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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4744

Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

215 ILCS 5/532

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.82
215 ILCS 5/538.7

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.88-7
215 ILCS 5/545

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.95

Amends the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund Article of the Illinois
Insurance Code. Provides that certain provisions concerning the purpose of
the Article and the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund's power to contract
with the Office of Special Deputy Receiver are inoperative 5 years after
the effective date of the amendatory Act (instead of 5 years after the
effective date of Public Act 102-396). Provides that venue in a suit
against the Fund arising under the Article shall be in Cook County, and the
Fund shall not be required to give any appeal bond in an appeal that
relates to a cause of action under the Article. Effective immediately.
LRB104 17518 BAB 30945 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning regulation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
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changing Sections 532, 538.7, and 545 as follows:

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(215 ILCS 5/532)

(from Ch. 73, par. 1065.82)
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Sec. 532.
Purpose.
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(a) The purpose of this Article is to provide a mechanism
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for the payment of covered claims under certain insurance
10
policies, to avoid excessive delay in payment of covered
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claims, to avoid financial loss to claimants or policyholders
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because of the entry of an Order of Liquidation against an
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insolvent company, including through services offered to the
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Director in her or his capacity as receiver under Article XIII
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of this Code that relate to covered claims, to provide a Fund
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to assess among member companies the costs of such protection
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and maintain the continuity and self-sufficient operation of
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the Fund, and to offset the costs associated with maintaining
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the Fund's continuity and self-sufficient operations when
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practical by providing assistance and services to the Director
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in her or his capacity as receiver under Article XIII of this
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Code as described in this Section.
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(b) The purpose of this Article is also to provide a

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mechanism for the Fund to participate in and facilitate the
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process by which the assets of an insolvent company are
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marshaled and distributed pursuant to Article XIII of this
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Code beyond reimbursing the cost of covered claims. This
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subsection (b) is inoperative 5 years after the effective date
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of
this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly

this
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amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
.
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(Source: P.A. 102-396, eff. 8-16-21.)

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(215 ILCS 5/538.7)

(from Ch. 73, par. 1065.88-7)
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Sec. 538.7.
(a) The Fund may perform such other acts as are
11
necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this
12
Article.
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(b) The Fund may contract with the Office of Special
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Deputy Receiver or any other person or organizations
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authorized by law to carry out the duties of the Director in
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her or his capacity as a receiver under Article XIII of this
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Code. The power of the Fund to contract with these persons or
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entities includes, but is not limited to, providing consulting
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services and claims administration services that assist with
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these persons or entities in the performance of their
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respective statutory and legal functions provided by law. The
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Fund may only exercise the authority to contract pursuant to
23
this subsection upon the board of director's written
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determination that the provisioning of such services will
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advance the purposes set forth in Section 532. Any contract

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the Fund may enter into to provide services pursuant to this
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subsection shall be subordinate and subject to the Fund's
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statutory obligations to timely pay covered claims and avoid
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financial loss to claimants or policyholders described in this
5
Article.
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This subsection (b) is inoperative 5 years after the
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effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 104th General
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Assembly

this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
.
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(Source: P.A. 102-396, eff. 8-16-21.)

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(215 ILCS 5/545)

(from Ch. 73, par. 1065.95)
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Sec. 545.
Effect of paid claims.
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(a) Every insured or claimant seeking the protection of
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this Article shall cooperate with the Fund to the same extent
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as such person would have been required to cooperate with the
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insolvent company. The Fund shall have all the rights, duties
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and obligations under the policy to the extent of the covered
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claim payment, provided the Fund shall have no cause of action
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against the insured of the insolvent company for any sums it
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has paid out except such causes of action as the insolvent
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company would have had if such sums had been paid by the
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insolvent company and except as provided in subsection (d) of
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this Section. Any person recovering under this Article and any
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insured whose liabilities are satisfied under this Article
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shall be deemed to have assigned the person's or insured's
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rights under the policy to the Fund to the extent of his or her

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recovery or satisfaction obtained from the Fund's payments.
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(b) The Fund and any similar organization in another state
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shall be recognized as claimants in the liquidation of an
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insolvent company for any amounts paid by them on covered
5
claims obligations as determined under this Article or similar
6
laws in other states and shall receive dividends at the
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priority set forth in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of
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Section 205 of this Code; provided that if, at the time that
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the liquidator issues a cut-off notice to the Fund in
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anticipation of closing the estate, a reserve has been
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established by the Fund, or any similar organization in
12
another state, for the amount of their future administrative
13
expenses and loss development associated with unpaid reported
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pending claims, these reserves will be deemed to have been
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paid as of the date of the notice and payment shall be made
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accordingly. The liquidator of an insolvent company shall be
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bound by determinations of covered claim eligibility under the
18
Act and by settlements of claims made by the Fund or a similar
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organization in another state on the receipt of certification
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of such payments, to the extent those determinations or
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settlements satisfy obligations of the Fund, but the receiver
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shall not be bound in any way by those determinations or
23
settlements to the extent that there remains a claim in the
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estate for amounts in excess of the payments by the Fund. In
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submitting their claim for covered claim payments the Fund and
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any similar organization in another state shall not be subject

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to the requirements of Sections 208 and 209 of this Code and
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shall not be affected by the failure of the person receiving a
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covered claim payment to file a proof of claim.
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(c) The expenses of the Fund and of any similar
5
organization in any other state, other than expenses incurred
6
in the performance of duties under Section 547 or similar
7
duties under the statute governing a similar organization in
8
another state, shall be accorded priority over all claims
9
against the estate, except as provided for in paragraph (a) of
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subsection (1) of Section 205 of this Code. The liquidator
11
shall make prompt reimbursement to the Fund and any similar
12
organization for such expense payments.
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(d) The Fund has the right to recover from the following
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persons the amount of any covered claims (as determined
15
without regard to the exemption in paragraph (iv) of
16
subsection (b) of Section 534.3) and allocated claims expenses
17
which the Fund paid or incurred on behalf of such person in
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satisfaction, in whole or in part, of liability obligations of
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such person to any other person:
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(i) any insured whose net worth on December 31 of the
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year next preceding the date the company becomes an
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insolvent company exceeds $25,000,000; provided that an
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insured's net worth on such date shall be deemed to
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include the aggregate net worth of the insured and all of
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its affiliates as calculated on a consolidated basis.
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(ii) any insured who is an affiliate of the insolvent

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company.
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The Fund may also, at its sole discretion and without
3
assumption of any ongoing duty to do so, pay any workers
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compensation claims or any other third-party claims or any
5
cybersecurity insurance obligations covered by a policy of an
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insolvent company on behalf of a high net worth insured as
7
defined in paragraph (iv) of subsection (b) of Section 534.3.
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In that case, the Fund shall recover from the high net worth
9
insured under this Section for all amounts paid on its behalf,
10
all allocated claim adjusted expenses related to such claims,
11
the Fund's attorney's fees, and all court costs in any action
12
necessary to collect the full amount to the Fund's
13
reimbursement under this Section.
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(e) Venue in a suit against the Fund arising under this
15
Article shall be in Cook County. The Fund shall not be required
16
to give any appeal bond in an appeal that relates to a cause of
17
action under this Article.
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(Source: P.A. 103-113, eff. 6-30-23.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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