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1 | | (xv) that portion or part of a variable life insurance |
2 | | or
variable
annuity
contract not guaranteed by an insurer.
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3 | | (3) The benefits for which the Association may become |
4 | | liable shall in
no event exceed the lesser of:
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5 | | (a) the contractual obligations for which the insurer |
6 | | is liable or would
have been liable if it were not an |
7 | | impaired or insolvent insurer, or
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8 | | (b)(i) with respect to any one life, regardless of the |
9 | | number of policies
or
contracts:
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10 | | (A) $300,000 in life insurance death benefits, but |
11 | | not more than
$100,000 in net cash surrender and net |
12 | | cash withdrawal values for life
insurance;
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13 | | (B) in health insurance benefits: |
14 | | (I) $100,000 for coverages not defined as |
15 | | disability insurance or basic hospital, medical, |
16 | | and surgical insurance or major medical insurance |
17 | | or long-term care insurance, including any net |
18 | | cash surrender and net cash withdrawal values; |
19 | | (II) $300,000 for disability insurance and |
20 | | $300,000 for long-term care insurance as defined |
21 | | in Section 351A-1 of this Code ; and |
22 | | (III) $500,000 for basic hospital medical and |
23 | | surgical insurance or major medical insurance;
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24 | | (C) $250,000 in the present value of annuity |
25 | | benefits, including net cash surrender and net cash |
26 | | withdrawal values; |
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1 | | (ii) with respect to each individual participating in a |
2 | | governmental retirement benefit plan established under |
3 | | Sections 401, 403(b), or 457 of the U.S. Internal Revenue |
4 | | Code covered by an unallocated annuity contract or the |
5 | | beneficiaries of each such individual if deceased, in the |
6 | | aggregate, $250,000 in present value annuity benefits, |
7 | | including net cash surrender and net cash withdrawal |
8 | | values; |
9 | | (iii) with respect to each payee of a structured |
10 | | settlement annuity or beneficiary or beneficiaries of the |
11 | | payee if deceased, $250,000 in present value annuity |
12 | | benefits, in the aggregate, including net cash surrender |
13 | | and net cash withdrawal values, if any; or |
14 | | (iv) with respect to either (1) one contract owner |
15 | | provided coverage under subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) |
16 | | of subsection (1) of this Section or (2) one plan sponsor |
17 | | whose plans own directly or in trust one or more |
18 | | unallocated annuity contracts not included in subparagraph |
19 | | (ii) of paragraph (b) of this subsection, $5,000,000 in |
20 | | benefits, irrespective of the number of contracts with |
21 | | respect to the contract owner or plan sponsor. However, in |
22 | | the case where one or more unallocated annuity contracts |
23 | | are covered contracts under this Article and are owned by a |
24 | | trust or other entity for the benefit of 2 or more plan |
25 | | sponsors, coverage shall be afforded by the Association if |
26 | | the largest interest in the trust or entity owning the |
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1 | | contract or contracts is held by a plan sponsor whose |
2 | | principal place of business is in this State. In no event |
3 | | shall the Association be obligated to cover more than |
4 | | $5,000,000 in benefits with respect to all these |
5 | | unallocated contracts. |
6 | | (3.1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3), in |
7 | | In no event shall the Association be obligated to cover more |
8 | | than (1) an aggregate of $300,000 in benefits with respect to |
9 | | any one life under subparagraphs (i), (ii), and (iii) of this |
10 | | paragraph (b) of subsection (3) except with respect to benefits |
11 | | for basic hospital, medical, and surgical insurance and major |
12 | | medical insurance under item (B) of subparagraph (i) of this |
13 | | paragraph (b) of subsection (3) , in which case the aggregate |
14 | | liability of the Association shall not exceed $500,000 with |
15 | | respect to any one individual or (2) with respect to one owner |
16 | | of multiple nongroup policies of life insurance, whether the |
17 | | policy owner is an individual, firm, corporation, or other |
18 | | person and whether the persons insured are officers, managers, |
19 | | employees, or other persons, $5,000,000 in benefits, |
20 | | regardless of the number of policies and contracts held by the |
21 | | owner. |
22 | | (3.2) The limitations set forth in subsections (3) and |
23 | | (3.1) this subsection are limitations on the benefits for which |
24 | | the Association is obligated before taking into account either |
25 | | its subrogation and assignment rights or the extent to which |
26 | | those benefits could be provided out of the assets of the |
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1 | | impaired or insolvent insurer attributable to covered |
2 | | policies. The costs of the Association's obligations under this |
3 | | Article may be met by the use of assets attributable to covered |
4 | | policies or reimbursed to the Association pursuant to its |
5 | | subrogation and assignment rights.
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6 | | (4) In performing its obligations to provide coverage under |
7 | | Section 531.08 of this Code, the Association shall not be |
8 | | required to guarantee, assume, reinsure, or perform or cause to |
9 | | be guaranteed, assumed, reinsured, or performed the |
10 | | contractual obligations of the insolvent or impaired insurer |
11 | | under a covered policy or contract that do not materially |
12 | | affect the economic values or economic benefits of the covered |
13 | | policy or contract. |
14 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1450, eff. 8-20-10.)
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15 | | (215 ILCS 5/531.05) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.80-5)
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16 | | Sec. 531.05. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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17 | | "Account" means either of the 2 3 accounts created under |
18 | | Section
531.06.
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19 | | "Association" means the Illinois Life and Health Insurance
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20 | | Guaranty Association created under Section 531.06.
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21 | | "Authorized assessment" or the term "authorized" when used |
22 | | in the context of assessments means a resolution by the Board |
23 | | of Directors has been passed whereby an assessment shall be |
24 | | called immediately or in the future from member insurers for a |
25 | | specified amount. An assessment is authorized when the |
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1 | | resolution is passed. |
2 | | "Benefit plan" means a specific employee, union, or |
3 | | association of natural persons benefit plan. |
4 | | "Called assessment" or the term "called" when used in the |
5 | | context of assessments means that a notice has been issued by |
6 | | the Association to member insurers requiring that an authorized |
7 | | assessment be paid within the time frame set forth within the |
8 | | notice. An authorized assessment becomes a called assessment |
9 | | when notice is mailed by the Association to member insurers. |
10 | | "Director" means the Director of Insurance of this State.
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11 | | "Contractual obligation" means any obligation under a |
12 | | policy or
contract or certificate under a group policy or |
13 | | contract, or portion
thereof for which coverage is provided |
14 | | under Section 531.03.
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15 | | "Covered person" means any person who is entitled to the
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16 | | protection of the Association as described in Section 531.02.
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17 | | "Covered policy" means any policy or contract within the |
18 | | scope
of this Article under Section 531.03.
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19 | | "Extra-contractual claims" shall include , for example, |
20 | | claims relating to bad faith in the payment of claims, punitive |
21 | | or exemplary damages, or attorneys' fees and costs. |
22 | | "Impaired insurer" means (A) a member insurer which, after |
23 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General |
24 | | Assembly, is not an insolvent insurer, and is placed under an |
25 | | order of rehabilitation or conservation by a court of competent |
26 | | jurisdiction or (B) a member insurer deemed by the Director |
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1 | | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th |
2 | | General Assembly to be potentially unable to fulfill its |
3 | | contractual obligations and not an insolvent insurer.
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4 | | "Insolvent insurer" means a member insurer that, after the |
5 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General |
6 | | Assembly, is placed under a final order of liquidation by a |
7 | | court of competent jurisdiction with a finding of insolvency.
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8 | | "Member insurer" means an insurer licensed or holding a |
9 | | certificate of authority to transact in this State any kind of |
10 | | insurance for which coverage is provided under Section 531.03 |
11 | | of this Code and includes an insurer whose license or |
12 | | certificate of authority in this State may have been suspended, |
13 | | revoked, not renewed, or voluntarily withdrawn or whose |
14 | | certificate of authority may have been suspended pursuant to |
15 | | Section 119 of this Code, but does not include: |
16 | | (1) a hospital or medical service organization, |
17 | | whether profit or nonprofit; |
18 | | (2) a health maintenance organization; |
19 | | (3) any burial society organized under Article XIX of |
20 | | this Code, any fraternal benefit society organized under |
21 | | Article XVII of this Code, any mutual benefit association |
22 | | organized under Article XVIII of this Code, and any foreign |
23 | | fraternal benefit society licensed under Article VI of this |
24 | | Code or
a fraternal benefit society ; |
25 | | (4) a mandatory State pooling plan; |
26 | | (5) a mutual assessment company or other person that |
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1 | | operates on an assessment basis; |
2 | | (6) an insurance exchange; |
3 | | (7) an organization that is permitted to issue |
4 | | charitable gift annuities pursuant to Section 121-2.10 of |
5 | | this Code; |
6 | | (8) any health services plan corporation established |
7 | | pursuant to the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act; |
8 | | (9) any dental service plan corporation established |
9 | | pursuant to the Dental Service Plan Act; or |
10 | | (10) an entity similar to any of the above.
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11 | | "Moody's Corporate Bond Yield Average" means the Monthly |
12 | | Average
Corporates as published by Moody's Investors Service, |
13 | | Inc., or any successor
thereto. |
14 | | "Owner" of a policy or contract and "policy owner" and |
15 | | "contract owner" mean the person who is identified as the legal |
16 | | owner under the terms of the policy or contract or who is |
17 | | otherwise vested with legal title to the policy or contract |
18 | | through a valid assignment completed in accordance with the |
19 | | terms of the policy or contract and properly recorded as the |
20 | | owner on the books of the insurer. The terms owner, contract |
21 | | owner, and policy owner do not include persons with a mere |
22 | | beneficial interest in a policy or contract. |
23 | | "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited |
24 | | liability company, partnership, association, governmental body |
25 | | or entity, or voluntary organization. |
26 | | "Plan sponsor" means: |
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1 | | (1) the employer in the case of a benefit plan |
2 | | established or maintained by a single employer; |
3 | | (2) the employee organization in the case of a benefit |
4 | | plan established or maintained by an employee |
5 | | organization; or |
6 | | (3) in a case of a benefit plan established or |
7 | | maintained by 2 or more employers or jointly by one or more |
8 | | employers and one or more employee organizations, the |
9 | | association, committee, joint board of trustees, or other |
10 | | similar group of representatives of the parties who |
11 | | establish or maintain the benefit plan. |
12 | | "Premiums" mean amounts or considerations, by whatever |
13 | | name called, received on covered policies or contracts less |
14 | | returned premiums, considerations, and deposits and less |
15 | | dividends and experience credits. |
16 | | "Premiums" does not include: |
17 | | (A) amounts or considerations received for policies or |
18 | | contracts or for the portions of policies or contracts for |
19 | | which coverage is not provided under Section 531.03 of this |
20 | | Code except that assessable premium shall not be reduced on |
21 | | account of the provisions of subparagraph (iii) of |
22 | | paragraph (b) of subsection (2) (a) of Section 531.03 of |
23 | | this Code relating to interest limitations and the |
24 | | provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (3) , subsection |
25 | | (3.1), or subsection (3.2) of Section 531.03 relating to |
26 | | limitations with respect to one individual, one |
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1 | | participant, and one contract owner; |
2 | | (B) premiums in excess of $5,000,000 on an unallocated |
3 | | annuity contract not issued under a governmental |
4 | | retirement benefit plan (or its trustee) established under |
5 | | Section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the United States Internal |
6 | | Revenue Code; or |
7 | | (C) with respect to multiple nongroup policies of life |
8 | | insurance owned by one owner, whether the policy owner is |
9 | | an individual, firm, corporation, or other person, and |
10 | | whether the persons insured are officers, managers, |
11 | | employees, or other persons, premiums in excess of |
12 | | $5,000,000 with respect to these policies or contracts, |
13 | | regardless of the number of policies or contracts held by |
14 | | the owner.
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15 | | "Principal place of business" of a plan sponsor or a person |
16 | | other than a natural person means the single state in which the |
17 | | natural persons who establish policy for the direction, |
18 | | control, and coordination of the operations of the entity as a |
19 | | whole primarily exercise that function, determined by the |
20 | | Association in its reasonable judgment by considering the |
21 | | following factors: |
22 | | (A) the state in which the primary executive and |
23 | | administrative headquarters of the entity is located; |
24 | | (B) the state in which the principal office of the |
25 | | chief executive officer of the entity is located; |
26 | | (C) the state in which the board of directors (or |
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1 | | similar governing person or persons) of the entity conducts |
2 | | the majority of its meetings; |
3 | | (D) the state in which the executive or management |
4 | | committee of the board of directors (or similar governing |
5 | | person or persons) of the entity conducts the majority of |
6 | | its meetings; |
7 | | (E) the state from which the management of the overall |
8 | | operations of the entity is directed; and |
9 | | (F) in the case of a benefit plan sponsored by |
10 | | affiliated companies comprising a consolidated |
11 | | corporation, the state in which the holding company or |
12 | | controlling affiliate has its principal place of business |
13 | | as determined using the above factors. |
14 | | However, in the case of a plan sponsor, if more than 50% of |
15 | | the participants in the benefit plan are employed in a single |
16 | | state, that state shall be deemed to be the principal place of |
17 | | business of the plan sponsor. |
18 | | The principal place of business of a plan sponsor of a |
19 | | benefit plan described in paragraph (3) of the definition of |
20 | | "plan sponsor" this Section shall be deemed to be the principal |
21 | | place of business of the association, committee, joint board of |
22 | | trustees, or other similar group of representatives of the |
23 | | parties who establish or maintain the benefit plan that, in |
24 | | lieu of a specific or clear designation of a principal place of |
25 | | business, shall be deemed to be the principal place of business |
26 | | of the employer or employee organization that has the largest |
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1 | | investment in the benefit plan in question. |
2 | | "Receivership court" means the court in the insolvent or |
3 | | impaired insurer's state having jurisdiction over the |
4 | | conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of the insurer. |
5 | | "Resident" means a person to whom a contractual obligation |
6 | | is owed and who resides in this State on the date of entry of a |
7 | | court order that determines a member insurer to be an impaired |
8 | | insurer or a court order that determines a member insurer to be |
9 | | an insolvent insurer. A person may be a resident of only one |
10 | | state, which in the case of a person other than a natural |
11 | | person shall be its principal place of business. Citizens of |
12 | | the United States that are either (i) residents of foreign |
13 | | countries or (ii) residents of United States possessions, |
14 | | territories, or protectorates that do not have an association |
15 | | similar to the Association created by this Article, shall be |
16 | | deemed residents of the state of domicile of the insurer that |
17 | | issued the policies or contracts.
