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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 1408. Discrimination prohibited. No financial institution may:
(1) require as a condition of providing any product or service or renewal of any contract for providing a product or service to any customer, that the customer acquire, finance, or negotiate any policy or contract of insurance through a particular insurer, insurance producer, or registered firm;
(2) in connection with a loan or extension of credit that requires a borrower to obtain insurance, reject an insurance policy solely because the policy has been issued or underwritten by any person who is not associated with the financial institution;
(3) impose any discriminatory requirement on any insurance producer who is not associated with the financial institution that is not imposed on any insurance producer who is associated with the financial institution; or
(4) if the financial institution is a registered firm, require any debtor, insurer, or insurance producer to pay a separate charge in connection with the handling of insurance that is required under a contract, unless: (i) the financial institution is the registered firm providing the insurance, (ii) if the financial institution is not the registered firm providing the insurance, the charge would be uniformly applied if the financial institution was the registered firm providing the insurance, or (iii) the charge is otherwise permitted by this Code or other applicable State or federal law.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 215. Insurance § 5/1408. Discrimination prohibited - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-215-insurance/il-st-sect-215-5-1408/
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