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Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
Filed: 3/25/2009
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2238
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2238 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by |
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| changing Section 424 as follows:
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| (215 ILCS 5/424) (from Ch. 73, par. 1031)
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| Sec. 424.
Unfair methods of competition and unfair or |
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| deceptive acts or
practices defined. The following are hereby |
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| defined as unfair methods of
competition and unfair and |
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| deceptive acts or practices in the business of
insurance:
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| (1) The commission by any person of any one or more of the |
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| acts
defined or prohibited by Sections 134, 143.24c, 147, 148, |
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| 149, 151, 155.22,
155.22a,
236, 237, 364, and 469 of this Code.
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| (2) Entering into any agreement to commit, or by any |
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| concerted
action committing, any act of boycott, coercion or |
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| intimidation
resulting in or tending to result in unreasonable |
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| restraint of, or
monopoly in, the business of insurance.
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| (3) Making or permitting, in the case of insurance of the |
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| types
enumerated in Classes 1, 2, and 3 of Section 4, any |
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| unfair discrimination
between individuals or risks of the same |
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| class or of essentially the same
hazard and expense element |
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| because of the race, color, religion, or national
origin of |
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| such insurance risks or applicants. The application of this |
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| Article
to the types of insurance enumerated in Class 1 of |
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| Section 4 shall in no way
limit, reduce, or impair the |
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| protections and remedies already provided for by
Sections 236 |
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| and 364 of this Code or any other provision of this Code.
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| (4) Engaging in any of the acts or practices defined in or |
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| prohibited by
Sections 154.5 through 154.8 of this Code.
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| (5) Making or charging any rate for insurance against |
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| losses arising
from the use or ownership of a motor vehicle |
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| which requires a higher
premium of any person by reason of his |
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| physical handicap, race, color,
religion, or national origin.
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| (6) Advertising or otherwise promoting the sale or |
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| solicitation of a policy of automobile insurance that includes |
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| a statement that a valid driver's license is not required in |
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| order to obtain automobile insurance, followed by the denial of |
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| coverage based on the lack of a valid driver's license when a |
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| claim is made on such policy of automobile insurance. |
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| (Source: P.A. 92-399, eff. 8-16-01; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02; |
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| 92-669, eff.
1-1-03.)".
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