Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council

What Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council does

Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council (ILHIC) is a private, nonprofit trade association founded in 1966 and headquartered at 600 South Second Street, Suite 401, Springfield, Illinois. The organization operates as the primary advocacy body for the life and health insurance industry in Illinois, providing legislative and regulatory advocacy on behalf of approximately 100+ member companies, which include major national carriers such as Aetna, CIGNA, Centene, AFLAC, Genworth, CNA, and Brighthouse Financial, alongside regional insurers like Pekin Insurance, COUNTRY Financial, and Guarantee Trust Life. Its core services include legislative bill tracking, weekly legislative call summaries, DOI regulatory tracking charts, formal comment letters and policy papers, end-of-session reports, and in-person meetings with Department of Insurance staff and state policymakers. The organization also operates ILHIPAC, a political action committee for advancing industry interests, and maintains partnerships with national associations ACLI and AHIP for coordinated policy positions.

ILHIC's technology stack is modest: a Squarespace-hosted public website, a member-only login portal, calendar subscription feeds (iCal, Google Calendar, RSS), and a MembershipWorks event system. There is no proprietary platform, no API surface, no mobile app, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The underlying "product" is institutional — accumulated legislative tracking across the 101st–104th General Assemblies, established relationships with Illinois legislators and regulators, and curated member networking through annual meetings (next scheduled August 26–27, 2026, Oak Brook, IL) and weekly legislative calls during session.

The business model is membership dues-based, with tiered structures including Full Members/Associate Members and Professional Affiliate Members. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and requires member login access. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors composed of member companies, has 1–10 employees, and is led by President Laura Minzer. It does not disclose revenue, has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity. Revenue is concentrated in the Illinois market only, with no global footprint or geographic expansion signals.

Name

Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council

Legal name

Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council

Website

https://ilhic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council is a 501(c)(6)-style nonprofit trade association founded in 1966 that provides legislative and regulatory advocacy, bill tracking, and member networking for 100+ life and health insurance companies operating in Illinois.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: ILHIC operates as a trade association funded through membership dues from insurance companies operating in the life and health insurance sector in Illinois. Multiple membership opportunities are available including Full Members, Associate Members, and Professional Affiliate Members.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council is a membership-based trade association that advocates for the life and health insurance industry in Illinois. It delivers legislative and regulatory advocacy, weekly bill tracking, comment letters, regulatory tracking charts, newsletters, and member networking events to its 100+ member insurance companies, while operating the ILHIPAC political action committee.

Product overview

Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council operates as a trade association providing a suite of advocacy and member services rather than a commercial product platform. The organization's offerings center on legislative and regulatory advocacy for the life and health insurance industry in Illinois, supported by member resources including bill tracking, policy papers, legislative call summaries, newsletters, regulatory tracking charts, and networking events. The ILHIPAC political action committee furthers industry interests through political engagement. These services are provided exclusively to member companies through secure member-only portals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ILHIPAC: Political Action Committee (ILHIPAC) set up for purposes of advancing the interests of the life and health insurance industries. Governed by federal and Illinois law and by rules approved by the Board. Participation and contributions are voluntary.

Products and services

• Legislative & Regulatory Advocacy Services
• Legislative Bill Tracking
• Comment Letters & Policy Papers
• Legislative Call Summaries
• Newsletters & Reports
• DOI Regulatory Tracking Charts
• ILHIPAC
• Membership Directory & Member Resources
• Educational Events & Annual Meeting

Named customers16 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational trade organization representing the life insurance industry. ILHIC partners with ACLI on policy positions, regulatory comments, and industry-wide initiatives. Joint comment letters to DOI on regulatory matters demonstrate active collaboration on insurance regulation and policy development.
• America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational health insurance industry association. ILHIC maintains partnership for coordinated advocacy on health insurance issues affecting Illinois consumers and member companies. Collaborates on regulatory positions and policy initiatives.
• Illinois Department of InsurancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState regulatory agency overseeing insurance operations in Illinois. ILHIC maintains ongoing relationships with Department staff for regulatory navigation, policy feedback, and member issue resolution. Provides testimony before House and Senate committees on behalf of the industry.
• Illinois General AssemblycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIllinois state legislature. ILHIC advocates for industry positions during legislative sessions, provides testimony before House and Senate committees, and maintains relationships with legislators on insurance-related bills and regulations.
• Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management at Illinois State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing research on the economic impact of Illinois' insurance industry. ILHIC references the school's reports on state insurance market statistics including Illinois' share of national health premiums and healthcare expenditure data.
• National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization of state insurance regulators. Referenced as part of Illinois' adoption of Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation aligned with NAIC standards.
• Illinois Life and Health Insurance Guaranty AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState organization providing protection to policyholders in case of insurer insolvency. Listed as a regulatory resource on ILHIC's helpful links page.
• Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association representing pharmacy benefit managers. Referenced as a partner organization on ILHIC's helpful links page.
• National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization of state legislators involved in insurance legislation. Listed as a partner organization on ILHIC's helpful links page.
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing research and policy support to state legislatures. Listed as a partner organization on ILHIC's helpful links page.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB): National association for commercial insurance brokers, providing federal and state legislative advocacy, regulatory engagement, and member services. Operates the same dues-funded trade association model ILHIC uses, but at the national level and focused on the commercial lines broker segment.
• American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI): National trade association representing the life insurance industry on federal and state policy. ILHIC lists ACLI as a strategic partner and they jointly file comment letters on Illinois insurance regulation, making ACLI both a partner and the closest broader peer.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Association: National federation representing Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans with significant state-level advocacy functions. While BCBS is also a payer, its state-level advocacy function on health insurance issues parallels ILHIC's role as an industry convener on Illinois health policy.
• America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP): National trade association for health insurance carriers. AHIP is a listed strategic partner of ILHIC for coordinated advocacy on health insurance issues affecting Illinois, providing the national-level parallel to ILHIC's state-level health advocacy work.
• National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC): National trade association for mutual insurers, with active state-level legislative and regulatory advocacy programs. Operates a comparable membership-funded advocacy model with regional managers supporting state legislation including Illinois.

Others

• Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I): Industry-supported source of insurance information and research that engages in public policy and consumer education. While not a direct advocacy peer, Triple-I performs adjacent research-and-communications services for the same life/health insurance ecosystem ILHIC represents.
• National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC): National organization of state insurance regulators that establishes model regulations and coordinates multi-state insurance oversight. Not a peer in the competitive sense, but a counterpart organization with which ILHIC coordinates comment letters and tracks regulatory alignment.
• National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA): National trade association for independent insurance agents with state affiliates that perform legislative and regulatory advocacy on insurance issues. Comparable dues-funded advocacy model organized through state chapters including Illinois.
• Independent Insurance Agents of America (Big I / IIABA): National trade association for independent insurance agents with state-level associations that perform legislative advocacy. Operates a dues-funded model paralleling ILHIC's but represents distribution-side (agents) rather than carrier-side insurer members.

Direct peers

• National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU): National association representing health insurance agents and brokers, organized through state chapters. NAHU state chapters (including Illinois) replicate ILHIC's model of legislative and regulatory advocacy on health insurance issues with member dues funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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