AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 402 and 403 and authorized by Section 401 of the Illinois Insurance Code [215 ILCS 5/401, 402 and 403] and Section 5-150 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100/5-150].DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
a) Except as otherwise provided by law, and for good cause shown, the Director may in his discretion, order a rehearing in a contested case on petition of an interested party.
b) Where the record of testimony made at the hearing is found by the Director to be inadequate for purposes of judicial review, the Director may order a reopening of the hearing.
c) A motion for a rehearing or a motion for the reopening of a hearing shall be filed within 10 days of the date of mailing of the Director's Order. A rehearing shall be noticed and conducted in the same manner as an original hearing. The evidence received at the rehearing shall be included in the record for Director's reconsideration and for judicial review. A decision or order may be amended or vacated after rehearing.