Illinois § 123B-7

§ 123B-7.

(from Ch. 73, par. 735B-7) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2057) Sec. 123B-7. Purchasing groups - exemption from certain laws relating to the group purchase of insurance. Any purchasing group meeting the criteria established under the provisions of the federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 shall be exempt from any law of this State prohibiting the creation of risk purchasing of groups for the purchase of insurance; any countersignature requirements as provided in this Code; and any prohibition of group purchasing or any law that would discriminate against a purchasing group or its members, prohibit a purchasing group from obtaining insurance on a group basis or because the group has not been in existence for a minimum period of time or because any member has not belonged to the group for a minimum period of time, require that a purchasing group must have a minimum number of members, common ownership or affiliation, or certain legal form, or require that a certain percentage of a purchasing group must obtain insurance on a group basis. In addition, an insurer shall be exempt from any law of this State which prohibits providing, or offering to provide, to a purchasing group or its members advantages based on their loss and expense experience not afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms, coverages or other matters. A purchasing group shall be subject to all other applicable laws of this State. (Source: P.A. 99-512, eff. 1-1-17.)