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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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