· 1/24/2003
Guillen Ex Rel. Guillen v. Potomac Ins. Co.
Citations
- 785 N.E.2d 1
- 203 Ill. 2d 141
- 271 Ill. Dec. 350
- 2003 Ill. LEXIS 4
How courts have described this case
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- holding that unsigned letter purportedly sent to the insured regarding addition of lead exclusion to policy was insufficient to meet statutory proof-of-mailing requirements under section 143.17a of the Insurance Code
- concluding Potomac failed to prove it gave requisite notice of the policy modification containing the lead exclusion it relied on to deny its duty to defend
- dealing with the recurring appearance of the phrase “proof of mailing”
- dealing with the recurring appearance of the phrase \proof of mailing\
- dealing with the recurring appearance of the phrase \proof of mailing\
- “when a notification requirement is not satisfied with respect to a material modification to an insurance policy, the modification does not take effect.”
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Judges: McMorrow, Rarick
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