2011 Connecticut Code
Title 38a Insurance
Chapter 704c Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act and Termination of Domestic Life Insurance Companies
Sec. 38a-921. (Formerly Sec. 38-439). Continuance of coverage. Cancellation of bond or surety undertaking.

      Sec. 38a-921. (Formerly Sec. 38-439). 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.

      (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.

      (P.A. 79-382, S. 19; P.A. 92-93, S. 15; P.A. 98-214, S. 12.)

      History: Sec. 38-439 transferred to Sec. 38a-921 in 1991; P.A. 92-93 amended Subsec. (a) re court-approved liquidation date and amended Subsecs. (b) and (d) to make technical corrections for statutory consistency; P.A. 98-214 amended Subsec. (a) to replace introductory language with provision, notwithstanding any policy or contract language or any other provision of law, making certain policies continue in force for lesser of periods set forth in existing Subdivs., deleted reference to foreign guaranty association in Subsecs. (c) and (d), added new Subsec. (e) re cancellation of bond or surety undertaking and added new Subsec. (f) re cancellation under this section.