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NE Code § 44-4853 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4853 - Ancillary formal proceedings.

44-4853.  Ancillary formal proceedings.(1) If a domiciliary liquidator has been appointed for an insurer not domiciled in this state, the director may file a petition with the district court of Lancaster County requesting appointment as ancillary receiver in this state:(a) If he or she finds that there are sufficient assets of the insurer located in this state to justify the appointment of an ancillary receiver; or(b) If the protection of insureds or creditors in this state so requires.(2) The court may issue an order appointing an ancillary receiver in whatever terms it deems appropriate. The filing or recording of the order with the register of deeds in this state imparts the same notice as a deed, bill of sale, or other evidence of title duly filed or recorded with that register of deeds.(3) When a domiciliary liquidator has been appointed in a reciprocal state, then the ancillary receiver appointed in this state may, whenever necessary, aid and assist the domiciliary liquidator in recovering assets of the insurer located in this state. The ancillary receiver shall, as soon as practicable, liquidate from their respective securities those special deposit claims and secured claims which are proved and allowed in the ancillary proceedings in this state and shall pay the necessary expenses of the proceedings. He or she shall promptly transfer all remaining assets, books, accounts, and records to the domiciliary liquidator. Subject to this section, the ancillary receiver and his or her deputies shall have the same powers and be subject to the same duties with respect to the administration of assets as a liquidator of an insurer domiciled in this state.(4) When a domiciliary liquidator has been appointed in this state, ancillary receivers appointed in reciprocal states shall have, as to assets and books, accounts, and other records in their respective states, corresponding rights, duties, and powers to those provided in subsection (3) of this section for ancillary receivers appointed in this state.Source   Laws 1989, LB 319, § 53;   Laws 1991, LB 236, § 83.
NE Code § 44-4854 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4854 - Ancillary summary proceedings.

44-4854.  Ancillary summary proceedings.The director may institute proceedings under sections 44-4809 to 44-4811 at the request of the director, commissioner, or equivalent official of the domiciliary state of any foreign or alien insurer having property located in this state.Source   Laws 1989, LB 319, § 54;   Laws 1990, LB 984, § 9.
NE Code § 44-4855 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4855 - Claims of nonresidents against insurers domiciled in this state.

44-4855.  Claims of nonresidents against insurers domiciled in this state.(1) In a liquidation proceeding begun in this state against an insurer domiciled in this state, claimants residing in foreign countries or in states which are not reciprocal states shall file claims in this state and claimants residing in reciprocal states may file claims either with the ancillary receivers, if any, in their respective states or with the domiciliary liquidator. Claims shall be filed on or before the last date fixed for the filing of claims in the domiciliary liquidation proceeding.(2) Claims belonging to claimants residing in reciprocal states may be proved either in the liquidation proceeding in this state as provided in the Nebraska Insurers Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation Act or in ancillary proceedings, if any, in the reciprocal states. If notice of the claims and opportunity to appear and be heard is afforded the domiciliary liquidator of this state as provided in subsection (2) of section 44-4856 with respect to ancillary proceedings, the final allowance of claims by the courts in ancillary proceedings in reciprocal states shall be conclusive as to amount and as to priority against special deposits or other security located in such ancillary states but shall not be conclusive with respect to priorities against general assets under section 44-4842.Source  Laws 1989, LB 319, § 55.
NE Code § 44-4856 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4856 - Claims of residents against insurers domiciled in reciprocal states.

44-4856.  Claims of residents against insurers domiciled in reciprocal states.(1) In a liquidation proceeding in a reciprocal state against an insurer domiciled in that state, claimants against the insurer who reside within this state may file claims either with the ancillary receiver, if any, in this state or with the domiciliary liquidator. Claims shall be filed on or before the last date fixed for the filing of claims in the domiciliary liquidation proceeding.(2) Claims belonging to claimants residing in this state may be proved either in the domiciliary state under the law of that state or in ancillary proceedings, if any, in this state. If a claimant elects to prove his or her claim in this state, he or she shall file his or her claim with the liquidator in the manner provided in sections 44-4835 and 44-4836. The ancillary receiver shall make his or her recommendation to the court as under section 44-4843. He or she shall also arrange a date for hearing if necessary under section 44-4839 and shall give notice to the liquidator in the domiciliary state, either by certified mail or by personal service, at least forty days prior to the date set for hearing. If the domiciliary liquidator, within thirty days after the giving of such notice, gives notice in writing to the ancillary receiver and to the claimant, either by certified mail or by personal service, of his or her intention to contest the claim, he or she shall be entitled to appear or to be represented in any proceeding in this state involving the adjudication of the claim.(3) The final allowance of the claim by the courts of this state shall be accepted as conclusive as to amount and as to priority against special deposits or other security located in this state.Source  Laws 1989, LB 319, § 56.
NE Code § 44-4857 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4857 - Attachment, garnishment, and levy of execution.