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18 | | "Structured settlement annuity" means an annuity purchased |
19 | | in order to fund periodic payments for a plaintiff or other |
20 | | claimant in payment for or with respect to personal injury |
21 | | suffered by the plaintiff or other claimant. |
22 | | "State" means a state, the District of Columbia, Puerto |
23 | | Rico, and a United States possession, territory, or |
24 | | protectorate. |
25 | | "Supplemental contract" means a written agreement entered |
26 | | into for the distribution of proceeds under a life, health, or |
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1 | | annuity policy or a life, health, or annuity contract.
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2 | | "Unallocated annuity contract" means any annuity contract |
3 | | or group
annuity certificate which is not issued to and owned |
4 | | by an individual,
except to the extent of any annuity benefits |
5 | | guaranteed to an individual by
an insurer under such contract |
6 | | or certificate.
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7 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1450, eff. 8-20-10.)
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8 | | (215 ILCS 5/531.07) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.80-7)
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9 | | Sec. 531.07. Board of Directors. ) The board of directors |
10 | | of the
Association consists of not less than 7 nor more than 11 |
11 | | members serving
terms as established in the plan of operation. |
12 | | The insurer members insurers of the board
are to be selected by |
13 | | member insurers subject to the approval of the
Director. In |
14 | | addition, 2 persons who must be public representatives may be |
15 | | appointed by the Director to the board of directors. A public |
16 | | representative may not be an officer, director, or employee of |
17 | | an insurance company or any person engaged in the business of |
18 | | insurance. Vacancies on the board must be filled for the |
19 | | remaining period
of the term in the manner described in the |
20 | | plan of operation.
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21 | | In approving selections or in appointing members to the |
22 | | board, the
Director must consider, whether all member insurers |
23 | | are
fairly represented.
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24 | | Members of the board may be reimbursed from the assets of |
25 | | the Association
for expenses incurred by them as members of the |
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1 | | board of directors but
members of the board may not otherwise |
2 | | be compensated by the Association for
their services.
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3 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1450, eff. 8-20-10.)
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4 | | (215 ILCS 5/531.08) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.80-8)
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5 | | Sec. 531.08. Powers and duties of the Association. |
6 | | (a) In addition to
the powers and duties enumerated in |
7 | | other Sections of this Article:
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8 | | (1) If a member insurer is an impaired insurer, then |
9 | | the Association may, in its discretion and subject to any |
10 | | conditions imposed by the Association that do not impair |
11 | | the contractual obligations of the impaired insurer and |
12 | | that are approved by the Director: |
13 | | (a) (A) guarantee, assume, or reinsure or cause to |
14 | | be guaranteed, assumed, or reinsured, any or all of the |
15 | | policies or contracts of the impaired insurer; or |
16 | | (b) (B) provide such money, pledges, loans, notes, |
17 | | guarantees, or other means as are proper to effectuate |
18 | | paragraph (a) (A) and assure payment of the contractual |
19 | | obligations of the impaired insurer pending action |
20 | | under paragraph (a) (A) . |
21 | | (2) If a member insurer is an insolvent insurer, then |
22 | | the Association shall, in its discretion, either: |
23 | | (a) (A) guaranty, assume, or reinsure or cause to |
24 | | be guaranteed, assumed, or reinsured the policies or |
25 | | contracts of the insolvent insurer or assure payment of |
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1 | | the contractual obligations of the insolvent insurer |
2 | | and provide money, pledges, loans, notes, guarantees, |
3 | | or other means reasonably necessary to discharge the |
4 | | Association's duties; or |
5 | | (b) (B) provide benefits and coverages in |
6 | | accordance with the following provisions: |
7 | | (i) with respect to life and health insurance |
8 | | policies and annuities, assure ensure payment of |
9 | | benefits for premiums identical to the premiums |
10 | | and benefits (except for terms of conversion and |
11 | | renewability) that would have been payable under |
12 | | the policies or contracts of the insolvent insurer |
13 | | for claims incurred: |
14 | | (A) (a) with respect to group policies and |
15 | | contracts, not later than the earlier of the |
16 | | next renewal date under those policies or |
17 | | contracts or 45 days, but in no event less than |
18 | | 30 days, after the date on which the |
19 | | Association becomes obligated with respect to |
20 | | the policies and contracts; |
21 | | (B) (b) with respect to nongroup policies, |
22 | | contracts, and annuities not later than the |
23 | | earlier of the next renewal date (if any) under |
24 | | the policies or contracts or one year, but in |
25 | | no event less than 30 days, from the date on |
26 | | which the Association becomes obligated with |
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1 | | respect to the policies or contracts; |
2 | | (ii) make diligent efforts to provide all |
3 | | known insureds or annuitants (for nongroup |
4 | | policies and contracts), or group policy owners |
5 | | with respect to group policies and contracts, 30 |
6 | | days notice of the termination (pursuant to |
7 | | subparagraph (i) of this paragraph (b) (B) ) of the |
8 | | benefits provided; |
9 | | (iii) with respect to nongroup life and health |
10 | | insurance policies and annuities covered by the |
11 | | Association, make available to each known insured |
12 | | or annuitant, or owner if other than the insured or |
13 | | annuitant, and with respect to an individual |
14 | | formerly insured or formerly an annuitant under a |
15 | | group policy who is not eligible for replacement |
16 | | group coverage, make available substitute coverage |
17 | | on an individual basis in accordance with the |
18 | | provisions of paragraph (iv) (3) , if the insureds |
19 | | or annuitants had a right under law or the |
20 | | terminated policy or annuity to convert coverage |
21 | | to individual coverage or to continue an |
22 | | individual policy or annuity in force until a |
23 | | specified age or for a specified time, during which |
24 | | the insurer had no right unilaterally to make |
25 | | changes in any provision of the policy or annuity |
26 | | or had a right only to make changes in premium by |
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(iv) (b) In providing the substitute coverage |
3 | | required under subparagraph (iii) , of paragraph |
4 | | (B) of item (2) of subsection (a)
of this Section, |
5 | | the Association may offer either to reissue the
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6 | | terminated coverage or to issue an alternative |
7 | | policy.
