215 ILCS 5/ Illinois Insurance Code.

(215 ILCS 5/306.1) (from Ch. 73, par. 918.1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 306.1. Reports. Every society transacting business in this State shall annually, on or before the first day of March, unless for cause shown such time has been extended by the Director, file with the Director a true statement of its financial condition, transactions and affairs for the preceding calendar year in accordance with Section 136 of this Code. The statement shall be in general form and context as approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for fraternal benefit societies and as supplemented by additional information required by the Director.

(Source: P.A. 84-303.)

(215 ILCS 5/307.1) (from Ch. 73, par. 919.1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 307.1. Annual license. Societies which were authorized to transact business in this State prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act may continue such business until the first day of July next succeeding the effective date of this amendatory Act. The authority of such societies and all societies hereafter issued certificates of authority may thereafter be renewed annually, but in all cases to terminate on the first day of the succeeding July. A certified copy or duplicate of such certificate of authority shall be prima facie evidence that the licensee is a fraternal benefit society within the meaning of this amendatory Act.

(Source: P.A. 84-303.)

(215 ILCS 5/308.1) (from Ch. 73, par. 920.1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 308.1. Examination of societies - adverse publications.

(a) The Director, or any person he or she may appoint, may examine any domestic, foreign or alien society transacting or applying for admission to transact business in this State in the same manner as authorized for examination of domestic, foreign or alien insurance companies. Requirements of notice and an opportunity to respond before findings are made public as provided in the laws regulating insurance companies shall also be applicable to the examination of societies.

(b) The expense of each examination and of each valuation, including compensation and actual expense of examiners, shall be paid by the society examined or whose certificates are valued, upon statements furnished by the Director.

(Source: P.A. 84-303.)

(215 ILCS 5/309.1) (from Ch. 73, par. 921.1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 309.1. Foreign or alien society - admission. No foreign or alien society shall transact business in this State without a certificate of authority issued by the Director in accordance with Article VI of this Code. Any such society desiring admission to this State shall comply substantially with the requirements and limitations of this amendatory Act applicable to domestic societies.

(Source: P.A. 84-303.)

(215 ILCS 5/310.1) (from Ch. 73, par. 922.1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 310.1. Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew certificate of authority.

(a) Domestic Societies. When, upon investigation, the Director is satisfied that any domestic society transacting business under this amendatory Act has exceeded its powers or has failed to comply with any provisions of this amendatory Act or is conducting business fraudulently or in a way hazardous to its members, creditors or the public or is not carrying out its contracts in good faith, the Director shall notify the society of his or her findings, stating in writing the grounds of his or her dissatisfaction, and, after reasonable notice, require the society on a date named to show cause why its certificate of authority should not be revoked or suspended or why such society should not be fined as hereinafter provided or why the Director should not proceed against the society under Article XIII of this Code. If, on the date named in said notice, such objections have not been removed to the satisfaction of the Director or if the society does not present good and sufficient reasons why its authority to transact business in this State should not at that time be revoked or suspended or why such society should not be fined as hereinafter provided, the Director may revoke the authority of the society to continue business in this State and proceed against the society under Article XIII of this Code or suspend such certificate of authority for any period of time up to, but not to exceed, 2 years; or may by order require such society to pay to the people of the State of Illinois a penalty in a sum not exceeding $10,000, and, upon the failure of such society to pay such penalty within 20 days after the mailing of such order, postage prepaid, registered and addressed to the last known place of business of such society, unless such order is stayed by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, the Director may revoke or suspend the license of such society for any period of time up to, but not exceeding, a period of 2 years.

(b) Foreign or alien societies. The Director shall suspend, revoke or refuse to renew certificates of authority in accordance with Article VI of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 7-1-03.)

(215 ILCS 5/311.1) (from Ch. 73, par. 923.1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 311.1. Injunction proceedings.

