58-62-95. Use of deposits made by impaired or insolvent insurer.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter pertaining to the use of deposits made by insurance or health maintenance organization companies for the protection of policy or contract owners, certificate holders, or enrollees, the Association shall receive, upon its request, from the Commissioner and may expend, any deposit or deposits made, whether or not made pursuant to statute, by a member insurer determined to be impaired or insolvent under this Article to the extent those deposits are needed by the Association to pay contractual obligations of that impaired or insolvent insurer owed under covered policies as required by this Article, and to the extent those deposits are needed to pay all expenses of the Association relating to the impaired or insolvent insurer: Provided that the Commissioner may retain and use an amount of the deposit up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to defray administrative costs to be incurred by the Commissioner in carrying out his powers and duties with respect to the impaired or insolvent insurer, notwithstanding G.S. 58-5-70. The Association shall account to the Commissioner and the impaired or insolvent insurer for all deposits received from the Commissioner under this section. After the deposits of the impaired or insolvent insurer received by the Association under this section have been expended by the Association for the purposes set out in this section, the member insurers shall be assessed as provided by this Article to pay any remaining liabilities of the Association arising under this Article. (1979, c. 418; 1985, c. 666, s. 42; 1989, c. 452, s. 6; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 678, s. 28; 2018-120, s. 1.1(o).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 62 - Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association.
§ 58-62-21 - Coverage and limitations.
§ 58-62-26 - Creation of the Association.
§ 58-62-31 - Board of directors.
§ 58-62-36 - Powers and duties of the Association.
§ 58-62-46 - Plan of operation.
§ 58-62-51 - Duties and powers of the Commissioner.
§ 58-62-56 - Prevention of delinquencies.
§ 58-62-61 - Miscellaneous provisions.
§ 58-62-66 - Examination of the Association; annual report.
§ 58-62-77 - Actions not precluded.
§ 58-62-81 - Stay of proceedings; reopening default judgments.
§ 58-62-86 - Prohibited advertisement of Article in insurance sales; notice to policyholders.
§ 58-62-95 - Use of deposits made by impaired or insolvent insurer.