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NE Code § 44-2633 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2633 - Insurance consultant's license; revoked; suspended; placed on probation; grounds.

44-2633.  Insurance consultant's license; revoked; suspended; placed on probation; grounds.The director may revoke, suspend, or place on probation, for such period as he or she may determine, the license of any consultant if, after notice and hearing, he or she determines that the licensee has:(1) Violated any of the provisions of sections 44-2606 to 44-2635, any insurance laws, or any lawful rule, regulation, or order of the director or of a director or commissioner of another state or province;(2) Recommended the purchase of insurance, annuities, or securities from any authorized insurer in which the consultant or any member of his or her immediate family holds an executive position or holds a substantial interest;(3) Received compensation in any form from any agency or other insurance organization for recommending such agency or organization to the consultant's client;(4) Knowingly and willfully misrepresented the terms of any actual or proposed insurance contract;(5) Been found guilty of any unfair trade practice or of fraud;(6) Been convicted of any felony, or convicted of a Class I, II, or III misdemeanor evidencing that such licensee is not worthy of the public trust;(7) Had a consultant's license suspended, revoked, or placed on probation in any other state;(8) Failed to submit to a reexamination for competence or failed to pass such examination;(9) Demonstrated incompetency, untrustworthiness, or failure to comply with the provisions of his or her insurance consultant's contract; or(10) Obtained the license through misrepresentation, fraud, or any cause for which issuance could have been refused had it been known to the director at the time of issuance.Source   Laws 1980, LB 481, § 28;   Laws 1989, LB 92, § 213.
NE Code § 44-2634 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2634 - Violations; administrative fine; enforcement.

44-2634.  Violations; administrative fine; enforcement.Any person violating sections 44-2606 to 44-2635 may after notice and hearing be subject to an administrative fine of not more than five hundred dollars per violation. Such fine may be enforced in the same manner as civil judgments and may be in addition to any denial, suspension, probation, or revocation of a license. Any person charged with a violation of sections 44-2606 to 44-2635 may waive his or her right to a hearing and consent to such discipline as the director determines to be appropriate. All hearings held pursuant to sections 44-2606 to 44-2635 shall be governed by the Administrative Procedure Act.Source   Laws 1980, LB 481, § 29;   Laws 1989, LB 92, § 214.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 44-2635 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2635 - Rules and regulations.

44-2635.  Rules and regulations.The director may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the implementation and administration of sections 44-2606 to 44-2635.Source   Laws 1980, LB 481, § 30;   Laws 1989, LB 92, § 215.
NE Code § 44-2701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2701 - Purpose of act.

44-2701.  Purpose of act.The purpose of the Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act is to protect resident policyowners, insureds, including certificate holders under group insurance policies or contracts, beneficiaries, annuitants, payees, and assignees of life insurance policies, health insurance policies, annuity contracts, and supplemental contracts of member insurers, subject to certain limitations, against failure in the performance of contractual obligations due to the impairment or insolvency of the member insurer issuing such policies or contracts and to assist in the detection and prevention of insurer insolvencies. To provide this protection, (1) an association of insurers is created to enable the guaranty of payment of benefits and of continuation of coverages, as limited in the act, and (2) members of the association are made subject to assessment to provide funds to carry out the purposes of the act.Source   Laws 1975, LB 217, § 1;   Laws 1986, LB 593, § 3. Annotations Resident employees, and not a nonresident trustee, are entitled to protection under this section. Unisys Corp. v. Nebraska Life & Health Ins. Guar. Assn., 267 Neb. 158, 673 N.W.2d 15 (2004).
NE Code § 44-2704 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2704 - Act; how construed.

44-2704.  Act; how construed.The Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act shall be construed to effect the purposes enumerated in section 44-2701.Source   Laws 1975, LB 217, § 4;   Laws 1986, LB 593, § 6;  Laws 2012, LB887, § 18.
NE Code § 44-2705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2705 - Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; created; members; board of directors; accounts; supervision.

