§ 38a-882 — Level of guaranty fund. Credits to General Fund. Assessment of additional fee.

Connecticut § 38a-882

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 38a: Insurance
• Ch. 704a: Insurance Guaranty Funds

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(a) The Insurance Department shall maintain the Brokered Transactions Guaranty Fund at a level not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars and to this intent moneys received under section 38a-881 shall be credited to such guaranty fund whenever the fund balance is below one hundred thousand dollars and any such moneys may be invested or reinvested in the same manner as funds of the state employees retirement system, and the interest arising from such investments shall be credited to the General Fund. Any moneys received under section 38a-881 not required to maintain such guaranty fund balance shall be deposited to the General Fund. All moneys in such guaranty fund in excess of one hundred thousand dollars shall be transferred by the Treasurer to the General Fund. (b) If, at any time, the amount deposited in the Brokered Transactions Guaranty Fund is under one hundred thousand dollars, the department, in its discretion, may assess all persons licensed as insurance producers a fee not to exceed ten dollars which shall be credited to said guaranty fund.

Legislative History

(P.A. 89-106, S. 3; P.A. 96-193, S. 26, 36; P.A. 98-27, S. 9; P.A. 18-137, S. 24.) History: P.A. 96-193 amended Subsec. (b) to substitute “producer” for “agent” and “broker”, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 98-27 amended Subsec. (b) to substitute “said” for “such”; P.A. 18-137 amended Subsec. (a) to decrease required level of fund from $500,000 to $100,000, effective July 1, 2018.