(215 ILCS 5/143.24b) (from Ch. 73, par. 755.24b)
Sec. 143.24b.
Any insurer insuring any person or
entity against damages
arising out of a vehicular crash shall disclose the dollar amount of
liability coverage under the insured's personal private passenger
automobile liability insurance policy upon receipt of the
following: (a) a certified letter from a claimant or any attorney
purporting to represent any claimant which requests such disclosure and
(b) a brief description of the nature and extent of the injuries,
accompanied by a statement of the amount of medical bills incurred to date
and copies of medical records. The disclosure shall be confidential and available
only to the claimant, his attorney and personnel
in the office of the attorney entitled to access to the claimant's files.
The insurer shall forward the information to the party requesting it by
certified mail, return receipt requested, within 30 days of receipt of the request.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
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