Ill. Admin. Code tit. 83, § 460.230
d) The MSP shall file evidence of insurance in one of the following ways:
2) MSPs that qualify to self-insure for the liability obligations shall file a copy of the Self-Insurance Certificate of Approval under Section 4 of the Workers' Compensation Act [820 ILCS 305]. If the MSP fails to maintain authorization from the Illinois Industrial Commission to provide self-insurance, the MSP must obtain insurance coverage as provided in Section 460.100(b)(1) within 120 days from the date that its authority to self-insure is revoked by Illinois Industrial Commission Order. The MSP must notify the Commission of the Order revoking its authority to self-insure within 30 days. Within 120 days, the MSP must file a certificate of insurance with the Chief Clerk of the Commission and the Manager of the Commission's Financial Analysis Division or its successor as evidence that a Commercial General Liability policy has been issued and is valid for a period of not less than one year. MSPs that qualify to self-insure but are required to provide an unconditional guarantee, surety bond, letter of credit, or establish an escrow account shall file:
A) A copy of the latest ratings report presenting the commercial paper or long-term credit or obligation ratings of the guarantors or financial institutions that issued the letter of credit, as applicable, between December 1 and December 31 of each year and within 15 days following any downgrade of such ratings previously filed with the Commission. Within 30 days after a downgrade of the commercial paper or long-term credit ratings of the guarantors or financial institutions that issued the letter of credit to a level below the minimum rating required under this Subpart, the MSP shall submit a report that: