Exams / Illinois Casualty Insurance Producer License / 215 ILCS 5/143.19

215 ILCS 5/143.19 — what it says, and how the exam tests it

This section is cited by 4 of our practice questions and is tested on the Illinois Casualty Insurance Producer License.

The text

215 ILCS 5/143.19. (from Ch. 73, par. 755.19) Sec. 143.19. Cancellation of automobile insurance policy; grounds. After a policy of automobile insurance as defined in Section 143.13(a) has been effective for 60 days, or if such policy is a renewal policy, the insurer shall not exercise its option to cancel such policy except for one or more of the following reasons: a. Nonpayment of premium; b. The policy was obtained through a material misrepresentation; c. Any insured violated any of the terms and conditions of the policy; d. The named insured failed to disclose fully his motor vehicle crashes and moving traffic violations for the preceding 36 months if called for in the application; e. Any insured made a false or fraudulent claim or knowingly aided or abetted another in the presentation of such a claim; f. The named insured or any other operator who either resides in the same household or customarily operates an automobile insured under such policy: 1. has, within the 12 months prior to the notice of cancellation, had his driver's license under suspension or revocation; 2. is or becomes subject to epilepsy or heart attacks, and such individual does not produce a certificate from a physician testifying to his unqualified ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; 3. has a crash record, conviction record (criminal or traffic), physical, or mental condition which is such that his operation of an automobile might endanger the public safety; 4. has, within the 36 months prior to the notice of cancellation, been addicted to the use of narcotics or other drugs; or 5. has been convicted, or had pretrial release revoked, during the 36 months immediately preceding the notice of cancellation, for any felony, criminal negligence resulting in death, homicide or assault arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated condition or while under the influence of drugs, being intoxicated while in, or about, an automobile or while having custody of an automobile, leaving the scene of a crash without stopping to report, theft or unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, making false statements in an application for an operator's or chauffeur's license or has been convicted or pretrial release has been revoked for 3 or more violations within the 12 months immediately preceding the notice of cancellation, of any law, ordinance, or…

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How it comes up on the exam

Practice questions written from this section — answers and explanations are in the drill.

  1. Under Illinois law, after a policy of automobile insurance has been effective for 60 days, an insurer may cancel the policy for nonpayment of premium and for which of the following additional reasons?
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  2. Under Illinois law, after a policy of automobile insurance has been effective for 60 days, which of the following is a permitted ground for the insurer to cancel the policy?
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  3. Under 215 ILCS 5/143.19, within what period prior to the notice of cancellation must a named insured's driver's license have been under suspension or revocation to serve as a valid cancellation ground?
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