Connecticut General Statutes 38a-921 – Continuance of coverage. Cancellation of bond or surety undertaking
(a) Notwithstanding any policy or contract language or any other provision of law, all policies, insurance contracts, other than reinsurance, surety bonds or surety undertakings, other than life or health insurance or annuities, in effect at the time of issuance of an order of liquidation shall continue in force only for the lesser of: (1) A period of thirty days from the date of entry of the liquidation orders; (2) the expiration of the policy coverage; (3) the date when the insured has replaced the insurance coverage with equivalent insurance in another insurer or otherwise terminated the policy; (4) the liquidator has effected a transfer of the policy obligation pursuant to subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of section 38a-923; or (5) the date proposed by the liquidator and approved by the court to cancel coverage.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-921
- Annuities: means all agreements to make periodical payments where the making or continuance of all or some of the series of the payments, or the amount of the payment, is dependent upon the continuance of human life or is for a specified term of years. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
- insolvent: means , for any insurer, that it is unable to pay its obligations when they are due, or when its admitted assets do not exceed its liabilities plus the greater of: (A) Capital and surplus required by law for its organization and continued operation. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Policy: means any document, including attached endorsements and riders, purporting to be an enforceable contract, which memorializes in writing some or all of the terms of an insurance contract. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) An order of liquidation pursuant to section 38a-920 shall terminate coverages at the time specified in subsection (a) of this section for purposes of any other statute.
(c) Policies of life or health insurance or annuities shall continue in force for such period and under such terms as is provided for by any applicable guaranty association.
(d) Policies of life or health insurance or annuities or any period of coverage of such policies not covered by a guaranty association shall terminate under subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
(e) The cancellation of any bond or surety undertaking shall not release any cosurety or guarantor.
(f) A cancellation under this section shall not affect the obligations of the insolvent insurer’s reinsurers with respect to losses arising out of acts or occurrences prior to such cancellation.