Rep. Frank J. Mautino

Filed: 5/9/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1607

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1607 as follows:
 
3on page 1, by replacing "Section" with "Sections 224 and"; and
 
4on page 4, immediately below line 12, by inserting the
5following:
 
6    "(215 ILCS 5/224)  (from Ch. 73, par. 836)
7    Sec. 224. Standard provisions for life policies.
8    (1) After the first day of July, 1937, no policy of life
9insurance other than industrial, group or annuities and pure
10endowments with or without return of premiums or of premiums
11and interest, may be issued or delivered in this State, unless
12such policy contains in substance the following provisions:
13        (a) A provision that all premiums after the first shall
14    be payable in advance either at the home office of the
15    company or to an agent of the company, upon delivery of a

 

 

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1    receipt signed by one or more of the officers who shall be
2    designated in the policy, when such receipt is requested by
3    the policyholder.
4        (b) A provision that the insured is entitled to a grace
5    period either of 30 days or of one month within which the
6    payment of any premium after the first may be made, subject
7    at the option of the company to an interest charge not in
8    excess of 6% per annum for the number of days of grace
9    elapsing before the payment of the premium, during which
10    period of grace the policy shall continue in force, but in
11    case the policy becomes a claim during the grace period
12    before the overdue premium is paid, or the deferred
13    premiums of the current policy year, if any, are paid, the
14    amount of such premium or premiums with interest thereon
15    may be deducted in any settlement under the policy.
16        (c) A provision that the policy, together with the
17    application therefor, a copy of which shall be endorsed
18    upon or attached to the policy and made a part thereof,
19    shall constitute the entire contract between the parties
20    and that after it has been in force during the lifetime of
21    the insured a specified time, not later than 2 years from
22    its date, it shall be incontestable except for nonpayment
23    of premiums and except at the option of the company, with
24    respect to provisions relative to benefits in the event of
25    total and permanent disability, and provisions which grant
26    additional insurance specifically against death by

 

 

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1    accident and except for violations of the conditions of the
2    policy relating to naval or military service in time of war
3    or for violation of an express condition, if any, relating
4    to aviation, (except riding as a fare-paying passenger of a
5    commercial air line flying on regularly scheduled routes
6    between definitely established airports) in which case the
7    liability of the company shall be fixed at a definitely
8    determined amount not less than the full reserve for the
9    policy and any dividend additions; provided that the
10    application therefor need not be attached to or made a part
11    of any policy containing a clause making the policy
12    incontestable from date of issue.
13        (d) A provision that if it is found at any time before
14    final settlement under the policy that the age of the
15    insured (or the age of the beneficiary, if considered in
16    determining the premium) has been misstated, the amount
17    payable under the policy shall be such as the premium would
18    have purchased at the correct age or ages, according to the
19    company's published rate at date of issue.
20        (e) A provision that the policy shall participate
21    annually in the surplus of the company beginning not later
22    than the end of the third policy year; and any policy
23    containing provision for annual participation beginning at
24    the end of the first policy year, may also provide that
25    each dividend be paid subject to the payment of the
26    premiums for the next ensuing year; and the insured under

 

 

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1    any annual dividend policy shall have the right each year
2    to have the dividend arising from such participation either
3    paid in cash, or applied in reduction of premiums, or
4    applied to the purchase of paid-up additional insurance, or
5    be left to accumulate to the credit of the policy, with
6    interest at such rate as may be determined from time to
7    time by the company, but not less than a guaranteed minimum
8    rate specified in the policy, and payable at the maturity
9    of the policy, but withdrawable on any anniversary date,
10    subject to such further provisions as the policy may
11    provide regarding the application of dividends toward the
12    payment of any premiums unpaid at the end of the grace
13    period; and if the insured fails to notify the company in
14    writing of his election within the period of grace allowed
15    for the payment of premium, the policy shall further
16    provide which of such options are effective.
17        (f) A provision that after the policy has been in force
18    3 full years the company at any time, while the policy is
19    in force, will advance, on proper assignment or pledge of
20    the policy and on the sole security thereof, at a specified
21    maximum fixed or adjusted rate of interest in accordance
22    with Section 229.5, a sum equal to, or at the option of the
23    insured less than the amount required by Section 229.3
24    under the conditions specified thereby and with
25    notification as required by Section 229.5; and that the
26    company will deduct from such loan value any indebtedness

 

 

