Coronet Insurance Co. v. Washburn

Defendant, John E. Washburn, Director of Insurance of the State of Illinois (Director), appeals from the circuit court’s order denying his motion to dismiss the complaint and dissolve a temporary restraining order, and permanently enjoining him from enforcing Department of Insurance (Department) Rule 919.60(d). The issues presented are whether the Director possesses the statutory authority to promulgate an amendment to an administrative rule prohibiting an insurance company from requesting an insured to submit to a lie detector test; the regulation is void for vagueness; and the rule was…