(215 ILCS 5/186.2) (from Ch. 73, par. 798.2)
Sec. 186.2.
(1) Any officer, manager, director, trustee, owner,
employee, or agent of any insurer, or any other person with authority over
or in charge of any segment of the company's affairs, shall cooperate with
the Director in any proceeding under this Article or any investigation
preliminary to the proceeding. The term "person" as used in this Section
shall include any person who exercises control directly or indirectly over
activities of the company through any holding company or other affiliate
of the company. To "cooperate" shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(a) to reply promptly in writing to any inquiry from the Director of
Insurance requesting such a reply; and
(b) to make available to the Director any books, accounts, documents, or
other records or information or property of or pertaining to the company
and in such person's possession, custody or control.
(2) No person shall obstruct or interfere with the Director in the
conduct of any proceeding under Sections 186.1 and 186.2 or any
investigation preliminary or incidental thereto.
(3) This Section shall not be construed to abridge otherwise existing
legal rights, including the right to contest any order issued under this Code.
(4) Any person who obstructs or interferes with the Director in the
conduct of any proceeding or investigation under this Article, or who
violates any valid order issued under this Article shall be subject to
civil forfeitures, fines or penalties pursuant to Sections 134, 149, 403A
and 505.1 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 84-715.)
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