58-22-45. Restriction on insurance purchased by purchasing groups.
(a) A purchasing group may not purchase insurance from a risk retention group that is not chartered in a state nor from an insurer not admitted in the state in which the purchasing group is located, unless the purchase is effected through a licensed agent or broker acting pursuant to the surplus lines laws and regulations of such state.
(b) A purchasing group that obtains liability insurance from a nonadmitted insurer or from a risk retention group shall provide each member of the purchasing group that has a risk resident or located in this State with the notice specified in G.S. 58-21-45(f) or G.S. 58-22-20(7), whichever is applicable.
(c) No purchasing group may purchase insurance that provides for a deductible or for a self-insured retention applicable to the group as a whole; provided, however, that coverage may provide for a deductible or for self-insured retention applicable to members of the group. (1987, c. 310, c. 727, s. 11.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 22 - Liability Risk Retention.
§ 58-22-15 - Risk retention groups chartered in this State.
§ 58-22-20 - Risk retention groups not chartered in this State.
§ 58-22-25 - Compulsory association.
§ 58-22-30 - Countersignature not required.
§ 58-22-40 - Notice and registration requirements of purchasing groups.
§ 58-22-45 - Restriction on insurance purchased by purchasing groups.
§ 58-22-60 - Duty of agents or brokers to obtain license.
§ 58-22-65 - Binding effect of orders issued in U.SDistrict Court.