Yorktowne Mutual Insurance v. Insurance Department

COLINS, President Judge.

Yorktowne Mutual Insurance Company (Yorktowne) petitions for review of the January 9, 1995 decision of the Insurance Commissioner, which found that Yorktowne violated Section 5(a)(9) of the Unfair Insurance Practices Act (Act)1 when it cancelled the homeowner’s insurance policy of its insured, John Lovelace. We affirm.

By Notice of Cancellation dated February 21, 1992, Yorktowne cancelled Lovelace’s homeowner’s insurance policy effective March 23, 1992. As the reason for the cancellation, Yorktowne cited a substantial increase in the hazards insured against caused by…