Plaintiff provided Defendant timely notice of his claim with regard to the Schering suit. State Sec. Ins., 145 Ill.2d at 431, 583 N.E.2d at 551, 164 Ill.Dec. at 635. Plaintiff argues that he did provide timely notice to Defendant. Plaintiff asserts that he immediately contacted Defendant’s agent, James Markwell, upon learning that Scher-ing had filed a petition for a rule to show cause with Judge Hart. Moreover, based upon his prior dealings with Markwell, Plaintiff claims that he did not believe that a written notice of his claim was necessary. However, the Court cannot say that Plaintiff timely notified Defendant of the “occurrence.” First, it is highly questionable whether Markwell was Defendant’s agent, .App.3d 232, 237, 456 N.E.2d 348, 352, 74 Ill.Dec. 846, 850 (1983) (<HOLDING>); see also Illinois Valley Minerals Corp. v.
holding that a one month delay is acceptable holding that a six month delay was unreasonable holding that a 14 month delay was unreasonable holding that a 13 month delay was unreasonable holding that a five month delay was unreasonable