Vasa North Atlantic Insurance v. Selcke

Plaintiffs, Vasa North Atlanta Insurance Company and 34 other insurance companies, brought suit against defendants Stephen F. Selcke, Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, and Patrick Quinn, Treasurer of the State of Illinois, alleging that section 409 of the Illinois Insurance Code (215 ILCS 5/409 (West 1992)), which imposes an annual privilege tax upon foreign or alien insurance companies doing business in Illinois, is unconstitutional.

In a circuit court proceeding filed in Sangamon County, Melahn v. State of Illinois, Department of Insurance, No. 88—L—134 (Melahn), the Director…