Illinois Director of Insurance

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Illinois Director of Insurance

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General information
Office Type:  Nonpartisan
Office website:  Official Link
Compensation:  $162,000
2024 FY Budget:  $88,528,400
Term limits:  None
Structure
Length of term:   Serves at the governor's pleasure
Selection Method:  Appointed by the governor
Current Officeholder
Ann Gillespie
Other Illinois Executive Offices
Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Comptroller • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Director • Insurance Director • Natural Resources Director • Labor Director • Illinois Commerce Commission

The Illinois Director of Insurance is a state executive position in the Illinois state government. The Department of Insurance's mission is to protect consumers by providing assistance and information, by efficiently regulating the insurance industry's market behavior and financial solvency and by fostering a competitive insurance marketplace.[1]

Current officeholder

The acting Illinois Director of Insurance is Ann Gillespie (nonpartisan). Gillespie assumed office in 2024. She was appointed by Governor J.B. Pritzker office on April 9, 2024.[2]

Authority

The Illinois Director of Insurance's powers are derived from Chapter 215, Act 5, Article XXIV .

Article XXIV, Section 401:

The Director is charged with the rights, powers and duties appertaining to the enforcement and execution of all the insurance laws of this State. He shall have the power
(a) to make reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for making effective such laws;
(b) to conduct such investigations as may be necessary to determine whether any person has violated any provision of such insurance laws;
(c) to conduct such examinations, investigations and hearings in addition to those specifically provided for, as may be necessary and proper for the efficient administration of the insurance laws of this State; and
(d) to institute such actions or other lawful proceedings as he may deem necessary for the enforcement of the Illinois Insurance Code or of any Order or action made or taken by him under this Code. The Attorney General, upon request of the Director, may proceed in the courts of this State to enforce an Order or decision in any court proceeding or in any administrative proceeding before the Director.[3]

Qualifications

"The executive and administrative officers, whose offices are created by this Act, must have the qualifications prescribed by law..."[4]

Appointment

Article V, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution establishes the governor's power to appoint the director of insurance:

Governor - Appointing Power
(a) The Governor shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a majority of the members elected concurring by record vote, shall appoint all officers whose election or appointment is not otherwise provided for. Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate within 60 session days after the receipt thereof shall be deemed to have received the advice and consent of the Senate. The General Assembly shall have no power to elect or appoint officers of the Executive Branch.
(b) If, during a recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office filled by appointment by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall make a nomination to fill such office.
(c) No person rejected by the Senate for an office shall, except at the Senate's request, be nominated again for that office at the same session or be appointed to that office during a recess of that Senate.[5]

Vacancies

Article V, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution also covers the process for filling vacancies in the office of Illinois Director of Insurance. Because the director of insurance serves at the pleasure of the governor, the process for appointment is the same whether the governor appoints a new director or the current director stops serving in the office. The governor appoints the director with the advice and consent of the state Senate. If the Senate fails to act upon a nomination for appointment with in 60 days of it being made, the appointment will be considered to have received the advice and consent of the Senate. Vacancies occurring during Senate recesses are filled by temporary gubernatorial appointments. The governor must submit a nomination when the Senate reconvenes for advice and consent.[6]

Duties

The director is responsible for the operations of the office of the special deputy receiver, which handles the affairs of insurance companies placed in rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation.[1]

Divisions

Click here to view a larger-scale image of the Illinois Department of Insurance Organizational Chart as of August 5, 2013.

As of January 19, 2021, the Illinois Department of Insurance contains the following divisions:

  • Consumer Education and Protection
  • Life and Annuities Products Division
  • Health Products Division
  • Property and Casualty Products Division
  • Financial and Corporate Regulatory Division
  • Enforcement and Investigations Division
  • Finance and Administration‐Procurement/Administration Division
  • Human Resources Division
  • Innovation and Market Analysis Division
  • Office of Legal Affairs Division[7]

State budget

See also: Illinois state budget and finances

The Illinois Department of Insurance's budget for Fiscal Year 2024 was $88,528,400.[8]

Compensation

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $162,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]

2021

In 2021, the director received a salary of $159,600, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]

2020

In 2020, the director received a salary of $159,600, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

2019

In 2019, the director received a salary of $135,081, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

2018

In 2018, the director received a salary of $135,081, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

2017

In 2017, the director received a salary of $135,081, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]

2016

In 2016, the director received a salary of $135,081, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]

2015

In 2015, the director received a salary of $135,081, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]

2014

In 2014, the director received a salary of $135,081, according to the Council of State Governments.[17]

2013

In 2013, the director received a salary of $113,308, according to the Council of State Governments.[18]

2012

In 2012, the director received a salary of $135,081, according to the Council of State Governments.

2010

In 2010, the director received a salary of $135,100, according to the Council of State Governments.[19]

Historical officeholders

A total of 53 officials have served as the Illinois director of insurance from 1893-Present.[20]

Recent news

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Illinois Director of Insurance - Google News

Contact information

Springfield Office:
320 W. Washington Street
Springfield, IL 62767-0001
Main Phone Number: (217) 782-4515
TDD: (866) 323-5321


Chicago Office:
122 S. Michigan Ave., 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
Main Phone Number: (312) 814-2420
TDD: (866) 323-5321


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Illinois Department of Insurance, "About us" accessed January 19, 2021
  2. ↑ Insurance Journal, "Illinois State Senator Ann Gillespie Named Acting Director of DOI," accessed April 15, 2024
  3. ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "(215 ILCS 5/) Illinois Insurance Code," accessed January 19, 2021
  4. ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "(20 ILCS 5/) Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (General Provisions and Departments of State Government)," accessed January 21, 2021
  5. ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Constitution of the State of Illinois - Article V," accessed January 19, 2021
  6. ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Constitution of the State of Illinois - Article V," accessed January 19, 2021
  7. ↑ "Illinois Department of Insurance, "2019 Annual Report," accessed January 19, 2021
  8. ↑ State of Illinois Office of Management and Budget, "Fiscal Year 2024 Budget," accessed December 6, 2023
  9. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
  10. ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
  11. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 19, 2021
  12. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 19, 2021
  13. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 19, 2021
  14. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 19, 2021
  15. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
  16. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
  17. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
  18. ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
  19. ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed September 5, 2012
  20. ↑ Illinois Director of Insurance, "Former Directors of the Illinois Department of Insurance," accessed January 19, 2021
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