The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 8 : Banking and Insurance
Chapter 112 : Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
(Cite as: 8 V.S.A. § 4182)-
§ 4182. Prevention of insolvencies
(a) To aid in the detection and prevention of member insurer impairment or insolvency, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner to:
(1) Notify the commissioners of all the other states within 30 days following the action taken or the date the action occurs when the Commissioner takes any of the following actions against a member insurer:
(A) revocation of license;
(B) suspension of license; or
(C) makes a formal order that the member insurer restrict its premium writing, obtain additional contributions to surplus, withdraw from Vermont, reinsure all or any part of its business, or increase capital, surplus, or any other account for the security of policy owners, contract owners, certificate holders, or creditors.
(2) Report to the Board of Directors when the Commissioner has taken any of the actions set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection or has received a report from any other commissioner indicating that any such action has been taken in another state. The report to the Board of Directors shall contain all significant details of the action taken or the report received from another commissioner.
(3) Report to the Board of Directors when the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe from an examination, whether completed or in process, of any member insurer that the insurer may be an impaired or insolvent insurer.
(4) Furnish to the Board of Directors the NAIC Insurance Regulatory Information System ratios and listings of companies not included in the ratios developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and the Board may use the information contained therein in carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this section. The report and the information contained therein shall be kept confidential by the Board of Directors until such time as made public by the Commissioner or other lawful authority.
(b) The Commissioner may seek the advice and recommendations of the Board of Directors concerning any matter affecting the duties and responsibilities of the Commissioner regarding the financial condition of member insurers and insurers or health maintenance organizations seeking admission to transact business in Vermont.
(c) The Board of Directors, upon majority vote, may make reports and recommendations to the Commissioner upon any matter germane to the solvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation of any member insurer or germane to the solvency of any insurer or health maintenance organization seeking to do business in Vermont. Such reports and recommendations shall not be considered public documents.
(d) The Board of Directors, upon majority vote, shall notify the Commissioner of any information indicating a member insurer may be an impaired or insolvent insurer.
(e) The Board of Directors, upon majority vote, may make recommendations to the Commissioner for the detection and prevention of member insurer insolvencies.
(f) The Board of Directors shall, at the conclusion of any insurer impairment or insolvency in which the Association carried out its duties under this chapter or exercised any of its powers under this chapter, prepare a report on the history and causes of such impairment or insolvency, based on the information available to the Association, and submit such report to the Commissioner. (Added 2023, No. 32, § 9, eff. July 1, 2023.)