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8 | |
Alternative or reissued policies shall be |
9 | | offered without requiring
evidence of |
10 | | insurability, and shall not provide for any |
11 | | waiting period or
exclusion that would not have |
12 | | applied under the terminated policy.
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13 | |
The Association may reinsure any alternative |
14 | | or reissued policy.
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15 | |
Alternative policies adopted by the |
16 | | Association shall be subject
to the approval of the |
17 | | Director. The Association may adopt alternative
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18 | | policies of various types for future insurance |
19 | | without regard to any
particular impairment or |
20 | | insolvency.
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21 | |
(v) Alternative policies shall contain at |
22 | | least the minimum statutory
provisions required in |
23 | | this State and provide benefits that shall not be
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24 | | unreasonable in relation to the premium charged. |
25 | | The
Association shall set the premium in |
26 | | accordance with a table of rates which
it shall |
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1 | | adopt. The premium shall reflect the amount of |
2 | | insurance to be
provided and the age and class of |
3 | | risk of each insured, but shall not
reflect any |
4 | | changes in the health of the insured after the |
5 | | original policy
was last underwritten.
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6 | |
Any alternative policy issued by the |
7 | | Association shall provide
coverage of a type |
8 | | similar to that of the policy issued by the |
9 | | impaired or
insolvent insurer, as determined by |
10 | | the Association.
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11 | |
(vi) (c) If the Association elects to reissue |
12 | | terminated coverage at a
premium rate different |
13 | | from that charged under the terminated policy, the
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14 | | premium shall be set by the Association in |
15 | | accordance with the amount of
insurance provided |
16 | | and the age and class of risk, subject to approval |
17 | | of
the Director or by a court of competent |
18 | | jurisdiction.
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19 | |
(vii) (d) The Association's obligations with |
20 | | respect to coverage under any
policy of the |
21 | | impaired or insolvent insurer or under any |
22 | | reissued or
alternative policy shall cease on the |
23 | | date such coverage or policy is
replaced by another |
24 | | similar policy by the policyholder, the insured, |
25 | | or the
Association.
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26 | |
(viii) (e) When proceeding under this Section |
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1 | | with
respect to any policy or contract carrying |
2 | | guaranteed minimum interest
rates, the Association |
3 | | shall assure the payment or crediting of a rate of
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4 | | interest consistent with subparagraph |
5 | | (2)(b)(iii)(B) of Section 531.03.
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6 | |
(3) (f) Nonpayment of premiums thirty-one days after |
7 | | the date required under
the terms of any guaranteed, |
8 | | assumed, alternative or reissued policy or
contract or |
9 | | substitute coverage shall terminate the Association's
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10 | | obligations under such policy or coverage under this Act |
11 | | with respect to
such policy or coverage, except with |
12 | | respect to any claims incurred or any
net cash surrender |
13 | | value which may be due in accordance with the provisions of
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14 | | this Act.
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15 | |
(4) (g) Premiums due for coverage after entry of an |
16 | | order of liquidation of
an insolvent insurer shall belong |
17 | | to and be payable at the direction of the
Association,
and |
18 | | the Association shall be liable for unearned premiums due |
19 | | to policy or
contract owners arising after the entry of |
20 | | such order.
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21 | | (5) (h) In carrying out its duties under paragraph (2) |
22 | | of subsection (a) of this Section, the Association may: |
23 | | (a) (1) subject to approval by a court in this |
24 | | State , impose permanent policy or contract liens in |
25 | | connection with a guarantee, assumption, or |
26 | | reinsurance agreement if the Association finds that |
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1 | | the amounts which can be assessed under this Article |
2 | | are less than the amounts needed to assure full and |
3 | | prompt performance of the Association's duties under |
4 | | this Article or that the economic or financial |
5 | | conditions as they affect member insurers are |
6 | | sufficiently adverse to render the imposition of such |
7 | | permanent policy or contract liens to be in the public |
8 | | interest; or |
9 | | (b) (2) subject to approval by a court in this |
10 | | State , impose temporary moratoriums or liens on |
11 | | payments of cash values and policy loans or any other |
12 | | right to withdraw funds held in conjunction with |
13 | | policies or contracts in addition to any contractual |
14 | | provisions for deferral of cash or policy loan value. |
15 | | In addition, in the event of a temporary moratorium or |
16 | | moratorium charge imposed by the receivership court on |
17 | | payment of cash values or policy loans or on any other |
18 | | right to withdraw funds held in conjunction with |
19 | | policies or contracts, out of the assets of the |
20 | | impaired or insolvent insurer, the Association may |
21 | | defer the payment of cash values, policy loans, or |
22 | | other rights by the Association for the period of the |
23 | | moratorium or moratorium charge imposed by the |
24 | | receivership court, except for claims covered by the |
25 | | Association to be paid in accordance with a hardship |
26 | | procedure established by the liquidator or |
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1 | | rehabilitator and approved by the receivership court.
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2 | | (6) (i) There shall be no liability on the part of and |
3 | | no cause of action
shall arise against the Association or |
4 | | against any transferee from the
Association in connection |
5 | | with the transfer by reinsurance or otherwise of
all or any |
6 | | part of an impaired or insolvent insurer's business by |
7 | | reason of
any action taken or any failure to take any |
8 | | action by the impaired or
insolvent insurer at any time.
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9 | | (7) (j) If the Association fails to act within a |
10 | | reasonable period of
time as provided in subsection (2) of |
11 | | this Section with respect to an
insolvent insurer, the
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12 | | Director shall have the powers and duties of the |
13 | | Association under this
Act with regard to such insolvent |
14 | | insurers.
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15 | | (8) (k) The Association or its designated |
16 | | representatives
may render assistance and advice to the
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17 | | Director, upon his request, concerning rehabilitation, |
18 | | payment of
claims, continuations of coverage, or the |
19 | | performance of other
contractual obligations of any |
20 | | impaired or insolvent insurer.
