(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, travel insurance shall be classified and filed for purposes of rates and forms under an inland marine line of insurance; however, travel insurance that provides coverage for sickness, accident, disability, or death occurring during travel, either exclusively, or in conjunction with related coverages of emergency evacuation or repatriation of remains, or incidental limited property and casualty benefits such as baggage or trip cancellation may be filed under either an accident and health line of insurance or an inland marine line of insurance.
     (b) Travel insurance may be in the form of an individual, group, master, or blanket policy.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/1655

  • 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
  • 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
  • Travel insurance: means insurance coverage for personal risks incident to planned travel, including, but not limited to:
             (1) the interruption or cancellation of a trip or
    
event;
        (2) the loss of baggage or personal effects;
         (3) damages to accommodations or rental vehicles;
         (4) sickness, accident, disability, or death
    
occurring during travel;
        (5) emergency evacuation;
         (6) repatriation of remains; or
         (7) any other contractual obligations to indemnify
    
or pay a specified amount to the traveler upon determinable contingencies related to travel as approved by the Director. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/1630
  • Travel protection plans: means plans that provide one or more of the following: travel insurance, travel assistance services, and cancellation fee waivers. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/1630

  •      (c) Eligibility and underwriting standards for travel insurance may be developed and provided based on travel protection plans designed for individual or identified marketing or distribution channels, provided those standards also meet this State‘s underwriting standards for inland marine.