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215 ILCS 5/428
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVI - Unfair Methods Of Competition And Unfair And Deceptive Acts And Practices

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1035)Sec. 428.         Procedure  on review.  (1) To the extent that the order of the Director is affirmed, the court  shall thereupon enter its own order commanding obedience to the terms of  the order of the Director. If either party applies to the court for  leave to adduce additional evidence, and shows to the satisfaction of  the court that such additional evidence is material and that there were  reasonable grounds for the failure to adduce such evidence in the  proceeding before the Director, the court may order such additional  evidence to be taken before the Director and to be adduced upon the hearing  in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as to the court may seem  proper. The Director, may modify his or her findings of fact, or make new findings  by reason of the additional evidence so taken, and he or she shall file such  modified or new findings as well as any modification of the original order  reached as a result of hearing such additional evidence.(2) A cease and desist order issued by the Director under Section 427  shall become final.(a) Upon the expiration of the time allowed for filing a complaint for  review if no such complaint has been duly filed within such time; but  the Director may thereafter modify or set aside his or her order to the  extent provided in Section 427 (2); or(b) Upon the entry of a final decision, order or judgment of the  court.(3) No order of the Director under this Article or order of a court to  enforce the same shall in any way relieve or absolve any person affected by  such order from any liability under any other laws of this State.    (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
215 ILCS 5/430
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVI - Unfair Methods Of Competition And Unfair And Deceptive Acts And Practices

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1037)Sec. 430.     Judicial review by intervenor.     If the report of the Director  does not charge a violation of this  Article, then any party in interest who was an intervenor in the  proceedings before the Director may within 35 days after the service of  such report, cause a complaint to be filed in the Circuit Court of Sangamon  County for a review of such report.  Upon such review, the court shall have  authority to issue appropriate orders and judgment in connection therewith,  including, if the court finds that it is to the interest of the public,  orders enjoining and restraining the continuance of any method of  competition, act or practice which it finds, notwithstanding such report of  the Director, constitutes a violation of this Article.    (Source: P.A. 79-1362.)
215 ILCS 5/431
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVI - Unfair Methods Of Competition And Unfair And Deceptive Acts And Practices

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1038)Sec. 431.     Penalty.      Any person who violates a cease and desist order of the Director under  Section 427, after it has become final, and while such order is in  effect, or who violates an order of the Circuit Court under Section 429,  shall, upon proof thereof to the satisfaction of the court, forfeit and pay  to the State of Illinois, a sum not to exceed $1,000, which may be  recovered  in a civil action, for each violation.    (Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 7-1-03.)
215 ILCS 5/432
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVI - Unfair Methods Of Competition And Unfair And Deceptive Acts And Practices

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1039)Sec. 432.     Provisions additional to existing law.The powers vested in the Director by this Article shall be additional to  any other powers to enforce any penalties, fines or forfeitures authorized  by law with respect to the methods, acts and practices hereby declared to  be unfair or deceptive.    (Source: Laws 1959, p. 734.)
215 ILCS 5/433
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVI - Unfair Methods Of Competition And Unfair And Deceptive Acts And Practices

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1040)Sec. 433.         Immunity  from prosecution.If any person shall ask to be excused from attending and testifying or  from producing any books, papers, records, correspondence or other  documents at any hearing on the ground that the testimony or evidence  required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or  forfeiture, and shall notwithstanding be directed to give such testimony or  produce such evidence, he must none the less comply with such direction,  but he shall not thereafter be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or  forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning  which he may testify or produce evidence pursuant thereto, and no testimony  so given or evidence produced shall be received against him upon any  criminal action, investigation or proceeding, provided, however, that no  such individual so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution or  punishment for any perjury committed by him while so testifying and the  testimony or evidence so given or produced shall be admissible against him  upon any criminal action, investigation or proceeding concerning such  perjury, nor shall he be exempt from the refusal, revocation or suspension  of any license, permission or authority conferred, or to be conferred,  pursuant to the insurance laws of this State. Any such individual may  execute, acknowledge and file in the office of the Director a statement  expressly waiving such immunity or privilege in respect to any transaction,  matter or thing specified in such statement and thereupon the testimony of  such person or such evidence into such transaction, matter or thing may be  received or produced before any judge or justice, court, tribunal, grand  jury or otherwise, and if so received or produced such individual shall not  be entitled to any immunity or privilege on account of any testimony he may  so give or evidence so produced.    (Source: Laws 1959, p. 734.)
215 ILCS 5/434
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVI - Unfair Methods Of Competition And Unfair And Deceptive Acts And Practices

