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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 363

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 363,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    in  the  introductory  clause  to  Section  5  of the bill by
 4    changing "505.1" to "505.1, 508.2"; and

 5    in the body of Section 5 of the bill by inserting immediately
 6    below the last line of Sec. 505.1 the following:

 7        "(215 ILCS 5/508.2) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.55-2)
 8        Sec. 508.2.  Bond required of Insurance Producers.
 9        (1)  Each  producer  and  registered  firm   who   places
10    insurance  either directly or indirectly with an insurer with
11    which the producer or registered firm does not have an  agent
12    contact  shall  maintain  in  force  while licensed a bond in
13    favor of the people of the State of Illinois executed  by  an
14    authorized  surety  company  and payable to any party injured
15    under the terms of the bond. The bond shall be continuous  in
16    form  and  in  the  amount  of  $2,500  or 5% of the premiums
17    brokered in the previous calendar year, whichever is greater,
18    but not to exceed $50,000 total aggregate liability. The bond
19    shall be conditioned upon full accounting and due payment  to
20    the  person or company entitled thereto, of funds coming into
21    the  insurance  producer's  possession  as  an  incident   to
22    insurance  transactions under the his license or surplus line
 
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 1    insurance transactions under the his  license  as  a  surplus
 2    line producer.
 3        (2)  Authorized  insurance producers of a registered firm
 4    may meet the requirements of this Section with a bond in  the
 5    name  of  the registered firm, continuous in form and  in the
 6    amounts set forth in subsection (1) of this Section.
 7        (3)  Such bond shall remain in force and effect until the
 8    surety is released from liability by the  Director  or  until
 9    the bond is canceled by the surety. The surety may cancel the
10    bond  and  be released from further liability thereunder upon
11    30 days' written notice in advance to the Principal Director.
12    Such cancellation shall not affect any liability incurred  or
13    accrued  thereunder  before  the  termination  of  the 30-day
14    period. Upon receipt  of  any  notice  of  cancellation,  the
15    Director shall immediately notify the licensee.
16        (4)  Such   license  shall  not  be  valid  automatically
17    terminate upon there being  no  bond  in  force,  or  if  the
18    producer  acts  without  a bond which is required pursuant to
19    this Section, and the license shall be returned by its lawful
20    custodian to the Director for cancellation.
21        (5)  If a party injured  under  the  terms  of  the  bond
22    requests  the  producer to provide the name of the surety and
23    the bond number, the producer must  provide  the  information
24    within 3 working days after receiving the request.
25        (6)  An  association  may  meet  the requirements of this
26    Section for all of its members with a bond in the name of the
27    association that is continuous in form and in the amounts set
28    forth in subsection (1) of this Section.
29    (Source: P.A. 88-313.)"; and

30    in the list of captions preceding Section 10 of the bill,  by
31    deleting "(215 ILCS 5/508.2 rep.)"; and

32    in  Section  10  of the bill, by changing "Sections 504.1 and
33    508.2" to "Section 504.1".

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