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IL SB1812

Bill

Status

Failed

1/13/2021

Primary Sponsor

Don Harmon

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Origin

Senate

101st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code regarding attorney fees in insurance disputes.

  • Establishes that a delay exceeding 120 days in an insurance company's settlement of a claim constitutes prima facie evidence that the delay is vexatious and unreasonable.

  • Allows courts to award attorney fees, costs, and damages up to the greatest of: 60% of the recovery amount, $60,000, or the excess of recovery over any prior settlement offer by the company.

  • Applies to actions involving disputes over insurance policy liability, loss amounts, or unreasonable claim settlement delays.

  • Permits courts to limit total attorney fees when multiple policies from different companies insure the same loss to prevent increased fees from separate suits.

Legislative Description

INS CODE-COURT DELAYS

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/13/2021

Committee Referrals

Assignments3/28/2019
Insurance2/27/2019
Assignments2/15/2019

Full Bill Text

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