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1    not already deducted in determining such value and any
2    unpaid balance of the premium for the current policy year,
3    and may collect interest in advance on the loan to the end
4    of the current policy year; and any policy may also provide
5    that if the interest on the loan is not paid when due it
6    shall be added to the existing loan and shall bear interest
7    at the same rate. No condition other than as provided
8    herein or in Sections 229.3 and 229.5 shall be exacted as a
9    prerequisite to any such loan. This clause shall not apply
10    to term insurance.
11        (g) A provision for nonforfeiture benefits and cash
12    surrender values in accordance with the requirements of
13    paragraph (1) of Section 229.1 or, Section 229.2.
14        (h) A table showing in figures the loan values and the
15    options available under the policy each year, upon default
16    in premium payments, during at least the first 20 years of
17    the policy; the policy to contain a provision that the
18    company will furnish upon request an extension of such
19    table beyond the years shown in the policy.
20        (i) A provision that in event of default in premium
21    payments the value of the policy is applied to the purchase
22    of other insurance as provided in this Section, and if such
23    insurance is in force and the original policy is not
24    surrendered to the company and cancelled, the policy may be
25    reinstated within 3 years from such default, upon evidence
26    of insurability satisfactory to the company and payment of

 

 

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1    arrears of premiums and the payment or reinstatement of any
2    other indebtedness to the company upon the policy, with
3    interest on the premiums at a rate not exceeding 6% per
4    annum payable annually and with interest on the
5    indebtedness at a rate not exceeding the rate prescribed by
6    Section 229.5.
7        (j) A provision that when a policy is a claim by the
8    death of the insured settlement shall be made upon receipt
9    of due proof of death and not later than 2 months after the
10    receipt of such proof. The policy may require that due
11    proof of the death of the insured shall consist of a
12    certified copy of the death certificate of the insured, or
13    other lawful evidence providing equivalent information,
14    and proof of the claimant's interest in the proceeds.
15        (k) If the policy provides for payment of its proceeds
16    in installments, a table showing the amount and period of
17    such installments shall be included in the policy.
18        (l) Interest shall accrue on the proceeds payable
19    because of the death of the insured, from date of death, at
20    the rate of 10% annually 9% on the total amount payable or
21    the face amount if payments are to be made in installments
22    until the total payment or first installment is paid,
23    unless payment is made within fifteen (15) days from the
24    the latest of the following to occur:
25            (1) the date that due proof of death is received by
26        the company;

 

 

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1            (2) the date that the company receives sufficient
2        information to determine its liability, the extent of
3        the liability, and the appropriate payee legally
4        entitled to the proceeds; or
5            (3) the date that legal impediments to payment of
6        proceeds that depend on the action of parties other
7        than the company are resolved and sufficient evidence
8        of the same is provided to the company; legal
9        impediments to payment include, but are not limited to,
10        (A) the establishment of guardianships and
11        conservatorships, (B) the appointment and
12        qualification of trustees, executors, and
13        administrators, and (C) the submission of information
14        required to satisfy State and federal reporting
15        requirements.
16    date of receipt by the company of due proof of loss. This
17    provision need not appear in the policy, however, the
18    company shall notify the beneficiary at the time of claim
19    of this provision. The payment of interest shall apply to
20    all policies now in force, as well as those written after
21    the effective date of this amendment.
22        (m) Title on the face and on the back of the policy
23    briefly describing its form.
24        (n) A provision, or a notice attached to the policy, to
25    the effect that during a period of ten days from the date
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1    surrendered to the insurer together with a written request
2    for cancellation of the policy and in such event, the
3    insurer will refund any premium paid therefor, including
4    any policy fees or other charges. The Director may by rule
5    exempt specific types of policies from the requirements of
6    this subsection.
7    (2) In the case of the replacement of life insurance, as
8defined in the rule promulgated by the Director, the replacing
9insurer shall either (1) delay the issuance of its policy for
10not less than 20 days from the date it has transmitted a policy
11summary to the existing insurer, or (2) provide in a form
12titled "Notice Regarding Replacement of Life Insurance", as
13well as in its policy, or in a separate notice delivered with
14the policy, that the insured has the right to an unconditional
15refund of all premiums paid, and that such right may be
16exercised within a period of 20 days commencing from the date
17of delivery of such policy. Where option (2) is exercised, the
18replacing insurer shall also transmit a policy summary to the
19existing insurer within 3 working days after the date the
20replacement policy is issued.
21    (3) Any of the foregoing provisions or portions thereof not
22applicable to single premium or nonparticipating or term
23policies shall to that extent not be incorporated therein. This
24Section shall not apply to policies of reinsurance nor to
25policies issued or granted pursuant to the nonforfeiture
26provisions prescribed in subparagraph (g) of paragraph (1) of

 

 

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1this Section.
2(Source: P.A. 92-139, eff. 7-24-01.)".