As used in this Article:
     A. “Affiliate” or “Affiliated company” includes a parent entity that controls a captive insurance company and:

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Association: means any entity meeting the requirements set forth in either of the following paragraphs (1), (2) or (3):
             (1) any organized association of individuals, legal
    
representatives, corporations (whether for profit or not for profit), partnerships, trusts, associations, units of government or other organizations, or any combination of the foregoing, that has been in continuous existence for at least one year, the member organizations of which collectively:
            (a) own, control, or hold with power to vote
        
(directly or indirectly) all of the outstanding voting securities of an association captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer; or
            (b) have complete voting control (directly or
        
indirectly) over an association captive insurance company organized as a mutual insurer;
        (2) any organized association of individuals, legal
    
representatives, corporations (whether for profit or not for profit), partnerships, trusts, associations, units of government or other organizations, or any combination of the foregoing:
            (a) whose member organizations are engaged in
        
businesses or activities similar or related with respect to the liability of which such members are exposed by virtue of any related, similar, or common business, trade, product, services, premises, or operations; and
            (b) whose member organizations:
                 (i) directly or indirectly own or control,
            
and hold with power to vote, at least 80% of all of the outstanding voting securities of an association captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer; or
                (ii) directly or indirectly have at least 80%
            
of the voting control over an association captive insurance company organized as a mutual insurer; or
        (3) any risk retention group, as defined in
    
subsection (11) of Section 123B-2, domiciled in this State and organized under this Article; however, beginning 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995, a risk retention group shall no longer qualify as an association under this Article. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1
  • Association captive insurance company: means any company that insures risks of (i) the member organizations of an association, and (ii) their affiliated companies. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1
  • Captive insurance company: means any pure captive insurance company, association captive insurance company or industrial insured captive insurance company organized under the provisions of this Article. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Control: means the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of an entity, other than the power that results from an official position with or corporate office held in the entity. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Insurance. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Industrial insured: means an insured which (together with its affiliates) at the time of its initial procurement of insurance from an industrial insured captive insurance company:
             (1) has available to it advice with respect to the
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    purchase of insurance through the use of the services of a full-time employee acting as an insurance manager or buyer or the services of a regularly and continuously retained qualified insurance consultant; and
            (2) pays aggregate annual premiums in excess of
            
    $100,000 for insurance on all risks except for life, accident and health; and
            (3) either (i) has at least 25 full-time employees,
        
    or (ii) has gross assets in excess of $3,000,000, or (iii) has annual gross revenues in excess of $5,000,000. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1
  • Industrial insured captive insurance company: means any company that insures risks of industrial insureds that are members of the industrial insured group, and their affiliated companies. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1
  • Industrial insured group: means any group of industrial insureds that collectively:
             (1) directly or indirectly (including ownership or
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    control through a company which is wholly owned by such group of industrial insureds) own or control, and hold with power to vote, all of the outstanding voting securities of an industrial insured captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer; or
            (2) directly or indirectly (including control through
        
    a company which is wholly owned by such group of industrial insureds) have complete voting control over an industrial insured captive insurance company organized as a mutual insurer; provided, however, that no member organization may (i) own, control, or hold with power to vote in excess of 25% of the voting securities of an industrial insured captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer, or (ii) have more than 25% of the voting control of an industrial insured captive insurance company organized as a mutual insurer. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1
  • Member organization: means any individual, legal representative, corporation (whether for profit or not for profit), partnership, association, unit of government, trust or other organization that belongs to an association or an industrial insured group. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1
  • Parent: means a corporation, partnership, individual or other legal entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of a company. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Pure captive insurance company: means any company that insures only risks of its parent or affiliated companies or both. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1
  • Safety-Net Hospital: means an Illinois hospital that qualifies as a Safety-Net Hospital under § 5-5e. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Unit of government: includes any state, regional or local government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any district, authority, public educational institution or school district, public corporation or other unit of government in this State or any similar unit of government in any other state. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123C-1

  •          (1) is an affiliate of another entity if the entity
        
    directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the other entity.
            (2) is an affiliate of another entity if the entity
        
    is an affiliate of and is controlled by the other entity directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries.
    A subsidiary or holding company of an entity is an affiliate of that entity.
         B. “Association” means any entity meeting the requirements set forth in either of the following paragraphs (1), (2) or (3):
             (1) any organized association of individuals, legal
        
    representatives, corporations (whether for profit or not for profit), partnerships, trusts, associations, units of government or other organizations, or any combination of the foregoing, that has been in continuous existence for at least one year, the member organizations of which collectively:
                (a) own, control, or hold with power to vote
            
