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IL HB3804

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Harry Benton

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Origin

House of Representatives

104th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all insurance policies issued, amended, renewed, or delivered in Illinois to be written in language easily readable and understandable by a person of average intelligence and education

  • Directs the Director of Insurance to evaluate policy readability based on specific factors including simplicity of sentence structure, shortness of sentences, and use of commonly understood words

  • Requires insurers to minimize the use of legal terms and reduce references to other sections or provisions within the contract

  • Mandates that definitional provisions be incorporated into the policy text rather than separated

  • Authorizes the Director of Insurance to prescribe additional readability factors by rule

Legislative Description

INS CODE-POLICY READABILITY

Last Action

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules3/21/2025
Insurance: Policy3/19/2025
Insurance3/11/2025
Rules2/18/2025

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