1. This chapter provides coverage for the life insurance, health insurance and annuity policies or contracts described in subsection 4 to persons who are:
(a) Owners of, enrollees in or certificate holders under such policies or contracts, other than structured settlement annuities, and who:
(1) Are residents of this state; or
(2) Are not residents, but only if:
(I) The member insurer that issued the policies or contracts is domiciled in this state;
(II) The states in which the persons reside have associations similar to the Association created by this chapter; and
(III) The persons are not eligible for coverage by an association in another state because the member insurer was not authorized in the other state at the time specified in that state’s law governing guaranty associations; and
(b) Regardless of where they reside, beneficiaries, assignees or payees of the persons covered under paragraph (a), including, without limitation, providers of health care rendering services covered under policies or certificates of health insurance, except for nonresident certificate holders under group policies or contracts.
2. For structured settlement annuities, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, this chapter provides coverage to a payee under the annuity, or beneficiary of a payee if the payee is deceased, if the payee or beneficiary:
(a) Is a resident of this state, regardless of the residence of the owner of the annuity; or
(b) Is not a resident of this state, but:
(1) The owner of the annuity is a resident of this state, or the issuer of the annuity is domiciled in this state and the state in which the owner resides has an association similar to the Association created by this chapter; and
(2) Neither the payee or beneficiary nor the owner of the annuity is eligible for coverage by the association of the state in which the payee, beneficiary or owner resides.
3. This chapter does not provide coverage for a payee or beneficiary of a structured settlement annuity if the owner of the annuity is a resident of this state and the payee or beneficiary is afforded any coverage by the association of another state. In determining the application of the provisions of this chapter to a situation where a person could be covered by the association of more than one state, this chapter must be construed in conjunction with the laws of other states to result in coverage by only one association.
4. This chapter provides coverage to the persons described in subsections 1 and 2 for policies or contracts of direct, nongroup life insurance, health insurance and annuities, for certificates under direct group policies and contracts, and for supplemental contracts to any of these, in each case issued by member insurers, except as limited by this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 302; A 1991, 869; 2001, 1030; 2015, 3474; 2019, 1084)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 686C - Nevada Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
NRS 686C.020 - Purpose of chapter.
NRS 686C.030 - Scope of chapter: Coverage provided.
NRS 686C.035 - Scope of chapter: Coverage not provided.
NRS 686C.038 - Applicability of chapter to riders for long-term care.
NRS 686C.045 - "Account" defined.
NRS 686C.048 - "Annuity" defined.
NRS 686C.050 - "Association" defined.
NRS 686C.055 - "Authorized assessment" defined.
NRS 686C.061 - "Benefit plan" defined.
NRS 686C.065 - "Called assessment" defined.
NRS 686C.070 - "Contractual obligation" defined.
NRS 686C.080 - "Covered policy or contract" defined.
NRS 686C.084 - "Extra-contractual claim" defined.
NRS 686C.087 - "Health maintenance organization" defined.
NRS 686C.090 - "Impaired insurer" defined.
NRS 686C.095 - "Insolvent insurer" defined.
NRS 686C.100 - "Member insurer" defined.
NRS 686C.104 - "Owner" defined.
NRS 686C.108 - "Person" defined.
NRS 686C.110 - "Premiums" defined.
NRS 686C.115 - "Principal place of business" defined.
NRS 686C.120 - "Resident" defined.
NRS 686C.123 - "State" defined.
NRS 686C.124 - "Structured settlement annuity" defined.
NRS 686C.125 - "Supplemental contract" defined.
NRS 686C.127 - "Unallocated annuity contract" defined.
NRS 686C.140 - Board of Directors: Members; vacancies; initial selection; reimbursement of expenses.
NRS 686C.150 - Powers regarding impaired insurers.
NRS 686C.152 - Duties regarding insolvent insurers.
NRS 686C.154 - Alternative policies or contracts: Adoption; approval; contents; premium; coverage.
NRS 686C.155 - Ensuring of payment or credit of guaranteed minimum interest rate.
NRS 686C.158 - Payment of premiums; liability for unearned premiums.
NRS 686C.160 - Imposition of restraints on insurers.
NRS 686C.170 - Liability for guaranty provided by laws of another state or jurisdiction.
NRS 686C.180 - Provision of assistance to Commissioner.
NRS 686C.190 - Legal standing.
NRS 686C.210 - Limitations on obligations.
NRS 686C.220 - General powers.
NRS 686C.221 - Determination of means to provide benefits; limitation on entitlement to benefits.
NRS 686C.222 - Requests for information from member insurers.
NRS 686C.2243 - Assumption of reinsurance contracts: Contracts not assumed by Association.
NRS 686C.2245 - Assumption of reinsurance contracts: Transfer of contracts by Association.
NRS 686C.2247 - Assumption of reinsurance contracts: Applicability of other provisions.
NRS 686C.225 - Termination of obligations: Replacement of coverage under policy or contract.
NRS 686C.226 - Termination of obligations: Failure to pay premiums.
NRS 686C.230 - Imposition; classes.
NRS 686C.240 - Computation; necessity; notification.
NRS 686C.260 - Refund to member insurers.
NRS 686C.270 - Rates and dividends may reflect assessments.
NRS 686C.285 - Protest by member insurer: Procedure.
NRS 686C.303 - Action by Commissioner upon failure to act by Association.
NRS 686C.340 - Impaired or insolvent insurers: Stay of proceedings; reopening of default judgments.
NRS 686C.350 - Examination and regulation of Association by Commissioner; annual financial report.
NRS 686C.360 - Exemption of Association from payment of fees and taxes; exceptions.
NRS 686C.370 - Immunity from liability.
NRS 686C.380 - Actions arising under chapter: Venue; appeal bond not required of Association.