Illinois Appellate Court Penalizes Insurer for Not Re-Asking Questions in Renewal Application the Insured Already Answered Incorrectly in Prior Application

In Illinois State Bar Association Mutual Insurance Co. v. Brooks, Adams & Tarulis, 2014 IL App (1st) 132608, the Illinois Appellate Court held, in relevant part, that the Illinois State Bar Association Mutual Insurance Company (“ISBA”) could not rescind a renewal policy based on a misrepresentation in the initial policy application when there was no incorporation of the initial application of insurance into the renewal policy.

As background, Douglas Tibble learned of a claim by Tango Music, LLC (“Tango”) in November 2002.  In December …

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