2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 36. Insurance
§36-1448. Administrator's bond - Amount - Requirements - Purpose - limits of cumulative liability - Cancellation.
A. Every administrator shall be bonded.
B. Prior to issuance of a license as an administrator, the applicant shall file with the Insurance Commissioner and thereafter keep in effect as long as the license remains in effect, a surety bond in an amount sufficient to protect those with whom the administrator deals, as determined by the Insurance Commissioner, which amount shall not be less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), and in a form acceptable to the Insurance Commissioner. The bond is intended to secure performance of the administrator in conformity with the laws, rules and regulations governing third-party administrators. The bond shall be for the benefit of parties injured by the actions of the administrator.
C. In no event shall the cumulative liability of the Surety be more than the penal sum of the bond. In no event shall the Surety cancel the bond without first giving thirty (30) days' written notice to the principal and the Insurance Commissioner.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 89, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 172, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 164, § 2, emerg. eff. May 18, 1988; Laws 1997, c. 418, § 82, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
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