Illinois Administrative Code
Title 50 - INSURANCE
Part 1705 - CONSTRUCTION AND FILING OF FORMS
Section 1705.40 - Construction of All Forms Issued by Fraternal Benefit Societies
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Certificates issued under Section 288(2) of the Illinois Insurance Code may be issued in connection with or separate from life certificates issued under Section 288(1). Because such certificates must conform, as far as practical, to Article XX and Department Rules and Regulations pertaining to Accident and Health Benefits, (50 Ill. Adm. Code Subchapter z) it is urged that they not be issued as a part of, supplemental to, or attached to life certificates.
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c) Societies must state on the face of the certificate, in addition to the name of the Society, "Fraternal Benefit Society".
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e) Application questions:
f) All forms submitted to the Department for approval must be submitted in duplicate with illustrative data filled in as when prepared for issue and must be accompanied by a "Certificate of Compliance" in substantially the form appended hereto as Exhibit A.
g) The Certificate must have a copy of the application, including evidence of insurability, attached to the form when submitted. Where provisions of the constitution or by-laws will affect the status of the members, in respect to his insurance, and those provisions are not contained in the certificate, reference to the constitution and/or by-laws must be made in the letter of transmittal in order that the Department may properly determine the effect of those provisions on the certificate.
h) Each form submitted to the Department must contain a form number which is to appear in the lower left corner of the first page and the filing back in addition to a descriptive title to be imprinted thereon. The form number may appear in as many additional places on the form as the Society may desire.
i) The letter of submission for new forms should include the form number and approval date of any form being discontinued or being replaced.
j) All copies of forms submitted to the Department will be retained by the Department. Under no circumstances will copies of forms be returned to Societies with the Department stamp of approval thereon. Notice of approval will be given by letter only.