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21 | | (9) (l) The Association shall have standing to appear |
22 | | or intervene before a court or agency in this State with |
23 | | jurisdiction over an impaired or insolvent insurer |
24 | | concerning which the Association is or may become obligated |
25 | | under this Article or with jurisdiction over any person or |
26 | | property against which the Association may have rights |
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1 | | through subrogation or otherwise. Standing shall extend to |
2 | | all matters germane to the powers and duties of the |
3 | | Association, including, but not limited to, proposals for |
4 | | reinsuring, modifying, or guaranteeing the policies or |
5 | | contracts of the impaired or insolvent insurer and the |
6 | | determination of the policies or contracts and contractual |
7 | | obligations. The Association shall also have the right to |
8 | | appear or intervene before a court or agency in another |
9 | | state with jurisdiction over an impaired or insolvent |
10 | | insurer for which the Association is or may become |
11 | | obligated or with jurisdiction over any person or property |
12 | | against whom the Association may have rights through |
13 | | subrogation or otherwise.
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14 | | (10)(a) (m)(1) A person receiving benefits under this |
15 | | Article shall be deemed to have assigned the rights under |
16 | | and any causes of action against any person for losses |
17 | | arising under, resulting from, or otherwise relating to the |
18 | | covered policy or contract to the Association to the extent |
19 | | of the benefits received because of this Article, whether |
20 | | the benefits are payments of or on account of contractual |
21 | | obligations, continuation of coverage, or provision of |
22 | | substitute or alternative coverages. The Association may |
23 | | require an assignment to it of such rights and cause of |
24 | | action by any payee, policy, or contract owner, |
25 | | beneficiary, insured, or annuitant as a condition |
26 | | precedent to the receipt of any right or benefits conferred |
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1 | | by this Article upon the person.
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2 | | (b) (2) The subrogation rights of the Association under |
3 | | this subsection
have the same priority against the assets |
4 | | of the impaired or insolvent insurer as
that possessed by |
5 | | the person entitled to receive benefits under this
Article. |
6 | | (c) (3) In addition to paragraphs (a) (1) and (b) (2) , |
7 | | the Association shall have all common law rights of |
8 | | subrogation and any other equitable or legal remedy that |
9 | | would have been available to the impaired or insolvent |
10 | | insurer or owner, beneficiary, or payee of a policy or |
11 | | contract with respect to the policy or contracts, including |
12 | | without limitation, in the case of a structured settlement |
13 | | annuity, any rights of the owner, beneficiary, or payee of |
14 | | the annuity to the extent of benefits received pursuant to |
15 | | this Article, against a person originally or by succession |
16 | | responsible for the losses arising from the personal injury |
17 | | relating to the annuity or payment therefor, excepting any |
18 | | such person responsible solely by reason of serving as an |
19 | | assignee in respect of a qualified assignment under |
20 | | Internal Revenue Code Section 130. |
21 | | (d) (4) If the preceding provisions of this subsection |
22 | | (10) (l) are invalid or ineffective with respect to any |
23 | | person or claim for any reason, then the amount payable by |
24 | | the Association with respect to the related covered |
25 | | obligations shall be reduced by the amount realized by any |
26 | | other person with respect to the person or claim that is |
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1 | | attributable to the policies, or portion thereof, covered |
2 | | by the Association. |
3 | | (e) (5) If the Association has provided benefits with |
4 | | respect to a covered obligation and a person recovers |
5 | | amounts as to which the Association has rights as described |
6 | | in the preceding paragraphs of this subsection (10), then |
7 | | the person shall pay to the Association the portion of the |
8 | | recovery attributable to the policies, or portion thereof, |
9 | | covered by the Association.
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10 | | (11) (n) The Association may:
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11 | | (a) (1) Enter into such contracts as are necessary |
12 | | or proper to carry
out the provisions and purposes of |
13 | | this Article . ;
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14 | | (b) (2) Sue or be sued, including taking any legal |
15 | | actions necessary or
proper for recovery of any unpaid |
16 | | assessments under Section 531.09. The
Association |
17 | | shall not be liable for punitive or exemplary damages . ;
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18 | | (c) (3) Borrow money to effect the purposes of this |
19 | | Article. Any notes
or other evidence of indebtedness of |
20 | | the Association not in default are
legal investments |
21 | | for domestic insurers and may be carried as admitted
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22 | | assets.
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23 | | (d) (4) Employ or retain such persons as are |
24 | | necessary to handle the
financial transactions of the |
25 | | Association, and to perform such other
functions as |
26 | | become necessary or proper under this Article.
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1 | | (e) (5) Negotiate and contract with any |
2 | | liquidator, rehabilitator,
conservator, or ancillary |
3 | | receiver to carry out the powers and duties of
the |
4 | | Association.
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5 | | (f) (6) Take such legal action as may be necessary |
6 | | to avoid payment of
improper claims.
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7 | | (g) (7) Exercise, for the purposes of this Article |
8 | | and to the extent
approved by the Director, the powers |
9 | | of a domestic life or health
insurer, but in no case |
10 | | may the Association issue insurance policies or
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11 | | annuity contracts other than those issued to perform |
12 | | the contractual
obligations of the impaired or |
13 | | insolvent insurer.
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14 | | (h) (8) Exercise all the rights of the Director |
15 | | under Section 193(4) of
this Code with respect to |
16 | | covered policies after the association becomes
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17 | | obligated by statute.
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18 | | (i) (9) Request information from a person seeking |
19 | | coverage from the Association in order to aid the |
20 | | Association in determining its obligations under this |
21 | | Article with respect to the person, and the person |
22 | | shall promptly comply with the request. |
23 | | (j) (10) Take other necessary or appropriate |
24 | | action to discharge its duties and obligations under |
25 | | this Article or to exercise its powers under this |
26 | | Article. |
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(12) (o) With respect to covered policies for which |
2 | | the Association becomes
obligated after an entry of an |
3 | | order of liquidation or rehabilitation,
the Association |
4 | | may
elect to succeed to the rights of the insolvent insurer |
5 | | arising after the
date of the order of liquidation or |
6 | | rehabilitation under any contract
of reinsurance to which
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7 | | the insolvent insurer was a party, to the extent that such |
8 | | contract
provides coverage for losses occurring after the |
9 | | date of the order of
liquidation or rehabilitation. As a |
10 | | condition to making this election,
the Association must pay |
11 | | all unpaid premiums due under the contract for
coverage |
12 | | relating to periods before and after the date of the order |
13 | | of
liquidation or rehabilitation.
