Illinois Code § 5-37

§ 5-37.

Insurance policy requirement. A third party is required to file and maintain in force an insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to transact fidelity and surety business in the State of Illinois. The insurance policy shall be for coverage of potential legal claims, including, but not limited to, penalties set forth under Section 5-60, embezzlement, dishonesty, fraud, omissions or errors, or other financial wrongdoing in the course of providing services. The policy shall be in the sum of $500,000. The policy shall be continuous in form and run concurrently with the original and each renewal certification period unless terminated by the insurance company. An insurance company may terminate a policy and avoid further liability by filing a 60-day notice of termination with the Department and at the same time sending the same notice to the licensee. A licensee that receives a notice of termination must promptly notify each municipality and county with whom it has a contract under this Act of the notice of termination. A license shall be canceled on the termination date of the policy unless a new policy is filed with the Department and becomes effective at the termination date of the prior policy. If a policy has been canceled under this Section, the third party must file a new application and will be considered a new applicant if it obtains a new policy. (Source: P.A. 101-628, eff. 6-1-20; 102-40, eff. 6-25-21.)