§33-26-11 Effect of paid claims.
§33-26-11. Effect of paid claims.
(1) Any person recovering under this article shall be deemed to have assigned his rights under the policy to the association to the extent of his recovery from the association. Every insured or claimant seeking the protection of this article shall cooperate with the association to the same extent as such person would have been required to cooperate with the insolvent insurer. The association shall have no cause of action against the insured of the insolvent insurer for any sums it has paid out except such causes of action as the insolvent insurer would have had if such sums had been paid by the insolvent insurer. In the case of an insolvent insurer operating on a plan whereby insurance policies with assessment liability have been issued to insureds, payments of claims by the association shall not operate to reduce the liability of such insureds to the receiver for unpaid assessments.
(2) The receiver of an insolvent insurer shall be bound by settlements of covered claims by the association or a similar organization in another state, subject to the approval of the court having jurisdiction of the receivership. The court having jurisdiction shall grant such claims priority equal to that to which the claimant would have been entitled, in the absence of this article, against the assets of the insolvent insurer. The expenses of the association or similar organization in handling claims shall be accorded the same priority as the receiver's expenses.
(3) The association shall periodically file with the receiver of the insolvent insurer statements of the covered claims paid by the association and estimates of anticipated claims against the association which shall preserve the rights of the association against the assets of the insolvent insurer.