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14 | | (13) (p) A deposit in this State, held pursuant to law |
15 | | or required by the Director for the benefit of creditors, |
16 | | including policy owners, not turned over to the domiciliary |
17 | | liquidator upon the entry of a final order of liquidation |
18 | | or order approving a rehabilitation plan of an insurer |
19 | | domiciled in this State or in a reciprocal state, pursuant |
20 | | to Article XIII 1/2 of this Code, shall be promptly paid to |
21 | | the Association. The Association shall be entitled to |
22 | | retain a portion of any amount so paid to it equal to the |
23 | | percentage determined by dividing the aggregate amount of |
24 | | policy owners' claims related to that insolvency for which |
25 | | the Association has provided statutory benefits by the |
26 | | aggregate amount of all policy owners' claims in this State |
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1 | | related to that insolvency and shall remit to the |
2 | | domiciliary receiver the amount so paid to the Association |
3 | | less the amount retained pursuant to this subsection (13) . |
4 | | Any amount so paid to the Association and retained by it |
5 | | shall be treated as a distribution of estate assets |
6 | | pursuant to applicable State receivership law dealing with |
7 | | early access disbursements. |
8 | | (14) (q) The Board of Directors of the Association |
9 | | shall have discretion and may exercise reasonable business |
10 | | judgment to determine the means by which the Association is |
11 | | to provide the benefits of this Article in an economical |
12 | | and efficient manner. |
13 | | (15) (r) Where the Association has arranged or offered |
14 | | to provide the benefits of this Article to a covered person |
15 | | under a plan or arrangement that fulfills the Association's |
16 | | obligations under this Article, the person shall not be |
17 | | entitled to benefits from the Association in addition to or |
18 | | other than those provided under the plan or arrangement. |
19 | | (16) (s) Venue in a suit against the Association |
20 | | arising under the Article shall be in Cook County. The |
21 | | Association shall not be required to give any appeal bond |
22 | | in an appeal that relates to a cause of action arising |
23 | | under this Article. |
24 | | (17) (t) The Association may join an organization of |
25 | | one or more other State associations of similar purposes to |
26 | | further the purposes and administer the powers and duties |
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1 | | of the Association. |
2 | | (18) (u) In carrying out its duties in connection with |
3 | | guaranteeing, assuming, or reinsuring policies or |
4 | | contracts under subsections (1) or (2), the Association |
5 | | may, subject to approval of the receivership court, issue |
6 | | substitute coverage for a policy or contract that provides |
7 | | an interest rate, crediting rate, or similar factor |
8 | | determined by use of an index or other external reference |
9 | | stated in the policy or contract employed in calculating |
10 | | returns or changes in value by issuing an alternative |
11 | | policy or contract in accordance with the following |
12 | | provisions: |
13 | | (a) (1) in lieu of the index or other external |
14 | | reference provided for in the original policy or |
15 | | contract, the alternative policy or contract provides |
16 | | for (i) a fixed interest rate, or (ii) payment of |
17 | | dividends with minimum guarantees, or (iii) a |
18 | | different method for calculating interest or changes |
19 | | in value; |
20 | | (b) (2) there is no requirement for evidence of |
21 | | insurability, waiting period, or other exclusion that |
22 | | would not have applied under the replaced policy or |
23 | | contract; and |
24 | | (c) (3) the alternative policy or contract is |
25 | | substantially similar to the replaced policy or |
26 | | contract in all other material terms. |
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1 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1450, eff. 8-20-10; revised 9-16-10.)
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2 | | (215 ILCS 5/531.09) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.80-9)
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3 | | Sec. 531.09. Assessments. |
4 | | (1) For the purpose of providing the funds
necessary to |
5 | | carry out the powers and duties of the Association, the board
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6 | | of directors shall assess the member insurers, separately for |
7 | | each account, at such
times and for such amounts as the board |
8 | | finds necessary. Assessments shall
be due not less than 30 days |
9 | | after written notice to the member insurers
and shall accrue |
10 | | interest from the due date at such adjusted rate as is
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11 | | established under Section 6621 of Chapter 26 of the United |
12 | | States Code and
such interest shall be compounded daily.
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13 | | (2) There shall be 2 classes of assessments, as follows:
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14 | | (a) Class A assessments shall be made for the purpose |
15 | | of meeting administrative
costs and other general expenses |
16 | | and examinations conducted under the authority
of the |
17 | | Director under subsection (5) of Section 531.12.
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18 | | (b) Class B assessments shall be made to the extent |
19 | | necessary to carry
out the powers and duties of the |
20 | | Association under Section 531.08 with regard
to an impaired |
21 | | or insolvent domestic insurer or insolvent foreign or alien |
22 | | insurers.
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23 | | (3)(a) The amount of any Class A assessment shall be |
24 | | determined at the discretion of the board of directors and such |
25 | | assessments shall be authorized and called on a non-pro rata |
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1 | | basis. The amount of any Class B
assessment shall be allocated |
2 | | for assessment
purposes among the accounts
and subaccounts |
3 | | pursuant to an allocation formula which may be based on
the |
4 | | premiums or reserves of the impaired or insolvent insurer or |
5 | | any other
standard deemed by the board in its sole discretion |
6 | | as being fair and
reasonable under the circumstances.
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7 | | (b) Class B assessments against member insurers for each |
8 | | account and
subaccount shall
be in the proportion that the |
9 | | premiums received on business in this State
by each assessed |
10 | | member insurer on policies or contracts covered by
each account |
11 | | or subaccount for the three most recent calendar years
for |
12 | | which information is available preceding the year in which the |
13 | | insurer
became impaired or insolvent, as the case may be, bears |
14 | | to such premiums
received on business in this State for such |
15 | | calendar years by all assessed
member insurers.
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16 | | (c) Assessments for funds to meet the requirements of the |
17 | | Association
with respect to an impaired or insolvent insurer |
18 | | shall not be made until
necessary to implement the purposes of |
19 | | this Article. Classification
of assessments
under subsection |
20 | | (2) and computations of assessments under this subsection
shall |
21 | | be made with a reasonable degree of accuracy, recognizing that |
22 | | exact
determinations may not always be possible.
