Exams / Illinois Life Insurance Producer License / 215 ILCS 5/424

215 ILCS 5/424 — what it says, and how the exam tests it

This section is cited by 8 of our practice questions and is tested on 5 exams including the Illinois Life Insurance Producer License.

The text

215 ILCS 5/424. (from Ch. 73, par. 1031) Sec. 424. Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined. The following are hereby defined as unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance: (1) The commission by any person of any one or more of the acts defined or prohibited by Sections 134, 143.24c, 147, 148, 149, 151, 155.22, 155.22a, 155.42, 236, 237, 364, 469, and 513b1 of this Code. (2) Entering into any agreement to commit, or by any concerted action committing, any act of boycott, coercion or intimidation resulting in or tending to result in unreasonable restraint of, or monopoly in, the business of insurance. (3) Making or permitting, in the case of insurance of the types enumerated in Classes 1, 2, and 3 of Section 4, any unfair discrimination between individuals or risks of the same class or of essentially the same hazard and expense element because of the race, color, religion, or national origin of such insurance risks or applicants. The application of this Article to the types of insurance enumerated in Class 1 of Section 4 shall in no way limit, reduce, or impair the protections and remedies already provided for by Sections 236 and 364 of this Code or any other provision of this Code. (4) Engaging in any of the acts or practices defined in or prohibited by Sections 154.5 through 154.8 of this Code. (5) Making or charging any rate for insurance against losses arising from the use or ownership of a motor vehicle which requires a higher premium of any person by reason of his physical disability, race, color, religion, or national origin. (6) Failing to meet any requirement of the Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act with such frequency as to constitute a general business practice. (7) Soliciting either an individual who is a resident of a nursing home or long-term care facility or an individual who is over the age of 65, as described in paragraph (8) of this Section, to purchase accident or health insurance, unless the person who is selling the insurance: (A) advises the potential enrollee of the benefit of examining the potential enrollee's current insurance plan, discusses all proposed insurance-related changes with a family member, friend, or other advisor of the potential enrollee, and then waits 48 hours before making any insurance-related changes concerning…

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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 Section 424 of the Illinois Insurance Code, when soliciting a nursing home resident to purchase accident or health insurance, how long must the seller wait after advising the potential enrollee to discuss changes with a family member before making any insurance-related changes?
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  2. Under Section 424(3), unfair discrimination between individuals or risks of the same class because of race, color, religion, or national origin is prohibited for insurance of the types enumerated in which classes of Section 4?
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  3. Under Section 424 of the Illinois Insurance Code, making unfair discrimination between individuals of the same class in Classes 1, 2, and 3 insurance because of which factor is specifically prohibited?
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