Mississippi Code
General Provisions
§ 71-3-111. Mississippi Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Plan; commissioner's duties and responsibilities; temporary joint underwriting association

The purpose of the association shall be to provide a market for workers' compensation insurance on a self-supporting basis.
The association shall not be established nor begin underwriting operations until the commissioner, after due hearing and investigation, has determined that workers' compensation insurance is not readily available. A determination that such insurance is not readily available shall be necessary before the association begins operations.
Upon such determination, the association shall be authorized to issue policies of workers' compensation insurance.
If the commissioner determines at any time that workers' compensation insurance can be made readily available in the voluntary market, the association shall then cease its underwriting operations for such workers' compensation insurance that has been determined to be available in the voluntary market.
The Commissioner of Insurance is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section, to include levying assessments, if necessary, to provide funding for start-up and administrative expenses.

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