87 40 pa. cons. stat. § 991.1803(a)
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7/30/2019 87 40 PA. CONS. STAT. 991.1803(a)
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991.1803.Pennsylvaniapropertyandcasualtyinsuranceguarantyassociation(a)EveryinsurershallparticipateinthePennsylvaniaPropertyandCasualtyInsuranceGuarantyAssociation,ashereinafterdescribed,asaconditionofits
authoritytowritepropertyandcasualtyinsurancepolicieswithinthisCommonwealth.(b)Theassociationshallhavethefollowingpowersandduties:(1)(i)Tobeobligatedtopaycoveredclaimsexistingpriorthedeterminationoftheinsolvency,arisingwithinthirty(30)daysafterthedeterminationofinsolvencyorbeforethepolicyexpirationdateiflessthanthirty(30)daysafterthedeterminationofinsolvencyorbeforetheinsuredreplacesthepolicyorcausesitscancellationifhedoessowithinthirty(30)daysofthedetermination.Anyobligation
oftheassociationtodefendaninsuredshallceaseupontheassociation'spaymentortenderofanamountequaltothelesseroftheassociation'scoveredclaimobligationortheapplicablepolicylimit.Suchobligationshallbesatisfiedbypayingtotheclaimantanamountasfollows:(A)Anamountnotexceedingtenthousand($10,000)dollarsperpolicyforacoveredclaimforthereturnofunearnedpremium.(B)Anamountnotexceedingthreehundredthousand($300,000)dollarsperclaimantforallothercoveredclaims.
(ii)Innoeventshalltheassociationbeobligatedtopayaclaimantanamountinexcessoftheobligationoftheinsolventinsurerunderthepolicyorcoveragefromwhichtheclaimarises.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionsofthisarticle,acoveredclaimshallnotincludeanyclaimfiledwiththeassociationafterthefinaldatesetbythecourtforthefilingofclaimsagainsttheliquidatororreceiverofaninsolventinsurer.(2)Tobedeemedtheinsurertotheextentofitsobligationonthecoveredclaimsand,tosuchextent,shallhaveallrights,dutiesand
obligationsoftheinsolventinsurerasifthatinsurerhadnotbecomeinsolvent.(3)Toassessmemberinsurersinaccordancewithsections1808through1811theamountsnecessarytopaytheobligationsoftheassociationunderparagraph(1),theexpensesofhandlingcoveredclaims,thecostofexaminationsundersections1805and1812(a)(3)andotherexpensesauthorizedbythisarticle.