(a) Upon the refusal or neglect of any society to make the annual report, as provided in this amendatory Act, or in case any such society shall exceed its powers or shall conduct its business fraudulently or is not carrying out its contracts in good faith or shall be 30 days in arrears in the payment of death or disability claims, endowments or annuities after the same have been allowed by the board of directors or other person or persons whose duty it is to pass upon such claims and after establishment of the interest and competency of the payee to receive, receipt and acquit for payment, provided that such claim shall be approved or disapproved within 60 days after receipt of due proof of loss or death or, after one year's existence, shall have a membership of less than 500 or shall determine to discontinue business or shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this amendatory Act, the Director shall immediately commence, or cause to be commenced, an action against such society under Article XIII of this Code and to enjoin the same from carrying on any business, and an injunction may be granted, upon proper showing by the Director, in any circuit court in this State; provided, however, that no injunction against any society within this State or application for or appointment of a receiver or action to prevent any society from carrying on business in this State shall be made or granted by any court except on the application of the Director and after written notice duly made and served upon the chief executive officer of such society within this State, or, if incorporated under the laws of another state, then such notice may be served by sending the same to the president or secretary of the society by registered mail at the home office of the society, and a full hearing before such court, whether the party seeking such relief be the State, member of such society or any other person whatsoever.

(b) If the court shall find that such society so enjoined was in default as charged and the violation complained of shall have been corrected and the injunction dissolved, the society may continue in business provided it shall have satisfied the Director that it has paid the costs of the action. Any officer, agent or person acting for any society or subordinate body thereof within this State and who shall transact any business for such society contrary to the provisions of such injunction or prohibition while such society shall be so enjoined or prohibited from doing business pursuant to this amendatory Act shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(Source: P.A. 84-303.)

(215 ILCS 5/312.1) (from Ch. 73, par. 924.1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 312.1. Salaries. No domestic society shall pay any salary, compensation or emolument to any officer, trustee or director thereof, nor any salary, compensation or emolument amounting in any year to more than $40,000 to any person, firm or corporation, unless such payment be first authorized by the supreme governing body or the board of directors or corresponding body. No such society shall make any agreement with any of its officers, trustees or directors or salaried employees whereby it agrees that for any service rendered or to be rendered he shall receive any salary, compensation or emolument that will extend beyond a period of 4 years from the date of such agreement, provided that payment of an amount not in excess of 20% of the salary of any of its officers, directors or salaried employees may by written agreement be deferred beyond such period of 4 years, which agreement may include conditions to be met by such officers, directors or salaried employees before payment will be made, and provided further that a domestic society may enter into contracts with its producer for the payment of renewal commissions. No such society shall enter into a special contract which will compensate any officer, trustee or director based on a percentage of premiums collected by the society or on a percentage of the entire insurance business of the society. No such society shall grant any pension to any officer, trustee or director thereof or to any member of his family after his death except that it may provide a pension pursuant to the terms of a uniform retirement plan adopted by the board of directors.

(Source: P.A. 84-303.)

(215 ILCS 5/313.1) (from Ch. 73, par. 925.1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 313.1. Licensing of producers.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, producers of societies shall be subject to the provisions of Article XXXI of this Code.

(b) No examination or license shall be required of any regular salaried officer, employee or member of a licensed society who devotes substantially all of his or her services to activities other than the solicitation of fraternal benefit contracts from the public and who receives for the solicitation of such contracts no commission or other compensation directly dependent upon the amount of business obtained.

(c) Any producer, representative or member of a society who devotes or intends to devote less than 50% of such person's time to the solicitation and procurement of benefit contracts for such society shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection (a). Any person who in the preceding calendar year has solicited and procured life insurance contracts on behalf of any society in an amount of insurance in excess of $100,000 or, in the case of any other kind or kinds of insurance which the society might write, on the persons of more than 25 individuals and who has received or will receive a commission or other compensation therefor shall be presumed to be devoting, or intending to devote, 50% of time to the solicitation or procurement of benefit contracts for such society.

(Source: P.A. 84- 303.)