§36-6459. Effectuation of purchase through licensed broker or agent
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– Notice of risks not covered – Deductibles or self-insured retention – Aggregate limits standards.
A. A purchasing group shall not purchase insurance from a risk retention group that is not chartered in a state or from an insurer not licensed to transact insurance in this state, unless the purchase is effected through a licensed agent or broker acting pursuant to the surplus lines laws and regulations of this state.
B. A purchasing group which obtains liability insurance from an insurer not admitted in this state or a risk retention group shall inform each of the members of the group which has a risk resident or located in this state that the risk is not protected by an insurance insolvency guaranty fund in this state and that the risk retention group or the insurer may not be subject to all insurance laws and regulations of this state.
C. No purchasing group may purchase insurance providing for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to the group as a
whole. However, coverage may provide for a deductible or self- insured retention applicable to individual members.
D. Purchases of insurance by purchasing groups are subject to the same standards regarding aggregate limits which are applicable to all purchases of group insurance. Added by Laws 1987, c. 157, § 9, emerg. eff. June 25, 1987. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 146, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2003, c. 150, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 334, § 6, emerg. eff. May 25, 2004; Laws 2021, c. 314, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.