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Home » US Law » 2022 Alaska Statutes » Title 21. Insurance » Chapter 80. Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association Act

Sec. 21.80.010. Purposes.

The purposes of this chapter are to provide a mechanism for the payment of covered claims under certain insurance policies to avoid excessive delay in payment and, to the extent provided in this chapter, to minimize financial loss to claimants or policyholders because of the insolvency of an insurer, and to provide an association to […]

Sec. 21.80.020. Applicability.

This chapter applies to all kinds of direct insurance written by an admitted insurer, except that this chapter does not apply to the following: (1) life, annuity, health, or disability insurance; (2) residual value, mortgage guaranty, or financial guaranty of other forms of insurance offering protection against investment risks; (3) bonding obligations, including fidelity or […]

Sec. 21.80.030. Construction.

This chapter shall be construed to effect the purposes under AS 21.80.010, which constitute an aid and guide to interpretation.

Sec. 21.80.040. Creation of association.

(a) There is created a nonprofit incorporated legal entity to be known as the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association. All insurers defined as member insurers in AS 21.80.180 shall be and remain members of the association as a condition of their authority to transact insurance in this state. The association shall perform its functions under a […]

Sec. 21.80.050. Board of governors.

(a) The board of governors of the association consists of not fewer than five nor more than nine members as specified in and serving terms as established in the plan of operation. The director may appoint two individuals as members of the board to represent the public. The insurer members of the board shall be […]

Sec. 21.80.060. Powers and duties of the association.

(a) The association (1) is obligated to pay covered claims existing before the order of liquidation and arising within 30 days after the order of liquidation, or before the policy expiration date if less than 30 days after the order of liquidation, or before the insured replaces the policy or causes its cancellation if the […]

Sec. 21.80.070. Plan of operation.

(a) The association shall submit to the director a plan of operation and any amendments necessary or suitable to assure the fair, reasonable, and equitable administration of the association. The plan of operation and amendments become effective upon approval in writing by the director. If the association fails to submit suitable amendments to the plan, […]

Sec. 21.80.080. Duties and powers of the director.

(a) The director shall (1) notify the association of the existence of an insolvent insurer no later than three days after the director receives notice of the determination of the insolvency; (2) upon request of the board of governors, provide the association with a statement of the net direct written premiums of each member insurer. […]

Sec. 21.80.090. Effect of paid claims.

(a) A person recovering under this chapter is considered to have assigned the person’s rights under the policy to the association to the extent of the recovery from the association. Every insured or claimant seeking the protection of this chapter shall cooperate with the association to the same extent as the person would have been […]

Sec. 21.80.095. Prohibited claims.

An insurer, reinsurer, insurance pool, or underwriting association may not assert a claim against a person insured under a policy issued by an insolvent insurer except for an amount not covered by the claims limit established under AS 21.80.060.

Sec. 21.80.100. Nonduplication of recovery.

(a) A person having a claim against an insurer, whether or not the insurer is a member insurer, under a provision in an insurance policy other than a policy of an insolvent insurer that is also a covered claim is required to exhaust first the person’s right under the policy. An amount payable on a […]

Sec. 21.80.110. Prevention of insolvencies.

The board of governors may (1) upon a majority vote, make recommendations to the director regarding matters generally related to improving or enhancing regulation for insurer solvency; or (2) at the conclusion of an insurer insolvency in which the association was obligated to pay covered claims, prepare a report on the history and causes of […]

Sec. 21.80.120. Examination of the association.

The association is subject to examination and regulation by the director. The board of governors shall submit, not later than June 30 of each year, a certified financial report for the preceding calendar year in a form approved by the director.

Sec. 21.80.130. Tax exemption.

The association is exempt from payment of all fees and all taxes levied by the state or any of its subdivisions except taxes levied on real or personal property.

Sec. 21.80.140. Recognition of assessments in surcharge rates.

The rates and premiums charged for insurance policies to which this chapter applies may include surcharge rates sufficient to offset the adjusted assessments made under this chapter and paid to the association by member insurers, and these surcharge rates may not be considered excessive because they contain an amount reasonably calculated to offset the full […]

Sec. 21.80.150. Immunity.

There is no liability on the part of and a cause of action of any nature may not arise against a member insurer, the association or its agents or employees, the board of governors or a person serving as an alternate or substitute representative of a governor, or the director or representatives of the director […]

Sec. 21.80.160. Stay of proceedings and reopening of default judgments.

All proceedings in which the insolvent insurer is a party or is obligated to defend a party in a court in this state shall, subject to waiver by the board of governors of the association in specific cases involving covered claims, be stayed for 90 days or additional time as ordered by a court from […]

Sec. 21.80.180. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “account” means any one of the three accounts created by AS 21.80.040(a); (2) “affiliate of an insolvent insurer” means a person who directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with an insolvent insurer on December 31 […]