Subject Index Insurance

On December 7, 1999, the Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Valor Insurance Company.

On September 27, 1999, the Illinois Department of Insurance adopted emergency rules to section 5420 of the Illinois Administrative Code. 50 Ill Adm Code 5420.

On September 30, 1999, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court's decision that an HMO may be held vicariously liable, under the doctrines of apparent authority and implied authority, for the negligence of its independent contractor physicians.

On June 2, 1999, the seventh circuit reversed the holding of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and held that benefit caps on AIDS-related illnesses in the defendant's insurance policies did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Ac

On April 15, 1999, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed the appellate and circuit courts.

A sweeping HMO reform bill, known as the Managed Care Reform Act, (passed in the Illinois House on March 24, 1999 by a margin of 62-37.

In determining policyholder ``rating, underwriting, or claims handling'' decisions, insurance companies cannot solely consider the fact of domestic violence injuries.

On October 29, 1998, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the appellate court's holding on setoffs applicable to two insurance policies for underinsured motorist coverage.

On October 1, 1998 the Department of Insurance adopted amendments to sections 4201.10 and 4210.20. 50 Ill Adm Code 4210.

On September 18, 1998, the Department of Insurance adopted amendments to section 935 in response to changes made to the ``NAIC Model Rule Regulation for Recognizing a New Annuity Mortality Table for Use in Determining Reserve Liabilities for Annuities."