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23 | | (4) The Association may abate or defer, in whole or in |
24 | | part, the assessment of a member insurer if, in the opinion of |
25 | | the board, payment of the assessment would endanger the ability |
26 | | of the member insurer to fulfill its contractual obligations. |
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1 | | In the event an assessment against a member insurer is abated |
2 | | or deferred in whole or in part the amount by which the |
3 | | assessment is abated or deferred may be assessed against the |
4 | | other member insurers in a manner consistent with the basis for |
5 | | assessments set forth in this Section. Once the conditions that |
6 | | caused a deferral have been removed or rectified, the member |
7 | | insurer shall pay all assessments that were deferred pursuant |
8 | | to a repayment plan approved by the Association. |
9 | | (5) (a) (i) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (ii) |
10 | | of this paragraph, the total of all assessments authorized by |
11 | | the Association with respect to a member insurer for each |
12 | | subaccount of the life insurance and annuity account and for |
13 | | the health account shall not in one calendar year exceed 2% of |
14 | | that member insurer's average annual premiums received in this |
15 | | State on the policies and contracts covered by the subaccount |
16 | | or account during the 3 calendar years preceding the year in |
17 | | which the insurer became an impaired or insolvent insurer. |
18 | | (ii) If 2 or more assessments are authorized in one |
19 | | calendar year with respect to insurers that become impaired or |
20 | | insolvent in different calendar years, the average annual |
21 | | premiums for purposes of the aggregate assessment percentage |
22 | | limitation referenced in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph |
23 | | shall be equal and limited to the higher of the 3-year average |
24 | | annual premiums for the applicable subaccount or account as |
25 | | calculated pursuant to this Section. |
26 | | (iii) If the maximum assessment, together with the other |
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1 | | assets of the Association in an account, does not provide in |
2 | | one year in either account an amount sufficient to carry out |
3 | | the responsibilities of the Association, the necessary |
4 | | additional funds shall be assessed as soon thereafter as |
5 | | permitted by this Article. |
6 | | (b) The board may provide in the plan of operation a method |
7 | | of allocating funds among claims, whether relating to one or |
8 | | more impaired or insolvent insurers, when the maximum |
9 | | assessment will be insufficient to cover anticipated claims. |
10 | | (c) If the maximum assessment for a subaccount of the life |
11 | | insurance and annuity account in one year does not provide an |
12 | | amount sufficient to carry out the responsibilities of the |
13 | | Association, then pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (3), |
14 | | the board shall assess the other subaccounts of the life and |
15 | | annuity account for the necessary additional amount, subject to |
16 | | the maximum stated in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
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17 | | (6) The board may, by an equitable method as established in |
18 | | the
plan of operation, refund to member insurers, in proportion |
19 | | to the contribution
of each insurer to that account, the amount |
20 | | by which the assets of the account
exceed the amount the board |
21 | | finds is necessary to carry out during the coming
year the |
22 | | obligations of the Association with regard to that account, |
23 | | including
assets accruing from net realized gains and income |
24 | | from investments. A
reasonable amount may be retained in any |
25 | | account to provide funds for the
continuing expenses of the |
26 | | Association and for future losses.
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1 | | (7) An assessment is deemed to occur on the date upon which |
2 | | the board
votes such assessment. The board may defer calling |
3 | | the payment of the
assessment or may call for payment in one or |
4 | | more installments.
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5 | | (8) It is proper for any member insurer, in determining its |
6 | | premium
rates and policyowner dividends as to any kind of |
7 | | insurance within the scope of
this Article, to consider the |
8 | | amount reasonably necessary to meet its assessment
obligations |
9 | | under this Article.
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10 | | (9) The Association must issue to each insurer paying a
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11 | | Class B assessment
under this Article a certificate of |
12 | | contribution,
in a form acceptable to the
Director, for the |
13 | | amount of the assessment so paid. All outstanding certificates
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14 | | are of equal
dignity and priority without reference to amounts |
15 | | or dates of issue. A certificate
of contribution may be shown |
16 | | by the insurer in its financial statement as an asset
in such |
17 | | form and for such amount, if any, and period of time as the |
18 | | Director
may approve, provided the insurer shall in any event |
19 | | at its option have
the right to show a certificate of |
20 | | contribution as an admitted asset at
percentages of the |
21 | | original face amount for calendar years as follows:
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22 | | 100% for the calendar year after the year of issuance;
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23 | | 80% for the second calendar year after the year of |
24 | | issuance;
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25 | | 60% for the third calendar year after the year of issuance;
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26 | | 40% for the fourth calendar year after the year of |
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1 | | issuance;
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2 | | 20% for the fifth calendar year after the year of issuance.
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3 | | (10) The Association may request information of member |
4 | | insurers in order to aid in the exercise of its power under |
5 | | this Section and member insurers shall promptly comply with a |
6 | | request. |
7 | | (Source: P.A. 95-86, eff. 9-25-07 (changed from 1-1-08 by P.A. |
8 | | 95-632); 96-1450, eff. 8-20-10.)
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9 | | (215 ILCS 5/531.14) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.80-14)
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10 | | Sec. 531.14. Miscellaneous Provisions. |
11 | | (1) Nothing in this
Article may be construed to reduce the |
12 | | liability for unpaid assessments of the insured
of an impaired |
13 | | or insolvent insurer operating under a plan with assessment |
14 | | liability.
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15 | | (2) Records must be kept of all negotiations and meetings |
16 | | in which
the Association or its representatives are involved to |
17 | | discuss the activities of the
Association in carrying out its |
18 | | powers and duties under Section 531.08. Records of such
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19 | | negotiations or meetings may be made public only upon the |
20 | | termination of a
liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation |
21 | | proceeding involving the impaired
or insolvent insurer, upon |
22 | | the termination of the impairment or insolvency
of the insurer, |
23 | | or upon the order
of a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing |
24 | | in this paragraph (2) limits the
duty of the Association to |
25 | | render a report of its activities under Section
531.15.
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1 | | (3) For the purpose of carrying out its obligations under |
2 | | this Article,
the Association is deemed to be a creditor of the |
3 | | impaired or insolvent
insurer to the extent of assets |
4 | | attributable to covered policies reduced by any
amounts to |
5 | | which the Association is entitled as subrogee (under paragraph |
6 | | (8)
of Section 531.08). All assets of the impaired or insolvent |
7 | | insurer
attributable to covered policies must be used to |
8 | | continue all covered policies
and pay all contractual |
9 | | obligations of the impaired insurer as required by this
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10 | | Article. "Assets attributable to covered policies", as used in |
11 | | this paragraph
(3), is that proportion of the
assets which the |
12 | | reserves that should have been established
for such policies |
13 | | bear to the reserve that should have been
established for all |
14 | | policies of
insurance written by the impaired or insolvent |
15 | | insurer.
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16 | | (4) (a) Prior to the termination of any liquidation, |
17 | | rehabilitation,
or conservation proceeding, the court may take |
18 | | into consideration the contributions
of the respective |
19 | | parties, including the Association, the shareholders and
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20 | | policyowners of the impaired or insolvent insurer, and any |
21 | | other party with
a bona fide interest,
in making an equitable |
22 | | distribution of the ownership rights of such impaired
or |
23 | | insolvent
insurer. In such a determination, consideration must |
24 | | be given to the welfare of the
policyholders of the continuing |
25 | | or successor insurer.
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26 | | (b) No distribution to stockholders, if any, of an impaired |
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1 | | or insolvent insurer
may be made until and unless the total
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2 | | amount of valid claims of the Association for funds expended , |
3 | | with interest, in carrying
out its powers and duties under |
4 | | Section 531.08, with respect to such insurer
have been fully |
5 | | recovered by the Association.
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6 | | (5) (a) If an order for liquidation or rehabilitation of
an |
7 | | insurer
domiciled in this State has been entered, the receiver |
8 | | appointed under such
order has a right to recover on behalf of |
9 | | the insurer, from any affiliate that
controlled it, the amount |
10 | | of distributions, other than stock dividends paid by
the |
11 | | insurer on its capital stock, made at any time during the 5 |
12 | | years preceding
the petition for liquidation or rehabilitation |
13 | | subject to the limitations of
paragraphs (b) to (d).