(215 ILCS 5/434) (from Ch. 73, par. 1041)Sec. 434.     Separability provision.If any provision of this Article, or the application of such provision  to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of the  Article, and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances  other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected  thereby.    (Source: Laws 1959, p. 734.)
215 ILCS 5/Art. XXVIII heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 ARTICLE XXVIII.      FINAL PROVISIONS
215 ILCS 5/441
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1053)Sec. 441.         General  corporate powers.(1) In order to carry out the purpose for which it is organized, each  company under the laws of the State and subject to the provisions of this  Code shall have(a) perpetual succession by its corporate name unless a limited period  of duration is stated in its articles of incorporation;(b) power in its corporate name to sue and be sued, to contract and be  contracted with, to own, hold, sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease and  otherwise dispose of real and personal property;(c) power to adopt by-laws not in conflict with the provisions of this  Code, and to adopt and use a seal and to alter the same at pleasure;(d) power to make donations in reasonable amounts for the public welfare  or for charitable, scientific, religious or educational purposes;(e) such other powers as shall be needful to accomplish the purposes of  its organization.(2) Such power shall be exercised subject to the provisions and  restrictions of this Code and other laws of this State.(3) No conveyance or transfer by or to any company of property, real or  personal, of any kind or description, shall be invalid or fail because in  making such conveyance or transfer or in acquiring such property, real or  personal, the company, its board of directors, trustees or other governing  body, or any of its officers, acting within the scope of the actual or  apparent authority given to them by its board of directors, trustees or  other governing body, have in so doing exceeded any of the purposes or  powers of the company.    (Source: Laws 1959, p. 151.)
215 ILCS 5/442
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1054)Sec. 442.     Validation of illegally issued policies.Any contract or policy of insurance or any application, endorsement or  rider form used in connection therewith issued in violation of any section  of this Code requiring certain provisions to be inserted therein or the  inclusion of provisions prohibited, or issued without submitting same for  approval by the Director in accordance with section 143, shall  nevertheless be held valid but shall be construed in accordance with the  requirements of the section that the said policy, application, endorsement  or rider violates, and when any provision in such contract, application,  endorsement or rider is in conflict with any provision of this Code, the  rights, and obligations of the company thereunder shall not be less  favorable to the holder of the contract and the beneficiary or annuitant  thereunder than is required by the provisions of this Code applicable  thereto.    (Source: Laws 1937, p. 696.)
215 ILCS 5/443
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1055)Sec. 443.     Reciprocity.The policies of a company, not organized under the laws of this State,  may contain any provision which the law of the state or country under which  the company is organized prescribes shall be in such policies when issued  in this State, and the policies of such insurance company organized under  the laws of this State may, when issued or delivered in any other state or  country, contain any provisions required by the laws of the state or  country in which the same are issued, anything in this Code to the contrary  notwithstanding.    (Source: Laws 1937, p. 696.)
215 ILCS 5/445a
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

