Florida Statutes 631.902 – Purposes
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 631.902
- Insolvency: means that condition in which all of the assets of the insurer, if made immediately available, would not be sufficient to discharge all of its liabilities or that condition in which the insurer is unable to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business. See Florida Statutes 631.904
- Insurer: means an insurance carrier or self-insurance fund authorized to insure under chapter 440. See Florida Statutes 631.904
The purposes of this part are to:
(1) Create a not-for-profit Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association, Incorporated, to provide a mechanism for the payment of covered claims under chapter 440 to avoid excessive delay in payment and to avoid financial loss to claimants because of the insolvency of a member insurer.
(2) Assist in the detection and prevention of insurer insolvencies.
(3) Allocate the cost of such protection among the insurers.
(4) Provide for the prompt payment by the corporation of workers’ compensation claims incurred by insolvent insurers.