44-4857.  Attachment, garnishment, and levy of execution.During the pendency in this or any other state of a liquidation proceeding, whether called by that name or not, no action or proceeding in the nature of an attachment, garnishment, or levy of execution shall be commenced or maintained in this state against the delinquent insurer or its assets.Source  Laws 1989, LB 319, § 57.
NE Code § 44-4858 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4858 - Interstate priorities.

44-4858.  Interstate priorities.(1) In a liquidation proceeding in this state involving one or more reciprocal states, the order of distribution of the domiciliary state shall control as to all claims of residents of this and reciprocal states. All claims of residents of reciprocal states shall be given equal priority of payment from general assets regardless of where such assets are located.(2) The owners of special deposit claims against an insurer for which a liquidator is appointed in this or any other state shall be given priority against the special deposits in accordance with the statutes governing the creation and maintenance of the deposits. If there is a deficiency in any deposit so that the claims secured by it are not fully discharged from it, the claimants may share in the general assets, but the sharing shall be deferred until general creditors and also claimants against other special deposits who have received smaller percentages from their respective special deposits have been paid percentages of their claims equal to the percentage paid from the special deposit.(3) The owner of a secured claim against an insurer for which a liquidator has been appointed in this or any other state may surrender his or her security and file his or her claim as a general creditor or the claim may be discharged by resort to the security in accordance with section 44-4841, in which case the deficiency, if any, shall be treated as a claim against the general assets of the insurer on the same basis as claims of unsecured creditors.Source  Laws 1989, LB 319, § 58.
NE Code § 44-4859 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4859 - Subordination of claims for noncooperation.

44-4859.  Subordination of claims for noncooperation.If an ancillary receiver in another state or foreign country, whether called by that name or not, fails to transfer to the domiciliary liquidator in this state any assets within his or her control other than special deposits, diminished only by the expenses of the ancillary receivership, if any, the claims filed in the ancillary receivership, other than special deposit claims or secured claims, shall be placed in the class of claims under subdivision (8) of section 44-4842.Source   Laws 1989, LB 319, § 59;  Laws 2002, LB 1139, § 27.
NE Code § 44-4860 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4860 - Continuation of proceedings under prior law.

44-4860.  Continuation of proceedings under prior law.Every proceeding commenced under the laws in effect before May 26, 1989, shall be deemed to have commenced under the Nebraska Insurers Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation Act for the purpose of conducting the proceeding henceforth, except that in the discretion of the director the proceeding may be continued, in whole or in part, as it would have been continued had the act not been enacted.Source  Laws 1989, LB 319, § 60.
NE Code § 44-4861 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4861 - Rules and regulations.

44-4861.  Rules and regulations.The director shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Nebraska Insurers Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation Act.Source   Laws 1989, LB 319, § 61;   Laws 1991, LB 236, § 84.
NE Code § 44-4862 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4862 - Act, how cited.

44-4862.  Act, how cited.Sections 44-4801 to 44-4862 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Insurers Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation Act.Source   Laws 1991, LB 236, § 85;  Laws 2004, LB 1047, § 17;  Laws 2011, LB72, § 8.
NE Code § 44-4901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4901 - Act, how cited.

44-4901.  Act, how cited.Sections 44-4901 to 44-4910 shall be known and may be cited as the Managing General Agents Act.Source  Laws 1990, LB 1136, § 112.
NE Code § 44-4902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4902 - Terms, defined.

44-4902.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Managing General Agents Act:(1) Actuary means a person who is a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries;(2) Business entity means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity;(3) Director means the Director of Insurance;(4) Insurer means any person duly licensed in this state as an insurance company pursuant to Chapter 44;(5) Managing general agent means any person who manages all or part of the insurance business of an insurer, including the management of a separate division, department, or underwriting office, and acts as an agent for such insurer, whether known as a managing general agent, manager, or other similar term, who, with or without the authority, either separately or together with affiliates, produces, directly or indirectly, and underwrites in any one quarter or year an amount of gross direct written premium equal to or more than five percent of the policyholders surplus as reported in the last annual statement of the insurer in any one quarter or year and who (a) adjusts or pays claims in excess of ten thousand dollars or (b) negotiates reinsurance on behalf of the insurer. Managing general agent does not include an attorney in fact for a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange under a power of attorney, an employee of the insurer, a United States manager of the United States branch of an alien insurer, or an underwriting manager who, pursuant to contract, manages all or part of the insurance operations of the insurer, is under common control with the insurer, and is subject to the Insurance Holding Company System Act and whose compensation is not based on the volume of premiums written;(6) Person means an individual or a business entity; and(7) Underwrite means the authority to accept or reject risk on behalf of the insurer.Source   Laws 1990, LB 1136, § 113;   Laws 1991, LB 236, § 86;   Laws 1993, LB 583, § 108;  Laws 2006, LB 875, § 7.  Cross References  Insurance Holding Company System Act, see section 44-2120.
NE Code § 44-4903 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4903 - License; requirements.

