Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department, in accordance with this article and at the request of the board pursuant to Section 1063.53 may issue bonds in order to provide for the payment of covered claims of insolvent insurers or in order to make loans to CIGA, which moneys CIGA is hereby authorized to borrow, to provide for the payment of covered claims of insolvent insurers. For this purpose, the department or CIGA may levy upon member insurers insurance assessments in the amounts necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and to meet other requirements established by agreements relating to the bonds. The department shall enter into an agreement with CIGA for CIGA to act as agent for the department to collect the assessments. The department may assume the obligation to pay the covered claims of insolvent insurers for the purpose of paying the claims with the proceeds of the bonds. The obligation of the department to pay claims shall be a limited obligation payable only out of the proceeds of the bonds. The department shall enter into an agreement with CIGA for CIGA to act as agent of the department to adjust and administer the payment of claims. The total bonded indebtedness authorized pursuant to this article shall not exceed the level that can be supported by the revenues dedicated to retiring the bonds.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 793, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
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