44-2705.  Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; created; members; board of directors; accounts; supervision.(1) There is hereby created a nonprofit unincorporated legal entity to be known as the Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. All member insurers shall be members of the association as a condition of their authority to transact the business of insurance in this state. The association shall perform its functions under the plan of operation established and approved according to section 44-2709 and shall exercise its powers through a board of directors established pursuant to the provisions of section 44-2706. For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain three accounts: (a) A health insurance account; (b) a life insurance account; and (c) an annuity account.(2) The association shall be under the direct supervision of the director and shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the insurance laws of this state.Source   Laws 1975, LB 217, § 5;   Laws 1989, LB 92, § 216.
NE Code § 44-2706 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2706 - Board of directors; members; how selected; voting rights; represent insurers; expenses.

44-2706.  Board of directors; members; how selected; voting rights; represent insurers; expenses.(1) The board of directors of the association shall consist of not less than seven nor more than eleven members serving terms as established in the plan of operation. The members of the board shall be selected by member insurers subject to the approval of the director. Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the remaining period of the term in the manner described in the plan of operation. To select the initial board of directors and initially organize the association, the director shall give notice to all member insurers of the time and place of the organizational meeting. In determining voting rights at the organizational meeting each member insurer shall be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy. If the board of directors is not selected within sixty days after notice of the organizational meeting, the director may appoint the initial members.(2) In approving selections or in appointing members to the board, the director shall consider, among other things, whether all member insurers are fairly represented.(3) Members of the board may be reimbursed from the assets of the association for expenses incurred by them as members of the board as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 for state employees but shall not otherwise be compensated by the association for their services.Source   Laws 1975, LB 217, § 6;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 72;  Laws 2019, LB159, § 3.
NE Code § 44-2711 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2711 - Detection and prevention of insurer impairments or insolvencies; powers and duties of board and director.

44-2711.  Detection and prevention of insurer impairments or insolvencies; powers and duties of board and director.To aid in the detection and prevention of insurer impairments or insolvencies:(1) The board of directors shall, upon majority vote, notify the director of any information indicating any member insurer may be unable or potentially unable to fulfill its contractual obligations;(2) The board of directors may, upon majority vote, request that the director order an examination of any member insurer which the board in good faith believes may be unable or potentially unable to fulfill its contractual obligations. The director may conduct such examination. The examination may be conducted as a National Association of Insurance Commissioners examination or may be conducted by such persons as the director may designate. The cost of such examination shall be paid by the association and the examination report shall be treated as are other examination reports. In no event shall such examination report be released to the board of directors of the association prior to its release to the public, but this shall not excuse the director from his or her obligation to comply with subdivision (3) of this section. The director shall notify the board of directors when the examination is completed. The request for an examination shall be kept on file by the director, but it shall not be open to public inspection prior to the release of the examination report to the public and shall be released at that time only if the examination discloses that the examined insurer is unable or potentially unable to meet its contractual obligations;(3) The director shall report to the board of directors when he or she has reasonable cause to believe that any member insurer examined at the request of the board of directors may be unable or potentially unable to fulfill its contractual obligations;(4) The board of directors may, upon majority vote, make reports and recommendations to the director upon any matter germane to the solvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation of any member insurer. Such reports and recommendations shall not be considered public documents;(5) The board of directors may, upon majority vote, make recommendations to the director for the detection and prevention of insurer impairments or insolvencies; and(6) The board of directors shall, at the conclusion of any insurer impairment or insolvency in which the association carried out its duties under the Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act or exercised any of its powers under such act, prepare a report on the history and causes of such impairment or insolvency based on the information available to the association and submit such report to the director.Source   Laws 1975, LB 217, § 11;   Laws 1986, LB 593, § 11.
NE Code § 44-2712 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2712 - Association; recommend special deputy.

44-2712.  Association; recommend special deputy.The association may recommend a natural person to serve as a special deputy to act for the director and under his supervision in the liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation of any member insurer.Source  Laws 1975, LB 217, § 12.
NE Code § 44-2714 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2714 - Association; subject to examination and regulation; annual report.

44-2714.  Association; subject to examination and regulation; annual report.The association shall be subject to examination and regulation by the director. The board of directors shall submit to the director, not later than May 1 of each year, a financial report for the preceding calendar year in a form approved by the director and a report of its activities during the preceding calendar year.Source  Laws 1975, LB 217, § 14.
NE Code § 44-2715 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2715 - Association; exempt from fees and taxes; exception.

