( September 28, 2026, 10:19 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois judge dismissed without prejudice claims for breach of contract and vexatious and unreasonable delay under Illinois Insurance Code Section 155 against an insurance firm but allowed these claims to proceed against an insurance producer in an insured’s lawsuit seeking $4.89 million in cyber insurance coverage for a 2023 ransomware attack, holding that the claims must be dismissed against the firm because the policy is ambiguous by failing to indicate whether the firm or producer will pay the claim....