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14 | | (b) No such dividend is recoverable if the insurer shows |
15 | | that when
paid the distribution was lawful and reasonable, and |
16 | | that the insurer did not
know and could not reasonably have |
17 | | known that the distribution might adversely affect
the ability |
18 | | of the insurer to fulfill its contractual obligations.
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19 | | (c) Any person who as an affiliate that controlled the |
20 | | insurer at
the time the distributions were paid is liable up to |
21 | | the amount of distributions
he received. Any person who was an |
22 | | affiliate that controlled the insurer at the
time the |
23 | | distributions were declared, is liable up to the amount of |
24 | | distributions
he would have received if they had been paid |
25 | | immediately. If 2 persons are
liable with respect to the same |
26 | | distributions, they are jointly and severally liable.
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1 | | (d) The maximum amount recoverable under subsection (5) of |
2 | | this Section is
the amount needed in excess of all other |
3 | | available assets of the insolvent insurer
to pay the |
4 | | contractual obligations of the insolvent insurer.
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5 | | (e) If any person liable under paragraph (c) of subsection |
6 | | (5) of this
Section is insolvent, all its
affiliates that |
7 | | controlled it at the time the dividend was paid are jointly and
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8 | | severally liable for any resulting deficiency in the amount |
9 | | recovered from
the insolvent affiliate.
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10 | | (6) As a creditor of the impaired or insolvent insurer as |
11 | | established in subsection (3) of this Section and consistent |
12 | | with subsection (2) of Section 205 of this Code, the |
13 | | Association and other similar associations shall be entitled to |
14 | | receive a disbursement of assets out of the marshaled assets, |
15 | | from time to time as the assets become available to reimburse |
16 | | it, as a credit against contractual obligations under this |
17 | | Article. If the liquidator has not, within 120 days after a |
18 | | final determination of insolvency of an insurer by the |
19 | | receivership court, made an application to the court for the |
20 | | approval of a proposal to disburse assets out of marshaled |
21 | | assets to guaranty associations having obligations because of |
22 | | the insolvency, then the Association shall be entitled to make |
23 | | application to the receivership court for approval of its own |
24 | | proposal to disburse these assets. |
25 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1450, eff. 8-20-10.)
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1 | | Section 10. The Health Maintenance Organization Act is |
2 | | amended by changing Section 6-14 as follows:
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3 | | (215 ILCS 125/6-14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1418.14)
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4 | | Sec. 6-14. Miscellaneous Provisions. (1) Records must be |
5 | | kept of all
negotiations and meetings in which the Association |
6 | | or its representatives
are involved to discuss the activities |
7 | | of the Association in carrying out
its powers and duties under |
8 | | Section 6-8. Records of such
negotiations or meetings may be |
9 | | made public only upon the termination of a
liquidation, |
10 | | rehabilitation, or conservation proceeding involving the |
11 | | impaired
or insolvent organization, upon the termination of the |
12 | | impairment or
insolvency of the organization, or upon the order |
13 | | of a court of competent
jurisdiction. Nothing in this |
14 | | subsection (1) limits the duty of the
Association to submit a |
15 | | report of its activities under Section 6-15.
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16 | | (2) For the purpose of carrying out its obligations under |
17 | | this Article,
the Association is deemed to be a creditor of the |
18 | | impaired or insolvent
organization to the extent of assets |
19 | | attributable to covered health care plan
certificates reduced |
20 | | by any amounts to which the Association is entitled as
subrogee |
21 | | (under subsection (7) of Section 6-8). All assets of the |
22 | | impaired
or insolvent organization attributable to covered |
23 | | health care plan
certificates must be used to continue all |
24 | | covered health care plan
certificates and pay all contractual |
25 | | obligations of the impaired
organization as required by this |
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1 | | Article. "Assets attributable to covered
health care plan |
2 | | certificates", as used in this subsection (2), is that
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3 | | proportion of the assets which the reserves that should have |
4 | | been
established for such health care plan certificates bear to |
5 | | the reserve that
should have been established for all health |
6 | | care plan certificates of the
impaired or insolvent |
7 | | organization.
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8 | | (3) (a) Prior to the termination of any liquidation, |
9 | | rehabilitation,
or conservation proceeding, the court may take |
10 | | into consideration the
contributions of the respective |
11 | | parties, including the Association, the
shareholders of the |
12 | | impaired or insolvent organization, and any other party
with a |
13 | | bona fide interest, in making an equitable distribution of the
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14 | | ownership rights of such impaired or insolvent organization. In |
15 | | such a
determination, consideration must be given to the |
16 | | welfare of the enrollees
of the continuing or successor |
17 | | organization.
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18 | | (b) No distribution to stockholders, if any, of an impaired |
19 | | or insolvent
organization may be made until and unless the |
20 | | total
amount of valid claims of the Association for funds |
21 | | expended in carrying
out its powers and duties under Section |
22 | | 6-8, with interest, with respect to such organization
have been |
23 | | fully recovered by the Association.
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24 | | (4) (a) If an order for liquidation or rehabilitation of an |
25 | | organization
domiciled in this State has been entered, the |
26 | | receiver appointed under such
order has a right to recover on |
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1 | | behalf of the organization, from any
affiliate that controlled |
2 | | it, the amount of distributions, other than stock
dividends |
3 | | paid by the organization on its capital stock, made at any time
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4 | | during the 5 years preceding the petition for liquidation or |
5 | | rehabilitation
subject to the limitations of paragraphs (b) to |
6 | | (d).
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7 | | (b) No such distribution is recoverable if the organization |
8 | | shows that when
paid the distribution was lawful and |
9 | | reasonable, and that the organization
did not know and could |
10 | | not reasonably have known that the distribution
might adversely |
11 | | affect the ability of the organization to fulfill its
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12 | | contractual obligations.
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13 | | (c) Any person who was an affiliate that controlled the |
14 | | organization at
the time the distributions were paid is liable |
15 | | up to the amount of
distributions he received. Any person who |
16 | | was an affiliate that controlled
the organization at the time |
17 | | the distributions were declared, is liable up
to the amount of |
18 | | distributions he would have received if they had been paid
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19 | | immediately. If 2 persons are liable with respect to the same
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20 | | distributions, they are jointly and severally liable.
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21 | | (d) The maximum amount recoverable under subsection (4) of |
22 | | this Section is
the amount needed in excess of all other |
23 | | available assets of the insolvent
organization to pay the |
24 | | contractual obligations of the insolvent organization.
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25 | | (e) If any person liable under paragraph (c) of subsection |
26 | | (4) of this
Section is insolvent, all its affiliates that |