Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4402 – Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to protect, subject to certain limitations, the persons specified in § 4403(a) of this title against failure in the performance of contractual obligations, under life, health, and annuity policies, plans, or contracts specified in § 4403(b) of this title, because of the impairment or insolvency of the member insurer that issued the policies, plans, or contracts. To provide this protection, an association of member insurers is created to pay benefits and to continue coverage as limited in this chapter, and members of the Association are subject to assessment to provide funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
63 Del. Laws, c. 442, § ?1; 68 Del. Laws, c. 55, § ?1; 82 Del. Laws, c. 113, § 1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4402
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Association: means the Delaware Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association created under § 4406 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4405
- Member insurer: means an insurer, managed care organization, or health maintenance organization licensed or that holds a certificate of authority to transact in this State any kind of insurance, managed care organization, or health maintenance organization business for which coverage is provided under § 4403 of this title, and includes an insurer, managed care organization, or health maintenance organization whose license or certificate of authority in this State may have been suspended, revoked, not renewed or voluntarily withdrawn, but does not include: