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West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. has urged the Seventh Circuit to reject an Illinois bar and a jewelry store's bid for another chance in their coronavirus business interruption suit, arguing a virus exclusion clearly precludes coverage for all pandemic-related losses.
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EDWARDSVILLE A woman claims a Missouri finance company is operating in Illinois without a license and charging consumers excessive interest rates.
Terrie Luster, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated filed a complaint May 13 in the Madison County Circuit Court against JRE Financial LLC, doing business as AAA Community Finance, alleging engaging in business without a license, violation of the Illinois Consumer Installment Loan Act and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and unjust enrichment.
According to her complaint, Luster was issued a $475 loan by AAA in August and was charged an annual percentage rate of 786.72%, which exceeds Illinois law. Luster also alleges AAA is operating in the state without a license from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
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Last week, the Seventh Circuit reminded advertisers of the narrowing availability of insurance coverage for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claims. In
Mesa Laboratories v. Federal Insurance Co., the court rejected a fax marketer’s bid to make its insurer pay for its defense and settlement of an underlying unsolicited fax lawsuit. This decision underscores the insurance industry’s recent trend of limiting TCPA coverage under general policy forms and requiring policyholders to seek out and purchase specific coverage for those types of claims.
At one time, insurance policies did not say whether they provided coverage for claims brought under the TCPA. When the statute was passed in 1991, many policyholders were able to secure coverage for TCPA claims under the “personal and advertising injury” portions of their general liability insurance policies, which typically cover any “oral or written publica