44-2715.  Association; exempt from fees and taxes; exception.The association shall be exempt from payment of all fees and all taxes levied by this state or any of its subdivisions, except taxes levied on real property.Source  Laws 1975, LB 217, § 15.
NE Code § 44-2716 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2716 - Insurer; offset against tax liability; handling of refund sums.

44-2716.  Insurer; offset against tax liability; handling of refund sums.(1) The insurer may offset against its premium and related retaliatory tax liability to this state pursuant to sections 44-150 and 77-908 accrued with respect to business transacted in such year an amount equal to twenty percent of the original face amount of the certificate of contribution, beginning with the first calendar year after the year of issuance through the fifth calendar year of issuance.(2) Any sums acquired by refund pursuant to subsection (6) of section 44-2708 from the association which have previously been written off by contributing insurers and offset against premium and related retaliatory taxes as provided in subsection (1) of this section and are not then needed for purposes of Chapter 44 shall be paid by the association to the director who shall handle such funds in the same manner as provided for in section 77-912.Source   Laws 1975, LB 217, § 16;   Laws 1986, LB 1114, § 6;   Laws 1987, LB 302, § 6;  Laws 2000, LB 930, § 8.
NE Code § 44-2717 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2717 - Exemption from liability.

44-2717.  Exemption from liability.There shall be no liability on the part of and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against any member insurer or its directors, officers, agents, or employees, the association or its agents or employees, members of its board of directors, or the director or his or her representatives for any action taken by them in the performance of their powers and duties under the Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act.Source   Laws 1975, LB 217, § 17;   Laws 1986, LB 593, § 13.
NE Code § 44-2718 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2718 - Stay of proceedings against impaired insurer; purpose; association; apply to set aside judgment or defend.

44-2718.  Stay of proceedings against impaired insurer; purpose; association; apply to set aside judgment or defend.All proceedings in which the impaired insurer is a party in any court in this state shall be stayed one hundred eighty days from the date an order of liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation is final to permit proper legal action by the association on any matters germane to its powers or duties. As to a judgment under any decision, order, verdict, or finding based on default, the association may apply to have such judgment set aside by the same court that made such judgment and shall be permitted to defend against such suit on the merits. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the powers of a receiver appointed pursuant to the Nebraska Insurers Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation Act, or to stay any proceeding brought pursuant to such act.Source   Laws 1975, LB 217, § 18;  Laws 2019, LB159, § 8.  Cross References  Nebraska Insurers Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation Act, see section 44-4862.
NE Code § 44-2719 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2719 - Assessments made by associations of other states; effect.

44-2719.  Assessments made by associations of other states; effect.Assessments made by the insurance guaranty associations, or similar entities, pursuant to the laws of any other state shall not be considered taxes, licenses, other fees, other material obligations, prohibitions, or restrictions as defined in section 44-150.Source  Laws 1975, LB 217, § 19.
NE Code § 44-2719.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2719.01 - Using name of association; when prohibited.

44-2719.01.  Using name of association; when prohibited.No person, including an insurer, agent, or affiliate of an insurer, shall make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public, or cause directly to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public, in any newspaper, magazine, or other publication, in the form of a notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, or poster, over any radio station or television station, or in any other way any advertisement, announcement, or statement, written or oral, which uses the existence of the Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association for the purpose of sales, solicitation, or inducement to purchase any form of insurance covered by the Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act, except that this section shall not apply to the Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association or any other entity which does not sell or solicit insurance or coverage by a health maintenance organization.Source   Laws 1986, LB 593, § 14;  Laws 2019, LB159, § 9.
NE Code § 44-2719.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2719.02 - Insurer under court order; provisions applicable; act; applicability.

44-2719.02.  Insurer under court order; provisions applicable; act; applicability.(1) Any insurer under an order of liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation on February 12, 1986, shall be subject to the provisions of the Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act in effect on the day prior to February 12, 1986.(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of the Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act in effect on the date the association first becomes obligated for the policies or contracts of an insolvent or impaired member govern the association's rights or obligations to the policyowners, contract owners, or enrollees of the insolvent or impaired member insurer.Source   Laws 1986, LB 593, § 15;  Laws 2012, LB887, § 19;  Laws 2019, LB159, § 10.
NE Code § 44-2720 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2720 - Act, how cited.

