{"id":30335,"date":"2026-02-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/bulletin\/serff-new-template-new-guidance-key-changes-in-illinois-insurance-supplier-diversity-reporting-for-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T05:00:00","slug":"serff-new-template-new-guidance-key-changes-in-illinois-insurance-supplier-diversity-reporting-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"bulletin","link":"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/bulletin\/serff-new-template-new-guidance-key-changes-in-illinois-insurance-supplier-diversity-reporting-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"SERFF, New Template, New Guidance: Key Changes in Illinois Insurance Supplier Diversity Reporting for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>IL<\/strong>| The <strong>Illinois Department of Insurance<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/idoi.illinois.gov\/content\/dam\/soi\/en\/web\/insurance\/companies\/companybulletins\/cb2026-03-updated-supplier-diversity-filing-instructions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bulletin 2026-03<\/a> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">updates who must file, how to file, and how to format Illinois insurance supplier diversity reports due on and after April 1, 2026<\/span>, including coordination with existing rules and FAQs.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Key Points: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applies to authorized\/accredited insurers, HMOs, limited health service orgs, dental service plan corporations, and accredited reinsurers with at least\u00a0<strong>$50 million<\/strong>\u00a0in net admitted assets, with specified exclusions (e.g., captives, fraternals, entities offering only Medicare Part C\/D in Illinois).\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reports must use the Department\u2019s fillable PDF template from the Insurance Supplier Diversity webpage and be filed via SERFF under the designated Annual Reports \/ Supplier Diversity Report TOI and sub\u2011TOI, marked for public access.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Detailed formatting rules govern how to list certifications (Question 3), state internal goals and program results by commodity\/category and inclusion supplier type (Questions 4\u20135), and calculate overall inclusion\u2011supplier spend percentages.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Question 6 is reserved for explaining unique circumstances or irregularities, and entities should also consult 50 Ill. Adm. Code 910 and posted FAQs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/idoi.illinois.gov\/content\/dam\/soi\/en\/web\/insurance\/companies\/companybulletins\/cb2026-03-updated-supplier-diversity-filing-instructions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to see IL Bulletin 2026-03<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21540,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"department":[252],"state":[303],"class_list":["post-30335","bulletin","type-bulletin","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","department-department-of-insurance","state-illinois"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bulletin\/30335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bulletin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bulletin"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bulletin\/30335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department?post=30335"},{"taxonomy":"state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/state?post=30335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}