Illinois Code § 215 ILCS 5/126.6

Loans to officers and directors.
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A.
 
 
(1) Except as provided in Section 126.6B, an insurer shall not directly
or indirectly, unless it has notified the Director in writing of its intention
to enter into the transaction at least 30 days prior thereto, or any shorter
period as the Director may permit, and the Director has not disapproved it
within that period:

 
 
(a) Make a loan to or other investment in an officer 
 
or director of the insurer or a person in which the officer or director has any direct or indirect financial interest;

 
 
(b) Make a guarantee for the benefit of or in favor 
 
of an officer or director of the insurer or a person in which the officer or director has any direct or indirect financial interest; or

 
 
(c) Enter into an agreement for the purchase or sale 
 
of property from or to an officer or director of the insurer or a person in which the officer or director has any direct or indirect financial interest.

 
(2) For purposes of this Section, an officer or director shall not be
deemed to have a financial interest by reason of an interest that is held
directly or indirectly through the ownership of equity interests representing
less than 2% of all outstanding equity interests issued by a person that is a
party to the transaction, or solely by reason of that individual's position as
a director or officer of a person that is a party to the transaction.

 
(3) This subsection does not permit an investment that is prohibited by
Section 126.5.

 
(4) This subsection does not apply to a transaction between an insurer and
any of its subsidiaries or affiliates that is entered into in compliance with
Section 131.20a of this Code, other than a transaction between an insurer
and its officer or director.

 
B. An insurer may make, without the prior written approval of the Director:

 
 
(1) Policy loans in accordance with the terms of the 
 
policy or contract and Section 126.19;

 
 
(2) Advances to officers or directors for expenses 
 
reasonably expected to be incurred in the ordinary course of the insurer's business or guarantees associated with credit or charge cards issued or credit extended for the purpose of financing these expenses;

 
 
(3) Loans secured by the principal residence of an 
 
existing or new officer of the insurer made in connection with the officer's relocation at the insurer's request, if the loans comply with the requirements of Section 126.15 or 126.28 and the terms and conditions otherwise are the same as those generally available from unaffiliated third parties;

 
 
(4) Secured loans to an existing or new officer of 
 
the insurer made in connection with the officer's relocation at the insurer's request, if the loans:

 
 
 
(a) Do not have a term exceeding 2 years;

 
 
 
(b) Are required to finance mortgage loans 
 
 
outstanding at the same time on the prior and new residences of the officer;

 
 
 
(c) Do not exceed an amount equal to the equity 
 
 
of the officer in the prior residence; and

 
 
 
(d) Are required to be fully repaid upon the 
 
 
earlier of the end of the 2 year period or the sale of the prior residence; and

 
 
(5) Loans and advances to officers or directors made 
 
in compliance with state or federal law specifically related to the loans and advances by a regulated non-insurance subsidiary or affiliate of the insurer in the ordinary course of business and on terms no more favorable than available to other customers of the entity.

or director of the insurer or a person in which the officer or director has any direct or indirect financial interest;
of an officer or director of the insurer or a person in which the officer or director has any direct or indirect financial interest; or
of property from or to an officer or director of the insurer or a person in which the officer or director has any direct or indirect financial interest.
policy or contract and Section 126.19;
reasonably expected to be incurred in the ordinary course of the insurer's business or guarantees associated with credit or charge cards issued or credit extended for the purpose of financing these expenses;
existing or new officer of the insurer made in connection with the officer's relocation at the insurer's request, if the loans comply with the requirements of Section 126.15 or 126.28 and the terms and conditions otherwise are the same as those generally available from unaffiliated third parties;
the insurer made in connection with the officer's relocation at the insurer's request, if the loans:
outstanding at the same time on the prior and new residences of the officer;
of the officer in the prior residence; and
earlier of the end of the 2 year period or the sale of the prior residence; and
in compliance with state or federal law specifically related to the loans and advances by a regulated non-insurance subsidiary or affiliate of the insurer in the ordinary course of business and on terms no more favorable than available to other customers of the entity.

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