44-2720.  Act, how cited.Sections 44-2701 to 44-2720 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act.Source   Laws 1975, LB 217, § 21;   Laws 1986, LB 593, § 16.
NE Code § 44-2801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2801 - Legislative findings and intent.

44-2801.  Legislative findings and intent.(1) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest that competent medical and hospital services be available to the public in the State of Nebraska at reasonable costs, and that prompt and efficient methods be provided for eliminating the expense as well as the useless expenditure of time of physicians and courts in nonmeritorious malpractice claims and for efficiently resolving meritorious claims. It is essential in this state to assure continuing availability of medical care and to encourage physicians to enter into the practice of medicine in Nebraska and to remain in such practice as long as such physicians retain their qualifications.(2) The Legislature further finds that at the present time under the system in effect too large a percentage of the cost of malpractice insurance is received by individuals other than the injured party. The intent of sections 44-2801 to 44-2855 is to serve the public interest by providing an alternative method for determining malpractice claims in order to improve the availability of medical care, to improve its quality and to reduce the cost thereof, and to insure the availability of malpractice insurance coverage at reasonable rates.Source  Laws 1976, LB 434, § 1. Annotations  The Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act does not establish a public policy requiring that a professional liability insurance policy must provide coverage for sexual abuse inflicted by a physician upon his or her patient. R.W. v. Schrein, 263 Neb. 708, 642 N.W.2d 505 (2002). This act held constitutional in regard to all questions of constitutionality raised in the answer. Prendergast v. Nelson, 199 Neb. 97, 256 N.W.2d 657 (1977).
NE Code § 44-2802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2802 - Terms, defined; common-law meaning; when.

44-2802.  Terms, defined; common-law meaning; when.(1) As used in the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in sections 44-2803 to 44-2817 shall apply.(2) Any legal word or term of art used in the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act and not otherwise defined shall have such meaning as is consistent with common law.Source   Laws 1976, LB 434, § 2;   Laws 1984, LB 692, § 3.
NE Code § 44-2803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2803 - Health care provider, defined.

44-2803.  Health care provider, defined.Health care provider means: (1) A physician; (2) a certified registered nurse anesthetist; (3) an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, facility, institution, or other entity authorized by law to provide professional medical services by physicians or certified registered nurse anesthetists; (4) a hospital; or (5) a personal representative as defined in section 30-2209 who is successor or assignee of any health care provider designated in subdivisions (1) through (4) of this section.Source   Laws 1976, LB 434, § 3;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 245;   Laws 1995, LB 563, § 1;  Laws 2005, LB 256, § 17.
NE Code § 44-2804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2804 - Physician, defined.

44-2804.  Physician, defined.Physician shall mean a person with an unlimited license to practice medicine in this state pursuant to the Medicine and Surgery Practice Act or a person with a license to practice osteopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state pursuant to sections 38-2029 to 38-2033.Source   Laws 1976, LB 434, § 4;   Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 3;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1136. Cross References  Medicine and Surgery Practice Act, see section 38-2001.
NE Code § 44-2805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2805 - Patient, defined.

44-2805.  Patient, defined.Patient shall mean a natural person who receives or should have received health care from a licensed health care provider under a contract, express or implied.Source  Laws 1976, LB 434, § 5.
NE Code § 44-2806 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2806 - Hospital, defined.

44-2806.  Hospital, defined.Hospital shall mean a public or private institution licensed pursuant to the Health Care Facility Licensure Act.Source   Laws 1976, LB 434, § 6;  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 73.  Cross References  Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.
NE Code § 44-2807 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2807 - Director, defined.

44-2807.  Director, defined.Director shall mean the Director of Insurance.Source  Laws 1976, LB 434, § 7.
NE Code § 44-2808 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2808 - Representative, defined.

44-2808.  Representative, defined.Representative shall mean the spouse, parent, guardian, adult child, executor, administrator, trustee, attorney, or other legal agent of the patient.Source  Laws 1976, LB 434, § 8.
NE Code § 44-2809 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-2809 - Tort, defined.

44-2809.  Tort, defined.Tort shall mean any legal wrong, breach of duty, or negligent or unlawful act or omission proximately causing injury or damage to another.Source  Laws 1976, LB 434, § 9.