215 ILCS 155/5

Certificate of authority required. It is unlawful for any company to engage or to continue in the business of title insurance without first procuring from the Secretary a certificate of authority stating that the company has complied with the requirements of Section 4 of this Act. An insurer that transacts any class of insurance other than title insurance anywhere in the United States is not eligible for the issuance of a certificate of authority to transact title insurance in this State nor for a renewal of a certificate of authority.