(a)(1) There is created a nonprofit legal entity to be known as the District of Columbia Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association.
(2) All member insurers shall be and shall continually remain members of the Association as a condition of their authority to transact insurance business in the District of Columbia.
(3) The Association shall perform its functions under the plan of operation established and approved under § 31-5407 and shall exercise its powers through a board of directors established under § 31-5404.
(4) For purposes of administration and assessment the Association shall maintain 2 accounts:
(A) The life insurance and annuity account which shall include the following subaccounts:
(i) Life insurance account; and
(ii) Annuity account; and
(B) The health insurance account.
(b) The Association shall come under the immediate supervision of the Mayor and shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the insurance laws of the District of Columbia.
(July 22, 1992, D.C. Law 9-129, § 4, 39 DCR 4036.)
1981 Ed., § 35-1943.
This section is referenced in § 31-5401.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 31 - Insurance and Securities
Chapter 54 - Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
§ 31–5402. Coverage and limitations
§ 31–5403. Creation of the Association
§ 31–5405. Powers and duties of the Association
§ 31–5408. Duties and powers of the Mayor
§ 31–5409. Prevention of insolvencies
§ 31–5410. Credits for assessments paid
§ 31–5412. Examination of the Association; annual report
§ 31–5415. Stay of proceedings; reopening default judgments
§ 31–5416. Prohibited advertisement of Association act in insurance sale; notice to policyholders