Title 18, Insurance Code

§ 6505. Establishment of Insurance Coverage Office. There is hereby established under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources the Insurance Coverage Office, the executive head of which shall be the Insurance Coverage Administrator, who …

§ 6506. Qualifications of the Insurance Coverage Administrator. The Administrator shall be qualified for the office by virtue of the Administrator’s education and experience. The Administrator shall not be associated directly or indirectly with any insurance agency, firm or corpo…

§ 6507. Salary of the Director of Insurance Coverage [Repealed].18 Del. C. 1953, § 6505; 57 Del. Laws, c. 187, § 2; repealed by 79 Del. Laws, c. 286, § 6, eff. July 1, 2014.;

§ 6508. Duties of the Insurance Coverage Office. The Insurance Coverage Office shall provide: (1) The placement of all insurance with commercial insurers as directed by the Committee; (2) The operation of the Self-Insurance Fund, as established in subchapter III of this chapter; …

§ 6509. Insurance by other agencies of the State. No other agency of this State, for which coverage is herein provided, shall be authorized to place any insurance, any law to the contrary notwithstanding, and all insurance for such agencies shall be placed by and through the Insu…

§ 6510. Existing insurance contracts. Existing insurance contracts and any renewals thereof may continue in full force and effect unless and until otherwise provided by the Administrator.18 Del. C. 1953, § 6508; 57 Del. Laws, c. 187, § 2; 79 Del. Laws, c. 286, § 9;

§ 6511. Defense of sovereignty prohibited. The defense of sovereignty is waived and cannot and will not be asserted as to any risk or loss covered by the state insurance coverage program, whether same be covered by commercially procured insurance or by self-insurance, and every c…

§ 6520. Placement of commercial insurance. When the Administrator shall determine and declare it to be advisable to insure against a certain risk or risks with commercially procured insurance, with the approval of the Committee, then, as to such risk or risks, the Insurance Cover…

§ 6521. Payment of premiums on commercial insurance. The estimated appropriation necessary for commercially procured insurance as authorized by § 6520 of this title for each fiscal year shall be determined by the Insurance Coverage Office and submitted to the Secretary of the Dep…

§ 6522. Administration and records. The administration of the commercially insured part of the state insurance coverage program shall be the responsibility of the Insurance Coverage Office which shall keep in some safe and secure place all policies of insurance and all records pe…

§ 6530. Placement of self-insurance. (a) When the Administrator shall determine and declare it to be advisable to insure against a certain risk or risks through a self-insurance program, then a request shall be made of the General Assembly in an amount equal to anticipated claims…

§ 6531. Capitalization of the State Self-Insurance Fund.18 Del. C. 1953, § 6531; 57 Del. Laws, c. 187, § 2; 59 Del. Laws, c. 279, § 1; repealed by 79 Del. Laws, c. 286, § 13, eff. July 1, 2014.;

§ 6532. Payment of premium allocations. The estimated appropriation necessary for each fiscal year shall be determined by the Insurance Coverage Office and submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources for review and consideration as part of the annual budget re…

§§ 6533, 6534. Maximum level of effective capitalization and termination of premium payments; Emergency Back-Up Fund. Repealed by 59 Del. Laws, c. 279, § 3, effective Mar. 27, 1974.

§ 6535. Administration and custody of the State Self-Insurance Fund.18 Del. C. 1953, § 6532; 57 Del. Laws, c. 187, § 2; 63 Del. Laws, c. 142, § 38; repealed by 79 Del. Laws, c. 286, § 15, eff. July 1, 2014.;

§ 6536. Investment of moneys in the Fund.18 Del. C. 1953, § 6533; 57 Del. Laws, c. 187, § 2; 63 Del. Laws, c. 142, § 39; repealed by 79 Del. Laws, c. 286, § 16, eff. July 1, 2014.;

§ 6537. Provisions for deductible limits. The Committee, from time to time, may declare and enforce such deductible limits on any insured risk covering loss to state-owned property, both real, personal and mixed, as it shall deem appropriate.18 Del. C. 1953, § 6534; 57 Del. Laws,…

§ 6538. Provisions for reinsurance. The Committee, from to time, may determine the advisability of purchasing commercial reinsurance contracts as to any risk or risks covered by the Fund and direct the Insurance Coverage Office to place such insurance, in such amount as the Commi…

§ 6539. Adjusting claims and paying losses. The Insurance Coverage Office shall have the responsibility of adjusting all claims and paying all losses in risks covered by the Fund, and shall carry out its duties in conformity with appropriate regulations promulgated for that purpo…

§ 6540. Arbitration of disputes and litigation of claims. (a) Any dispute between the Insurance Coverage Office and a state agency claimant, which cannot be amicably resolved, shall be referred to arbitration before an arbitrator selected by the Secretary of State. The expense of…

§ 6541. Inspections of insured property. The Insurance Coverage Office shall have available to it the services of the State Fire Marshal and the State Fire Marshal’s deputies for the purpose of inspecting self-insured real and personal property of the State, and may call upon the…

§ 6542. Independent contractors. The Administrator shall first employ all resources available in the Insurance Coverage Office, the Insurance Department, the office of the State Fire Marshal, the Justice Department, and the Auditor’s Office before retaining independent contractor…

§ 6543. Fidelity bonds. In the event that the Committee determines and declares it advisable to self-insure the statutory required fidelity bonds of the officials and/or employees of the State or its herein covered subdivisions, and establishes a self-insurance program in that re…