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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:30C-27

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • 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.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. In all cases of mutual debts or mutual credits between the insurer and another person in connection with any action or proceeding under this act, such credits and debts shall be set off and the balance only shall be allowed or paid, except as provided in subsection b. below.

b. No offset shall be allowed in favor of any such person where

(1) The obligation of the insurer to such person would not at the date of the entry of any liquidation order, or at such other date determined by the court for fixing the rights and liabilities with respect to the estate of the insurer, have entitled him to share as a claimant in the assets of the insurer; or

(2) The obligation of the insurer to such person was purchased by or transferred to such person with a view of its being used as an offset; or

(3) The obligation of such person is to pay a balance upon a subscription to the capital stock of a stock insurer.

L.1975, c. 113, s. 27, eff. June 3, 1975.