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[ Engrossed ][ House Amendment 001 ]

90_HB2282

      215 ILCS 5/141.01         from Ch. 73, par. 753.01
          Amends the Illinois Insurance Code.  Adds a caption to  a
      Section  restricting  termination  of  a  policy  because  of
      termination of an agent's contract with the company.
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 1        AN  ACT  to amend the Illinois Insurance Code by changing
 2    Section 141.01.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Insurance  Code is amended by
 6    changing Section 141.01 as follows:
 7        (215 ILCS 5/141.01) (from Ch. 73, par. 753.01)
 8        Sec. 141.01. Termination of policy; contract with  agent.
 9    No  company  authorized  to  do  business  in  Illinois shall
10    cancel, terminate or refuse to renew any policy on the ground
11    that the company's contract with the agent through whom  such
12    policy  was  obtained  has  been  terminated.  This provision
13    shall not alter  any  contract  between  the  agent  and  the
14    company regarding ownership of expirations where the agent is
15    able  to  place  the policy with another insurer with similar
16    coverage to the satisfaction of the insured.
17    (Source: P.A. 80-1374.)

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