Title 38a — Title 38a: Insurance

Sec. 38a-1000. Applicability. The provisions of subsection (e) of section 31-288 and sections 31-289b, 31-316, 31-345 and 38a-1000 to 38a-1023, inclusive, shall apply to workers' compensation self-insurance groups here and after formed in accordance with said sections. Subsection…

Sec. 38a-1001. Definitions. As used in subsection (e) of section 31-288 and sections 31-289b, 31-316, 31-345 and 38a-1000 to 38a-1023, inclusive: (1) “Administrator” means an individual, partnership or corporation engaged by a workers' compensation self-insurance group's board of…

Sec. 38a-1002. Approval of self-insurance group required. No person, association or other entity shall act as a workers' compensation self-insurance group unless it has received approval by the commissioner to transact such business. (P.A. 96-267, S. 3.)

Sec. 38a-1003. Group certificate of approval. Application. Fees. (a) A proposed workers' compensation self-insurance group shall file with the commissioner its application for a certificate of approval accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee in the amount of two hundred fifty d…

Sec. 38a-1004. Duration and termination of certificate of approval. (a) The certificate of approval issued by the commissioner to a workers' compensation self-insurance group shall authorize the group to provide workers' compensation benefits. The certificate of approval shall re…

Sec. 38a-1005. Examination of group. Costs. The commissioner may examine the affairs, transactions, accounts, records, assets and liabilities of each group if said commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that such examination is necessary. The expense of such examinations sh…

Sec. 38a-1006. Group board of trustees. Each group shall be operated by a board of trustees which shall consist of not less that five persons whom the members of a group elect for stated terms of office. At least two-thirds of the trustees shall be employees, officers or director…

Sec. 38a-1007. Requirements for an employer to join group after its approval. Termination of membership. Insolvency or bankruptcy of member. (a) An employer joining a workers' compensation self-insurance group after the group has been issued a certificate of approval shall: (1) S…

Sec. 38a-1008. Service company and administrator to be mutually disinterested. (a) No service company or its employees, officers or directors shall be an employee, officer or director of, or have either a direct or indirect financial interest in, an administrator. No administrato…

Sec. 38a-1009. Nonemployee soliciting group membership must be licensed. Except for a salaried employee of a group, its administrator or its service company, any person soliciting membership for a workers' compensation self-insurance group shall be licensed pursuant to chapter 70…

Sec. 38a-1010. Annual statement of financial condition required. Untrue statement prohibited. (a) Each group shall submit to the commissioner a statement of financial condition audited by an independent certified public accountant on or before the last day of the sixth month foll…

Sec. 38a-1011. Taxes. Each workers' compensation self-insurance group, as defined in section 38a-1001, shall pay a tax to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for the calendar year commencing on January 1, 1997, and annually thereafter, at the rate of one and three-quarters per c…

Sec. 38a-1012. Misrepresentation and omission in membership solicitation prohibited. No person shall make a material misrepresentation or omission of a material fact in connection with the solicitation of membership of a group. (P.A. 96-267, S. 13.)

Sec. 38a-1013. Investments. Funds not needed for current obligations may be invested by the board of trustees in accordance with sections 38a-102 to 38a-102h, inclusive. (P.A. 96-267, S. 14.)

Sec. 38a-1014. Classifications and rating. Premium contributions. Audits. Hearings. (a) Every workers' compensation self-insurance group shall adhere to the uniform classification system, uniform experience rating plan and manual rules filed with the commissioner. (b) Premium con…

Sec. 38a-1015. Excess moneys refundable. Refund plan. Notice. (a) Any moneys for a fund year in excess of the amount necessary to fund all obligations for that fund year may be declared to be refundable by the board of trustees not less than twelve months after the end of the fun…

Sec. 38a-1016. Premium payment plan required. Loss reserves. Bad debt reserves. (a) Each group shall establish to the satisfaction of the commissioner a premium payment plan which shall include: (1) An initial payment by each member of at least twenty-five per cent of that member…

Sec. 38a-1017. Deficiencies. Insolvency. Liquidation and assessment. (a) If the assets of a group are at any time insufficient to enable the group to discharge its legal liabilities and other obligations and to maintain the reserves required of it under the provisions of subsecti…

Sec. 38a-1018. Penalties. After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the commissioner may impose a monetary penalty on any person or group found to be in violation of any provision of subsection (e) of section 31-288 or section 31-289b, 31-316, 31-345 or 38a-1000 to 38a-1023, in…

Sec. 38a-1019. Cease and desist orders. Violations. Penalties. License and certificate revocation. (a) After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the commissioner may issue an order requiring a person or group to cease and desist from engaging in an act or practice found to be i…

Sec. 38a-1020. Revocation of certificate of approval. (a) After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the commissioner may revoke a group's certificate of approval if it: (1) Is found to be insolvent; (2) fails to pay any premium tax, regulatory fee or assessment or special fund …

Sec. 38a-1021. Additional provisions. The provisions of sections 38a-16, 38a-132, 38a-140 and 38a-815 to 38a-819, inclusive, shall be additional to any other powers to enforce any penalties, fines or forfeitures authorized by law. (P.A. 96-267, S. 22.)

Sec. 38a-1022. Regulations. The commissioner shall adopt such reasonable regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of subsection (e) of section 31-288 and sections 31-289b, 31-316, 31-345 and 38a-1000 to 38a-1023, inclusive. (P.A. 96-267, S. 23.)

Sec. 38a-1023. Severability. If any provision of subsection (e) of section 31-288 or section 31-289b, 31-316, 31-345 or 38a-1000 to 38a-1023, inclusive, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is subsequently held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect o…

Secs. 38a-1024 to 38a-1029. Reserved for future use.