(1) A lessee obtains an insurable interest when existing goods are identified to the lease contract even though the goods identified are nonconforming and the lessee has an option to reject them.
     (2) If a lessee has an insurable interest only by reason of the lessor‘s identification of the goods, the lessor, until default or insolvency or notification to the lessee that identification is final, may substitute other goods for those identified.

time of identification to the lease contract, or are fixtures (Section 2A-309), but the term does not include money, documents, instruments, accounts, chattel paper, general intangibles, or minerals or the like, including oil and gas, before extraction. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 810 ILCS 5/2A-103 Lessee: means a person who acquires the right to

possession and use of goods under a lease. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 810 ILCS 5/2A-103 Lessor: means a person who transfers the right      to possession and use of goods under a lease. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 810 ILCS 5/2A-103 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Statute: A law passed by a legislature.      (3) Notwithstanding a lessee’s insurable interest under subsections (1) and (2), the lessor retains an insurable interest until an option to buy has been exercised by the lessee and risk of loss has passed to the lessee.      (4) Nothing in this Section impairs any insurable interest recognized under any other statute or rule of law.      (5) The parties by agreement may determine that one or more parties have an obligation to obtain and pay for insurance covering the goods and by agreement may determine the beneficiary of the proceeds of the insurance.   Previous section Next section    Part 2 Contents