31A-27a-305 - Coordination with guaranty associations and orderly transition to liquidation.
31A-27a-305. Coordination with guaranty associations and orderly transition toliquidation.
(1) No later than 30 days following the day on which an order of rehabilitation is enteredthe rehabilitator or the rehabilitator's designated representative shall:
(a) consult with any potentially affected guaranty association or the affected guarantyassociation's designated representative to determine the extent to which the affected guarantyassociation will be impacted by or may assist in the efforts to rehabilitate the insurer; and
(b) provide appropriate information to the affected guaranty association described inSubsection (1)(a) to allow the affected guaranty association to evaluate and discharge its statutoryresponsibilities.
(2) (a) The rehabilitator shall begin appropriate contingency planning and organizing sothat an orderly transition to liquidation occurs, if liquidation is necessary.
(b) An orderly transition to liquidation requires, among other things, that therehabilitator:
(i) to the fullest extent possible, reserve sufficient assets to continue to meet obligationsunder insurance policies of the insolvent insurer until guaranty associations are triggered; and
(ii) conduct affairs in such a way and cooperate as necessary with affected guarantyassociations:
(A) to ensure that affected guaranty associations are provided with:
(I) appropriate information;
(II) necessary updates at reasonable intervals; and
(III) a reasonable period of time to plan and organize; and
(B) so that affected guaranty associations are able to properly discharge statutoryresponsibilities upon being triggered.
(3) Appropriate information as referred to in this section:
(a) at a minimum includes the following for lines of business written by the insurer,whether covered or not covered by a guaranty association:
(i) a general description of the different types of business written or assumed by theinsurer;
(ii) claim counts and policy counts by state and by line of business;
(iii) claim and policy reserves;
(iv) account values;
(v) cash surrender values;
(vi) policy loans;
(vii) interest crediting history;
(viii) premiums and mode of payment;
(ix) unpaid claims and amounts;
(x) sample policies and endorsements;
(xi) listing of different locations of claim files;
(xii) if a third party administrator is used, a copy of an executed contract and adescription of the contractual arrangements; and
(xiii) information concerning claims in litigation or dispute, including a listing of claimswith assigned defense counsel for those claims going to trial in the near future after a possibleliquidation date;
(b) includes information concerning states in which the insurer is or was licensed;
(c) includes information concerning time periods for which the insurer is or was licensed;and
(d) includes other information reasonably requested by an affected guaranty associationnecessary for the affected guaranty association to fulfill its statutory duties.
(4) (a) The listing of information in Subsection (3) is not necessarily an exclusive list.
(b) To ensure that an orderly transition to liquidation occurs, information not listed inSubsection (3) may be needed and may be appropriately provided by the receiver.
(5) In the case of a property and casualty insurer, the rehabilitator, in cooperation withaffected guaranty associations, shall make all reasonable efforts to prepare the insurer's electronicpolicy and claims data so that, upon the entry of an order of liquidation, the data will be ready fortransmission using the Uniform Data Standards as promulgated by the National Association ofInsurance Commissioners.
Enacted by Chapter 309, 2007 General Session