    (directly or indirectly) all of the outstanding voting securities of an association captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer; or
                (b) have complete voting control (directly or
            
    indirectly) over an association captive insurance company organized as a mutual insurer;
            (2) any organized association of individuals, legal
        
    representatives, corporations (whether for profit or not for profit), partnerships, trusts, associations, units of government or other organizations, or any combination of the foregoing:
                (a) whose member organizations are engaged in
            
    businesses or activities similar or related with respect to the liability of which such members are exposed by virtue of any related, similar, or common business, trade, product, services, premises, or operations; and
                (b) whose member organizations:
                     (i) directly or indirectly own or control,
                
    and hold with power to vote, at least 80% of all of the outstanding voting securities of an association captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer; or
                    (ii) directly or indirectly have at least 80%
                
    of the voting control over an association captive insurance company organized as a mutual insurer; or
            (3) any risk retention group, as defined in
        
    subsection (11) of Section 123B-2, domiciled in this State and organized under this Article; however, beginning 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995, a risk retention group shall no longer qualify as an association under this Article.
        Provided, however, that with respect to each of the associations described in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) above, no member organization may (i) own, control, or hold with power to vote in excess of 25% of the voting securities of an association captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer, or (ii) have more than 25% of the voting control of an association captive insurance company organized as a mutual insurer.
         C. “Association captive insurance company” means any company that insures risks of (i) the member organizations of an association, and (ii) their affiliated companies.
         D. “Captive insurance company” means any pure captive insurance company, association captive insurance company or industrial insured captive insurance company organized under the provisions of this Article.
         E. “Director” means the Director of the Department of Insurance.
         F. “Industrial insured” means an insured which (together with its affiliates) at the time of its initial procurement of insurance from an industrial insured captive insurance company:
             (1) has available to it advice with respect to the
        
    purchase of insurance through the use of the services of a full-time employee acting as an insurance manager or buyer or the services of a regularly and continuously retained qualified insurance consultant; and
            (2) pays aggregate annual premiums in excess of
            
    $100,000 for insurance on all risks except for life, accident and health; and
            (3) either (i) has at least 25 full-time employees,
        
    or (ii) has gross assets in excess of $3,000,000, or (iii) has annual gross revenues in excess of $5,000,000.
        G. “Industrial insured captive insurance company” means any company that insures risks of industrial insureds that are members of the industrial insured group, and their affiliated companies.
         H. “Industrial insured group” means any group of industrial insureds that collectively:
             (1) directly or indirectly (including ownership or
        
    control through a company which is wholly owned by such group of industrial insureds) own or control, and hold with power to vote, all of the outstanding voting securities of an industrial insured captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer; or
            (2) directly or indirectly (including control through
        
    a company which is wholly owned by such group of industrial insureds) have complete voting control over an industrial insured captive insurance company organized as a mutual insurer; provided, however, that no member organization may (i) own, control, or hold with power to vote in excess of 25% of the voting securities of an industrial insured captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer, or (ii) have more than 25% of the voting control of an industrial insured captive insurance company organized as a mutual insurer.
        I. “Member organization” means any individual, legal representative, corporation (whether for profit or not for profit), partnership, association, unit of government, trust or other organization that belongs to an association or an industrial insured group.
         J. “Parent” means a corporation, partnership, individual or other legal entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of a company.
         K. “Personal risk liability” means liability to other persons for (i) damage because of injury to any person, (ii) damage to property, or (iii) other loss or damage, in each case resulting from any personal, familial, or household responsibilities or activities, but does not include legal liability for damages (including costs of defense, legal costs and fees, and other claims expenses) because of injuries to other persons, damage to their property, or other damage or loss to such other persons resulting from or arising out of:
             (i) any business (whether for profit or not for
        
    profit), trade, product, services (including professional services), premises, or operations; or
            (ii) any activity of any state or local government,
        
    or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
        L. “Pure captive insurance company” means any company that insures only risks of its parent or affiliated companies or both.
         M. “Unit of government” includes any state, regional or local government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any district, authority, public educational institution or school district, public corporation or other unit of government in this State or any similar unit of government in any other state.
         N. “Control” means the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of an entity, other than the power that results from an official position with or corporate office held in the entity. The power may be possessed directly or indirectly by any means, including through the ownership of voting securities or by contract, other than a commercial contract for goods or non-management services.
         O. “Qualified independent actuary” means a person that is either:
             (1) a member in good standing with the Casualty
        
    Actuarial Society; or
            (2) a member in good standing with the American
        
    Academy of Actuaries who has been approved as qualified for signing casualty loss reserve opinions by the Casualty Practice Council of the American Academy of Actuaries.
        P. “Controlled unaffiliated business” means an entity:
             (1) that is not an affiliate;
             (2) that has an existing contractual relationship
        
    with an affiliate under which the affiliate bears a potential financial loss; and
            (3) whose risks are managed by a captive
        
    insurance company under Section 123C-24 of this Code.
        Q. “Operational risk” means any potential financial loss of an affiliate, except for a loss arising from an insurance policy issued by a captive or insurance affiliate.
         R. “Captive management company” means an entity providing administrative services to a captive insurance company.
         S. “Safety-Net Hospital” means an Illinois hospital that qualifies as a Safety-Net Hospital under § 5-5e.1 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.