Sec. 445a. Domestic surplus line insurer.(a) A domestic insurer possessing  policyholder surplus of at least $15,000,000 may pursuant to a resolution by  its board of directors, and with the written approval of the Director, be  designated as a "domestic surplus line insurer".(b) A domestic surplus line insurer may insure in this State an  Illinois risk only if procured from a surplus line producer pursuant to Section 445 of  this Code.(c) A domestic surplus line insurer must agree not to issue a policy  designed to satisfy the financial responsibility requirements of the Illinois  Vehicle Code, the Workers' Compensation Act, or the Workers' Occupational  Diseases Act.  A domestic surplus line insurer is not subject to the provisions  of Articles XXXIII, XXXIII 1/2, XXXIV, XXXVIIIA, Section 468, or Section  478.1 of this Code.(d) For the purposes of the federal Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 (15 USC 8201 et seq.), a domestic surplus line insurer shall be considered a nonadmitted insurer, as the term is defined in the Act, with respect to risks insured in this State. (Source: P.A. 97-955, eff. 8-14-12.)
215 ILCS 5/445.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1057.1)Sec. 445.1. Surplus Line Association of Illinois. There is hereby created a  non-profit association to be known as the Surplus Line Association of  Illinois.  All surplus line producers shall be and must remain individual  members of the Association as a condition of their holding a license as a  surplus line producer in this State.  The Association must perform its  functions under the plan of operation established and approved under  Section 445.3 and must exercise its powers through a board of directors  established under Section 445.2 of this Code.  The Association shall be  supervised by the Director and is subject to the applicable provisions of  the Illinois Insurance Code.  The Association shall be authorized and have the  duty to:(1) receive and record all surplus line insurance     contracts that surplus line producers are required to file with the Association under subsection (5) of Section 445;(2) prepare monthly reports for the Director on     surplus line insurance procured by its members during the preceding month in such form and providing such information as the Director may prescribe;(3) prepare and deliver to the Director and, at the     discretion of the Director, to each licensee the reports of surplus line business prescribed in subsection (3) of Section 445;(4) assess its members for costs of operations in     accordance with a schedule adopted by the Board of Directors of the Association and approved by the Director;(5) employ and retain such persons as are necessary     to carry out the duties of the Association;(6) borrow money as necessary to effect the purposes     of the Association;(7) enter contracts as necessary to effect the     purposes of the Association;(8) perform such other acts as will facilitate and     encourage compliance by its members with the surplus line law of this State and rules promulgated thereunder; and(9) provide such other services to its members as are     incidental or related to the purposes of the Association.Nothing in this Act shall be  construed as giving the Association any discretionary authority to enforce  this Act or to withhold or decline acceptance and recording of insurance contracts that meet  the requirements of subsection (5) of Section 445.  (Source: P.A. 102-224, eff. 1-1-22.)
215 ILCS 5/445.2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1057.2)Sec. 445.2.     Board of Directors.     The Association shall function through  a Board of Directors elected by the Association members, and officers who  shall be elected by the Board of Directors.The Board of Directors of the Association shall consist of not less than  5 nor more than 9 persons serving terms as established in the plan of  operation. The plan of operation shall provide for the election of a Board  of Directors by the members of the Association from its membership.  The  plan of operation shall fix the manner of voting and may weigh each  member's vote to reflect the annual surplus line insurance premium written  by the member.  Members employed by the same or affiliated employers may  consolidate their premiums written and delegate an individual officer or  partner to represent the member in the exercise of Association affairs,  including service on the Association Board of Directors.  The Director shall appoint an interim Board of Directors for the sole purpose  of conducting an election of Directors.  If no Board of Directors is elected  within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1984,  the Director shall appoint the initial members of the Board of Directors.The Board of Directors shall elect such officers as may be provided in  the plan of operation.    (Source: P.A. 83-1300.)
215 ILCS 5/445.3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1057.3)Sec. 445.3.     Plan of Operation.     (1) The Association shall submit to  the Director a plan of operation and any amendments thereto to provide  operating procedures for the  administration of the Association.  The plan of operation and any amendments  thereto shall become effective upon approval in writing by the Director.(2) If the Association fails to submit a suitable plan of operation within  180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1984, or  if at any time thereafter the Association fails to submit required amendments  to the plan of operation, the Director shall, after notice and hearing pursuant  to Sections 401, 402 and 403 of this Code, adopt and promulgate such rules  as are necessary or advisable to effectuate the provisions of this Act.  Such rules shall  continue in force until modified by the Director or superseded by a plan  of operation submitted by the Association and approved by the Director.(3) All Association members must comply with the plan of operation.    (Source: P.A. 83-1300.)
215 ILCS 5/445.4
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1057.4)Sec. 445.4. Examination. The Director shall, at such times as he deems  necessary, make or cause to be made an examination of the Association.  The reasonable cost of any such examination shall be paid by the Association  upon presentation to it by the Director of a detailed account of such cost.  During the course of such examination, the  directors, officers, members, agents and  employees of the Association may be examined under oath regarding the operation  of the Association and shall make available all books, records, accounts,  documents and agreements pertaining thereto.  The Director shall furnish  a copy of the examination report to the Association.  Within 20 days after  receipt of the report, the Association may request a hearing on the report  or any facts or recommendations therein.  If the Director finds the Association  or any of its members to be in violation of this Act, he may issue an order  requiring discontinuance of such violation. The Association shall annually provide for an independent financial audit of the books and records of the Association by a certified public accountant and shall provide a copy of the audit report to the Director.   (Source: P.A. 98-978, eff. 1-1-15.)
215 ILCS 5/445.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1057.5)Sec. 445.5.     Immunity.     There shall be no liability on the part of and  no causes of action of any nature shall arise against the Association, its  directors, officers, agents or employees, or the Director of Insurance or  his representatives for any action taken or omitted by them in the performance  of their powers and duties under this Act.    (Source: P.A. 83-1300.)
215 ILCS 5/446
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1058)Sec. 446.     Penalties.Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Code, or fails to  comply with any duty imposed upon him or it by any provision of this law,  for which violation or failure no penalty is elsewhere provided by the laws  of this State, shall be guilty of a petty offense.    (Source: P.A. 77-2699.)
215 ILCS 5/447
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1059)Sec. 447.         Domestic  company's adoption of code.Any company, other than a stock company, heretofore organized or  incorporated under the laws of this State may, without reincorporation,  avail itself of all the provisions of this Code by filing with the  Director, a certified copy of a resolution adopted by its board of  directors, trustees, or other governing body, and in the case of a stock  company such certified copy and a certified copy of a resolution adopted by  at least two-thirds of its shareholders, accepting the provisions of this  Code.    (Source: Laws 1937, p. 696.)
215 ILCS 5/448
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1060)Sec. 448.         Certain  powers reserved to General Assembly.The General Assembly shall at all times have power to prescribe such  regulations, provisions, and limitations as it may deem advisable, which  regulations, provisions, and limitations shall be binding upon any and all  companies, domestic, foreign or alien, subject to the provisions of this  Code, and the General Assembly shall have power to amend, repeal, or modify  this Code at pleasure.    (Source: Laws 1937, p. 696.)
215 ILCS 5/449
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1061)Sec. 449.         Effect of  repeal of prior law.The repeal of a law by this Code shall not affect any right accrued or  established, or any liability or penalty incurred, under the provisions of  such law, prior to the repeal thereof.    (Source: Laws 1937, p. 696.)
215 ILCS 5/450
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1062)Sec. 450.         Effect of  invalidity of part of code.If any provision of this Code, or the application of such provision to  any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of the  Code, and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances  other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected  thereby.    (Source: Laws 1937, p. 696.)
215 ILCS 5/451
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

