1. a) All companies writing any of the kinds of business enumerated in Class 2, except clauses (a) (accident and health), (d) (workers' compensation) and (g) (fidelity and surety), of Section 4 of the Illinois Insurance Code (Code) [215 ILCS 5], and any of the kinds of business enumerated in Class 3 of Section 4 of the Code, except those covered under 50 Ill. Adm. Code 2302, must file, using the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF):

   1. 1) copies of all policy forms on these kinds of business and, for mutual companies, a separate proxy signature line for the insured to sign, if applicable;
   2. 2) copies of generally used endorsement forms on these kinds of business;
   3. 3) copies of all application forms used on these kinds of business, including a separate proxy signature line for the insured to sign if applicable;
   4. 4) a copy of the declaration page, in non-individualized, template form, absent personal policyholder information; and
2. 5) a copy of the policy jacket, if used by the company.

3. b) This filing requirement can be met by:

   1. 1) a company making a direct filing on its own behalf or through a third party filer with the company's authorization; or
   2. 2) a company authorizing the advisory organization, of which it is a member or subscriber, to make the filing on the company's behalf.

4. c) A company authorizing its advisory organization to file on the company's behalf under subsection (b)(2) must have on file an authorization that includes:

   1. 1) the name of its authorized advisory organization;
   2. 2) the kinds of business for which filings will be made;
   3. 3) authorization clause or language; and
   4. 4) effective date of authorization.

5. d) All filings must be accompanied by a forms submission letter that includes:

   1. 1) the name of the advisory organization or company making the filing;
   2. 2) title, form number, and edition identification of the forms;
   3. 3) information as to what Class and Clause coverage is written under;
   4. 4) identification of all applicable endorsements and applications as to the policy forms for which the endorsements and applications are used;
   5. 5) notification as to whether the filing is new or supersedes a present filing. Identification of all changes in all superseding filings, as well as identification of all superseded forms, is required; and
   6. 6) effective date of use.

(Source: Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 7225, effective June 13, 2019)