Section 916.30  Definitions

            Certificate of Assumption Transmittal means a transmittal document to be completed when one company assumes a block of business from another company. Instructions for completing the Transmittal are found on the Department of Insurance website or through the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF).

            Certificate of Compliance is described in Section 916.50 and can be found in Exhibit A of this Part for filings made prior to January 1, 2006.  Certificate of Compliance for filings made on or after January 1, 2006 means the certification that must be completed on the transmittal document that certifies that the filing complies with Illinois applicable provisions.  The Certification must include a readable authentic visible signature of an officer of the company.

            Code means a general description of the policy form to be issued or delivered. 

            Coding Matrix represents, by abbreviation of letters and numbers, types of coverage as appears within the Uniform Life, Accident & Health, Annuity and Credit Coding Matrix as set forth on the Department of Insurance website or the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF) website. 

            Combination Form means a policy form which will be used for both Life and Accident and Health.

            Company means any entity which is defined 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], and in Section 109 of the Dental Care Patient Protection Act [215 ILCS 109], and in Section 1002 of the Limited Health Service Organization Act [215 ILCS 130/1002], and in Section 1-2 of the Health Maintenance Organization Act [215 ILCS 125/1-2], and which 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 [215 ILCS 5/4].

            Department means the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

            Director means the Director of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-Division of Insurance.

            Division means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-Division of Insurance.

            Electronic Mail Identification Number means the e-mail address that Department personnel may use to communicate electronically with the named contact person who is filing the transmittal document.  Filers who use IBM mail shall include their IBM mail identification number.  Internet users shall contact the Department for more information. 

            Life/Accident & Health, Annuity, Credit Transmittal Document means a transmittal document for identifying policy forms or informational material in a filing. Instructions for completing the Transmittal Document are contained on the Department website or the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF) website. All policy forms submitted on a transmittal document shall be for the same line of business and the same type of insurance.

            PDF means an Adobe Portable Document Format.

            Policy Form means any form to be issued or delivered in the State of Illinois 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 [215 ILCS 5/230.2 and 367.3].    A Transmittal Document is required to be submitted with all policy forms, including subsequently issued riders or endorsements.

            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, not to exceed 15 characters, 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. The first 14 characters (or less) of the tracking number must be unique from any other tracking number used by the company.

            Subtype of insurance means the characteristic and detailed description of the policy form as set forth on the Department website or through the SERFF website.

Type of Insurance (TOI) means the general classification of the policy form to be issued or delivered as set forth on the Department website or the SERFF website.

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 4922, effective March 22, 2005)