 (from Ch. 73, par. 1063)Sec. 451. Companies  not subject to Code. This Code shall not apply to companies now or hereafter organized or  transacting business under the Title Insurance Act, or Act amendatory thereof,  supplementary thereto, or in replacement thereof; nor to corporations now or hereafter organized and  transacting business under "An Act to provide for the incorporation and  regulation of nonprofit hospital service corporations" approved July 6,  1935, or Act amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto; nor shall any  part of this Code other than Articles X, XI, XIII, and XXIV apply to  companies now or hereafter organized or transacting business under an Act  entitled, "An Act relating to local mutual district, county and township  insurance companies," approved March 13, 1936, or Act amendatory thereof  or supplementary thereto. No domestic company shall be organized under this  Code, nor shall any foreign or alien company receive a certificate of  authority under this Code, to transact the business of title insurance. The changes made to this Section by Public Act 96-334 are a statement and clarification of existing law.   (Source: P.A. 96-334, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
215 ILCS 5/452
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXVIII - Final Provisions

(215 ILCS 5/452) (from Ch. 73, par. 1064)Sec. 452. Civil  Administrative Code of Illinois. Nothing in this Code contained shall be held or construed to alter,  modify, or repeal any of the provisions of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
215 ILCS 5/Art. XXIX heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXIX - Workers' Compensation And Employer's Liability Rates

 ARTICLE XXIX.      WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY RATES.