44-4903.  License; requirements.No person shall act in the capacity of a managing general agent with respect to risks located in this state for an insurer licensed in this state unless such person is licensed in accordance with the Insurance Producers Licensing Act. No person shall act in the capacity of a managing general agent representing an insurer domiciled in this state with respect to risks located outside this state unless such person is licensed in accordance with such act.Source   Laws 1990, LB 1136, § 114;  Laws 2006, LB 875, § 8.  Cross References  Insurance Producers Licensing Act, see section 44-4047.
NE Code § 44-4905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4905 - Managing general agent; prohibited acts.

44-4905.  Managing general agent; prohibited acts.The managing general agent shall not:(1) Bind reinsurance or retrocessions on behalf of the insurer, except that the managing general agent may bind facultative reinsurance contracts pursuant to obligatory facultative agreements if the contract with the insurer contains reinsurance underwriting guidelines, including, for both reinsurance assumed and ceded, a list of reinsurers with which such automatic agreements are in effect, the coverages and amounts or percentages that may be reinsured, and commission schedules;(2) Commit the insurer to participate in insurance or reinsurance syndicates;(3) Appoint any agent or broker without assuring that the agent or broker is lawfully licensed to transact the type of insurance for which he or she is appointed;(4) Without prior approval of the insurer, pay or commit the insurer to pay a claim over a specified amount, net of reinsurance, which shall not exceed one percent of the insurer's policyholders surplus as of December 31 of the last-completed calendar year;(5) Collect any payment from a reinsurer or commit the insurer to any claim settlement with a reinsurer without prior approval of the insurer. If prior approval is given, a report shall be promptly forwarded to the insurer;(6) Permit subagents or subbrokers of the insurer appointed by the managing general agent to serve on the insurer's board of directors;(7) Jointly employ an individual who is employed by the insurer; or(8) Appoint a submanaging general agent.Source   Laws 1990, LB 1136, § 116;   Laws 1993, LB 583, § 109.
NE Code § 44-4907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4907 - Acts of agent; how treated; examination authority.

44-4907.  Acts of agent; how treated; examination authority.The acts of the managing general agent are considered to be the acts of the insurer on whose behalf it is acting. A managing general agent may be examined by the department as if it were the insurer.Source   Laws 1990, LB 1136, § 118;  Laws 2006, LB 875, § 11.
NE Code § 44-4908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4908 - Violations; penalties; action for damages; construction of act.

44-4908.  Violations; penalties; action for damages; construction of act.(1) If the director determines that the managing general agent or any other person has not materially complied with the Managing General Agents Act, any rule or regulation adopted or promulgated thereunder, or any order issued thereunder, after notice and opportunity to be heard in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the director may:(a) For each separate violation, order a penalty in an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars;(b) Order revocation or suspension of the agent's or broker's license; and(c) If it was found that because of such material noncompliance that the insurer has suffered any loss or damage, maintain a civil action brought by or on behalf of the insurer and its policyholders and creditors for recovery of damages for the benefit of the insurer and its policyholders and creditors and other appropriate relief.(2) If an order of rehabilitation or liquidation of the insurer has been entered pursuant to the Nebraska Insurers Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation Act, and the receiver appointed under the order determines that the managing general agent or any other person has not materially complied with the Managing General Agents Act, any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated thereunder, or any order issued thereunder, and the insurer suffered any loss or damage therefrom, the receiver may maintain a civil action for recovery of damages and other appropriate relief for the benefit of the insurer.(3) This section shall not affect the right of the director to impose any other penalties provided for in Chapter 44.(4) The Managing General Agents Act is not intended to and shall not in any manner limit or restrict the rights of policyholders, claimants, and auditors.Source   Laws 1990, LB 1136, § 119;   Laws 1993, LB 583, § 110.  Cross References   Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.  Nebraska Insurers Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation Act, see section 44-4862.
NE Code § 44-4909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4909 - Rules and regulations.

44-4909.  Rules and regulations.The director shall adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the implementation and administration of the Managing General Agents Act.Source  Laws 1990, LB 1136, § 120.
NE Code § 44-4910 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-4910 - Compliance with act; when.

