2011 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXIV BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 376 Life, Health and Accident Insurance
Section 376.733. Assignment of rights to association by persons receiving benefits, when--subrogation rights.

376.733. 1. Any person receiving benefits under sections 376.715 to 376.758 shall be deemed to have assigned the rights under, and any causes of action against any person for losses arising under, resulting from, or otherwise relating to, the covered policy or contract to the association to the extent of the benefits received because of the provisions of sections 376.715 to 376.758, whether the benefits are payments of or on account of contractual obligations, continuation of coverage or provision of substitute or alternative coverages. The association may require an assignment to it of such rights and cause of action by any payee, policy or contract owner, beneficiary, insured or annuitant as a condition precedent to the receipt of any right or benefits conferred by sections 376.715 to 376.758 upon such person.

2. The subrogation rights of the association under this section have the same priority against the assets of the impaired or insolvent insurer as that possessed by the person entitled to receive benefits under sections 376.715 to 376.758.

3. In addition to subsections 1 and 2 of this section, the association shall have all common law rights of subrogation and any other equitable or legal remedy which would have been available to the impaired or insolvent insurer or owner, beneficiary, or payee of a policy or contract with respect to such policy or contracts, including, without limitation in the case of a structured settlement annuity, any rights of the owner, beneficiary, or payee of the annuity, to the extent of benefits received under sections 376.715 to 376.758, against a person, originally or by succession, responsible for the losses arising from the personal injury relating to the annuity or payment thereof, excepting any such person responsible solely by reason of serving as an assignee in respect of a qualified assignment under Section 130 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(L. 1988 S.B. 430 13, A.L. 2010 S.B. 583)

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