§36-2022. Purpose of act.

36 OK Stat § 36-2022 (2019) (N/A)
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A. The purpose of the Oklahoma Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act is to protect, subject to certain limitations, the persons specified in subsection A of Section 2025 of this title, against failure in the performance of contractual obligations, under life, health, and annuity policies, plans or contracts specified in subsection B of Section 2025 of this title, because of the impairment or insolvency of the member insurer that issued the policies, plans or contracts.

B. To provide this protection, an association of member insurers has been created and exists to pay benefits and to continue coverages as limited in this act, and members of the Association are subject to assessment to provide funds to carry out the purposes of this act.

Added by Laws 1981, c. 133, § 2. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 177, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 2019, c. 384, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.