Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Sets forth definitions of "netting agreement" and "qualified financial contract". Sets forth the conditions under which no person shall be stayed or prohibited from exercising contractual rights concerning netting agreements and qualified financial contracts. Provides that upon termination of a netting agreement or qualified financial contract, the net or settlement amount owed by a nondefaulting party to an insurer against which an application or petition has been filed shall be transferred to or on the order of the receiver for the insurer. Sets forth provisions that shall apply concerning disaffirmance and repudiation. Sets forth requirements concerning proof and allowance of claims. Provides that the Article concerning life and health insurance guaranty associations in the Code shall provide coverage for certain policies and contracts (1) to certain persons who are owners or certificate holders, (2) for certain unallocated annuity contracts, and (3) for certain structured settlement annuities. Sets forth the conditions under which the provisions of the Article shall not apply. Makes changes in a provision concerning definitions. Provides that the life insurance and annuity account that the Illinois Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association must maintain shall include an annuity account, which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan and unallocated annuity account, which shall exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan. Makes changes in the provisions concerning the Association's board of directors, powers and duties, assessments, and operations. Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act to make changes concerning the Association's powers, duties, operations, and immunity. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2010-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1450 [HB5217 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative David Leitch [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-073	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Frank Mautino [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-076	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative JoAnn Osmond [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-061	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Monique Davis [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patricia Bellock [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-047	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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