215 ILCS 5/155.45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article IX - Provisions Applicable To All Companies

Sec. 155.45. Certificates of insurance.(a) In this Section:"Certificate of insurance" means a document prepared     by an insurer or insurance producer as evidence of property or casualty insurance coverage. "Certificate of insurance" does not include a policy of insurance, an insurance binder, a policy endorsement, or a motor vehicle insurance identification or information card."Department" means the Department of Insurance."Director" means the Director of Insurance."Insurance producer" means a person required to be     licensed under the laws of this State to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance."Insurer" means a company, firm, partnership,     association, order, society, or system making any kind or kinds of insurance and shall include associations operating as Lloyds, reciprocal or inter-insurers, or individual underwriters."Person" means any individual, aggregation of     individuals, trust, association, partnership, or corporation, or any affiliate thereof."Property or casualty insurance" means the kinds of     insurance described in either or both Class 2 or Class 3 of Section 4 of this Code.(b) This Section applies to a certificate of insurance that is  issued in connection with a contract related to property,  operations, or risks located in this State, regardless of the location of  the policyholder, insurer, insurance producer, or person that  requests or requires the issuance of the certificate of insurance.(c) The use of a certificate of insurance form that is unfair, misleading, or deceptive or  violates any law  is an unfair and deceptive act or practice in the business of  insurance under Article XXVI of this Code.(d) A certificate of insurance may not amend, extend, or alter the coverage provided under, or  confer to a person any rights in addition to the rights  expressly provided in,  the policy of property or casualty insurance to which the certificate  of insurance refers.(e) A person may not prepare, issue, request, or  require the issuance of a certificate of insurance that:(1) contains false or misleading information     concerning the policy of property or casualty insurance to which the certificate of insurance refers; or(2) alters, amends, or extends the coverage provided     by the policy of property or casualty insurance to which the certificate of insurance refers.(f) A certificate of insurance may not contain a  warranty that the policy of property or casualty insurance to which  the certificate of insurance refers complies with the insurance or  indemnification requirements of a contract. The inclusion of a contract number or contract description  in a certificate of insurance does not warrant that the policy of  property or casualty insurance to which the certificate of insurance  refers complies with the insurance or indemnification requirements  of the contract.(g) A person is not entitled to notice of, cancellation of, nonrenewal of, or  a material change in  a policy of property or casualty insurance unless the person has  notice rights under the terms of the policy of property or casualty  insurance or an endorsement to the policy.  The terms and conditions of notice described in this subsection  (g) are governed by the policy of property or casualty insurance or  an endorsement to the policy and are not altered by a certificate of  insurance.(h) A certificate of insurance or any other document that is  prepared, issued, requested, or required in violation of this Section  is void.(i) The Director may refer a matter to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for review pursuant to the rules of that department if the Director has reason to believe that a certificate of  insurance form as described in subsection (c) of this Section has been  provided by a  financial institution.(j) The Director may examine and investigate the  activities of a person that the Director reasonably believes has  violated the provisions of this Section. The Director shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this Section and impose any authorized penalty or remedy as provided under Section 401 of this Code upon any person who violates the provisions of this Section.(k) The Department may adopt rules to  implement the provisions of this Section.  (Source: P.A. 98-819, eff. 1-1-15.)