44-4910.  Compliance with act; when.No insurer may continue to utilize the services of a managing general agent on and after January 1, 1991, unless such utilization is in compliance with the Managing General Agents Act.Source  Laws 1990, LB 1136, § 121.
NE Code § 44-5001 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-5001 - Act, how cited.

44-5001.  Act, how cited.Sections 44-5001 to 44-5005 shall be known and may be cited as the Children of Nebraska Hearing Aid Act.Source Laws 2019, LB15, § 1.
NE Code § 44-5002 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-5002 - Legislative findings and declarations.

44-5002.  Legislative findings and declarations.The Legislature finds and declares that:(1) For a child impacted by hearing loss, his or her ability to develop language can be improved by the consistent use of a hearing aid;(2) Private insurance benefits for children's hearing aids will ultimately provide long-term savings to the State of Nebraska by decreasing the need for special education services and increasing the academic success of children impacted by hearing loss; and(3) In the long-term, implementation of the Children of Nebraska Hearing Aid Act will allow those impacted by the act to be more competitive in the workforce and less dependent on assistance from the state and federal governments.Source Laws 2019, LB15, § 2.
NE Code § 44-5003 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-5003 - Terms, defined.

44-5003.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Children of Nebraska Hearing Aid Act:(1) Health insurance plan means a plan which includes dependent coverage for an insured child and which is delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, extended, or modified in this state. Health insurance plan includes any such group or individual sickness and accident insurance policy, health maintenance organization contract, subscriber contract, employee medical, surgical, or hospital care benefit plan, or self-funded employee benefit plan to the extent not preempted by federal law. Health insurance plan also includes any policy, contract, or plan offered or administered by the state or its political subdivisions. Health insurance plan does not include a group health plan offered by a small employer as defined in section 44-5260 or a policy providing coverage for a specified disease, accident-only coverage, hospital indemnity coverage, disability income coverage, Medicare supplement coverage, long-term care coverage, or other limited-benefit coverage;(2) Hearing aid means an ear level or bone conduction hearing device intended to aid or improve the sense of hearing for a person with a hearing impairment. The term includes all parts, replacement parts, parts for repair, tubing, and ear molds;(3) Hearing impairment means a hearing impairment diagnosed by an otolaryngologist with an auditory assessment completed by a licensed audiologist; and(4) Insured child means an individual who is covered by a health insurance plan and less than nineteen years of age.Source Laws 2019, LB15, § 3.
NE Code § 44-5004 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 44 - Insurance|44-5004 - Health insurance plan; coverage required; items and services; exemption from act.

44-5004.  Health insurance plan; coverage required; items and services; exemption from act.(1) Beginning January 1, 2020, except as provided in subsection (4) of this section and notwithstanding section 44-3,131, any health insurance plan delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, extended, or modified in this state shall provide coverage pursuant to the Children of Nebraska Hearing Aid Act to each insured child. Such coverage shall be subject to subsection (2) of this section and shall include, for each ear affected by a hearing impairment, the following items and services:(a) A hearing aid purchased from a licensed audiologist with the medical clearance from an otolaryngologist and costs related to dispensing such hearing aid;(b) Evaluation for a hearing aid;(c) Fitting of a hearing aid;(d) Programming of a hearing aid;(e) Probe microphone measurements for verification that hearing aid gain and output meet the prescribed targets;(f) Hearing aid repairs;(g) Follow-up adjustments, servicing, and maintenance of a hearing aid;(h) Ear mold impressions;(i) Ear molds; and(j) Auditory rehabilitation and training.(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the items and services listed in subsection (1) of this section shall be covered on a continual basis to the extent that benefits paid for such items and services during the immediately preceding forty-eight-month period have not exceeded three thousand dollars.(b) Coverage pursuant to the act shall allow for the replacement of a hearing aid and the associated services within three months of the dispensing date if the hearing aid gain and output fail to meet prescribed targets or the hearing aid is unable to be repaired or adjusted. If an insured child uses a hearing aid on September 1, 2019, and the hearing aid has been deemed unrepairable or obsolete by the manufacturer of the device, the insured child shall be eligible to use the benefits required by the act towards the acquisition of a new hearing aid, parts, and associated services.(c) Coverage provided to an insured child pursuant to the act shall be subject to the same deductible, copayment, and coinsurance as similar covered items and services under the health insurance plan.(3) A health insurance plan shall not refuse or deny coverage, refuse to renew or reissue coverage, or terminate coverage for an individual with a hearing impairment who is less than nineteen years of age based on such hearing impairment.(4) A health insurance plan shall be exempt from the act for a plan year if, using a calculation method approved by the Department of Insurance, the cost of coverage would likely exceed one percent of all premiums collected under such plan for such plan year.Source Laws 2019, LB15, § 4.