Topic: Illinois Developments

The Illinois Department of Insurance has adopted a new rule, 50 Ill. Adm. Code 1305, Prior Notification of Dividends or Distributions.  Illinois Public Act 100-1118, effective November 27, 2018, added a new section to Article VIIC of the Illinois Insurance Code, Domestic Insurance Companies, namely, section 123C-26 [215 ILCS 5/123C-26] which mandates that captive insurance companies shall notify the Director when issuing dividends or distributions to policyholders [215 ILCS 5/123C-26.A] and which mandates that the Director approve that issuance and adopt rules to implement the approval process [215 ILCS 5/123C26.B].

The Illinois Department of Insurance has adopted a new rule, 50 Ill. Adm. Code 630, Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure, effective May 29, 2020.  The new rule will require corporate governance reporting for insurers and provides for the confidential treatment of this information.

Starting June 1, 2020, the Illinois Department of Insurance (the “Department”) will require insurers to submit their corporate governance practices on an annual basis, according to Company Bulletin 2020-01 Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure (CGAD) Filing ( the “Bulletin”) released on February 7th, 2020.