Illinois § 126.1 Purpose and scope

Illinois Statutes

§ 126.1 — Purpose and scope

Illinois § 126.1

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicREGULATION

Ch. 215INSURANCE

Act 215 ILCS 5/Illinois Insurance Code.

Art.Article VIII - Investments Of Domestic Companies

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Bluebook

215 Ill. Comp. Stat. 126.1 (2026).

Text

A. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to protect the interests of insureds by promoting insurer solvency and financial strength. This will be accomplished through the application of investment standards that facilitate a reasonable balance of the following objectives:

(1)To preserve principal;

(2)To assure reasonable diversification as to type of investment, issuer and credit quality; and (3) To allow insurers to allocate investments in a manner consistent with principles of prudent investment management to achieve an adequate return so that obligations to insureds are adequately met and financial strength is sufficient to cover reasonably foreseeable contingencies. B. Scope. This Article shall apply only to investments and investment practices of domestic insurers and United States

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A. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to protect the interests of insureds by promoting insurer solvency and financial strength. This will be accomplished through the application of investment standards that facilitate a reasonable balance of the following objectives: (1) To preserve principal; (2) To assure reasonable diversification as to type of investment, issuer and credit quality; and (3) To allow insurers to allocate investments in a manner consistent with principles of prudent investment management to achieve an adequate return so that obligations to insureds are adequately met and financial strength is sufficient to cover reasonably foreseeable contingencies. B. Scope. This Article shall apply only to investments and investment practices of domestic insurers and United States branches of alien insurers entered through this State. This Article shall not apply to separate accounts of an insurer except to the extent that the provisions of Article XIV 1/2 so provide.