Illinois Administrative Code › Title 50 - INSURANCE › Part 916 - REQUIRED PROCEDURE FOR FILING AND SECURING APPROVAL OF POLICY FORMS › Section 916.30 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Certificate of Compliance" means a document as described in
				Section
				916.50,
				an example of which is included in Exhibit A, which certifies that the filing
				complies with Illinois applicable provisions. The Certification must include a
				readable, authentic and visible signature of an officer of the company.
"Combination Form" means a policy form that will be used for
				both life and accident and health. Combination forms must be submitted under
				TOI/Sub-TOI's for life and for accident and health.
"Company" means any entity that is defined, identified or
				functions as a "company" in Section 2 of the Illinois Insurance Code
				[215 ILCS 5/2
				], in Section 2 of the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act [215 ILCS
				165/2 ], in Section 3 of the Dental Service Plan Act
				[215 ILCS
				110/3 ], in Section 1002 of the Limited Health Service
				Organization Act [215 ILCS 130/1002 ],
				or in Section 1-2 of the Health Maintenance Organization Act [215 ILCS 125/1-2 ],
				and that issues or delivers in the State of Illinois policies, group contracts
				or certificates of life, annuity and accident and health insurance, which fall
				within the definition of Classes 1(a), 1(b) and 2(a) of Section 4 of the
				Illinois Insurance Code, unless the context clearly indicates that the entity
				shall not constitute a company for purposes of this Part.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Insurance.
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of
				Insurance.
"Illinois Insurance Code" or "Code" means 215 ILCS 5.
"Informational filing" means a filing of a policy form, rate or
				other informational material that does not require approval by the Director,
				but is filed for informational purposes only. These filings would include, but
				are not limited to, an informational policy, other State approvals,
				calculations, required informational material, outlines of coverage and
				variable material.
"PDF" means an Adobe Portable Document Format.
"Policy Form" means any form to be issued or delivered in the
				State of Illinois, pursuant to Section 143(l) of the Illinois Insurance Code,
				constituting in form and content a policy, group contract or certificate of
				insurance or evidence of coverage, endorsement, rider, schedule of benefits
				page, by-law or other matter incorporated by reference, or application blank or
				discretionary group forms requiring the Director's approval pursuant to Section
				230.2 and
				367.3 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
"SERFF" means the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing
				used for electronic filings of participating company policy forms and rating
				information.
"State Tracking/Company Tracking Numbers" means the number
				assigned by the company that is used to distinguish one filing from any other
				filing submitted by that same company. All policy forms submitted in a filing
				shall be for the same line of business and the same category.
"Subtype of Insurance" or "Sub-TOI" means the characteristic
				and detailed description of the policy form as set forth on the SERFF website
				(
www.serff.com
).
"Type of Insurance" or "TOI" means the general classification
				of the policy form to be issued or delivered as set forth on the SERFF
				website.