50 Ill. Adm. Code 920.40
Lost Policy Finder - Insurer Requirements
Section
920.40 Lost Policy Finder − Insurer Requirements
a) Insurers
shall register for the Lost Policy Finder service offered by the Department
within the later of 30 days after becoming authorized to offer life insurance
products in this State or September 1, 2019.
b) Each
insurer must designate an individual as a Primary Policy Search Coordinator to
manage the insurer's compliance with the requirements for the Lost Policy
Finder service under this Part and Section 25 of the Act.
1) The
Primary Policy Search Coordinator shall:
A) ensure
the proper execution of the insurer's responses to requestors and the insurer's
reports to the Department; and
B) have
the ability to designate other employees as Secondary Coordinators to complete
requests received by the insurer.
2) Insurers
must maintain at least one active Primary Policy Search Coordinator at all
times.
3) An
insurer shall provide the Department with the name and contact information of
its current Primary Policy Search Coordinator within 5 business days each time
it designates an individual for that role.
c) An
insurer receiving a Lost Policy Finder request shall use all reasonable efforts
to search for any In-Force policies, annuity contracts, or retained asset
accounts for which the deceased identified in the request is an insured.
d) Within
30 days after the final disposition of a Lost Policy Finder request, if the
individual identified as deceased in the request is an insured of an In-Force
policy, annuity contract, or retained asset account, the insurer shall report
to the Department whether a claim was paid on the policy, annuity contract, or
retained asset account and, if so, what were the amount of payment and the date
of payment. If a claim was not paid, the report shall specify the reason why a
claim was not paid.