Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 2
CLE
Live Programs: 1
Discussions
Posts: 2
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 31
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2020–21 bar year, the Section sponsored or co-sponsored the following programs:
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Protecting Your Law Firm: A Checklist of Appropriate Insurance Coverages (12/04/2020)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2020–21 bar year.
Insurance Law
- Community members: 572
- Total discussion posts: 2
Transactional
- Community members: 25,879
- Total discussion posts: 958
Litigation
- Community members: 25,867
- Total discussion posts: 1,739
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 31 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- Senate Bill 72 requires prejudgment interest at the rate of six percent from the date the action is filed in personal-injury or wrongful-death cases.
- Senate Bill 2455 amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to repeal sections of the Code requiring the driver of a vehicle that is involved in specified types of accidents to file a report of the accident with the Department of Transportation.
- Senate Bill 1588 creates the Travel Insurance Act.