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WA Rev Code § 48.58.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.58 - Riot Reinsurance Reimbursement.|48.58.010 - Riot reinsurance reimbursement—Assessments.

RCW 48.58.010 Riot reinsurance reimbursement—Assessments.(1) The commissioner may reimburse the secretary of the department of housing and urban development under the provisions of Section 1223(a)(1) of the Urban Property Protection and Reinsurance Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-448) for losses reinsured by the secretary of the department of housing and urban development and occurring in this state on or after August 1, 1968. After receipt by the state treasurer of a statement requesting reimbursement from the secretary of the department of housing and urban development and upon certification promptly made by the commissioner of insurance, hereafter referred to as the commissioner, of the correctness of the amount thereof, the commissioner is hereby authorized to provide for an assessment upon insurers authorized to do business in this state in amounts sufficient to pay reimbursement to the secretary of the department of housing and urban development: PROVIDED, That the amount assessed each insurer shall be in the same proportion that the premiums written by each insurer in this state bear to the aggregate premiums written in this state by all insurance companies on those lines for which reinsurance was available in this state from the secretary of the department of housing and urban development during the preceding calendar year.(2) In the event any insurer fails, by reason of insolvency, to pay any assessment as provided herein, the amount assessed each insurer, as computed under subsection (1) of this section, shall be immediately recalculated excluding therefrom the insolvent insurer so that its assessment is, in effect, assumed and redistributed among the remaining insurers.(3) When assessments as provided herein are made, the individual insurer, after having paid the full amount assessed against the insurer, may deduct from future premium tax liabilities an amount not to exceed twenty percent per annum until such deductions equal the amount of the assessment levied against the insurer.(4) This section shall cease to be of any force and effect upon termination of the Urban Property Protection and Reinsurance Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-448), except that obligations incurred pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be impaired by the expiration of the same.(5) Notwithstanding the termination of the Urban Property Protection and Reinsurance Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-448), the commissioner is authorized to continue in force the program developed in response to that act, the Washington essential property insurance inspection and placement program, in order to provide essential property insurance within the state where it cannot be obtained through the normal insurance market.[ 1987 c 128 § 1; 1980 c 32 § 9; 1969 ex.s. c 140 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 48.62.011 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.011 - Legislative intent—Construction.

RCW 48.62.011 Legislative intent—Construction.(1) This chapter is intended to provide the exclusive source of local government entity authority to individually or jointly self-insure risks, jointly purchase insurance or reinsurance, and to contract for risk management, claims, and administrative services. This chapter shall be liberally construed to grant local government entities maximum flexibility in self-insuring to the extent the self-insurance programs are operated in a safe and sound manner. This chapter is intended to require prior approval for the establishment of every individual local government self-insured employee health and welfare benefit program and every joint local government self-insurance program. In addition, this chapter is intended to require every local government entity that establishes a self-insurance program not subject to prior approval to notify the state of the existence of the program and to comply with the regulatory and statutory standards governing the management and operation of the programs as provided in this chapter. This chapter is not intended to authorize or regulate self-insurance of unemployment compensation under chapter 50.44 RCW, or industrial insurance under chapter 51.14 RCW.(2) This chapter is further intended to enable the board of pilotage commissioners to participate in a local government joint self-insurance program covering liability risks.[ 2019 c 26 § 1; 1991 sp.s. c 30 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 48.62.034 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.034 - Joint self-insurance program—Actions authorized.

RCW 48.62.034 Joint self-insurance program—Actions authorized.(1) For the purpose of carrying out a joint self-insurance program, a joint self-insurance program and a separate legal entity created under RCW 48.62.031 each may:(a) Contract indebtedness and issue and sell revenue bonds evidencing such indebtedness or establish lines of credit pursuant to and in the manner provided for local governments in chapter 39.46 RCW with the joint board under RCW 39.34.030; board of directors under RCW 48.62.081; or governing board of a separate legal entity formed under RCW 48.62.031, performing the functions to be performed by the governing body of a local government under chapter 39.46 RCW and appointing a treasurer to perform the functions to be performed by the treasurer under chapter 39.46 RCW;(b) Contract indebtedness and issue and sell short-term obligations evidencing such indebtedness pursuant to and in the manner provided for municipal corporations in chapter 39.50 RCW with the joint board under RCW 39.34.030; board of directors under RCW 48.62.081; or governing board of a separate legal entity formed under RCW 48.62.031, performing the functions to be performed by the governing body of a municipal corporation under chapter 39.50 RCW; and(c) Contract indebtedness and issue and sell refunding bonds pursuant to and in the manner provided for public bodies in chapter 39.53 RCW with the joint board under RCW 39.34.030; board of directors under RCW 48.62.081; or governing board of a separate legal entity formed under RCW 48.62.031, performing the functions to be performed by the governing body of a public body under chapter 39.53 RCW.(2) For the purpose of carrying out a joint self-insurance program, a joint self-insurance program and a separate legal entity formed under RCW 48.62.031 each may make loans of the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under this section to a joint self-insurance program or a local government entity that has joined or formed a joint self-insurance program.(3) For the purpose of carrying out a joint self-insurance program, a joint self-insurance program and each local government entity that has joined or formed a joint self-insurance program may accept loans of the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under this section.[ 2005 c 147 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 48.62.037 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.037 - Board of pilotage commissioners—Participation in joint self-insurance program—Liability insurance coverage.

RCW 48.62.037 Board of pilotage commissioners—Participation in joint self-insurance program—Liability insurance coverage.The board of pilotage commissioners may participate in a local government joint self-insurance program formed or operating in accordance with this chapter. The board of pilotage commissioners may participate in the program to obtain liability insurance coverage, but not property insurance coverage.[ 2019 c 26 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 48.62.061 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.061 - Rule making by state risk manager—Standards.

RCW 48.62.061 Rule making by state risk manager—Standards.The state risk manager shall adopt rules governing the management and operation of both individual and joint local government self-insurance programs covering property or liability risks. The state risk manager shall also adopt rules governing the management and operation of both individual and joint local government self-insured health and welfare benefits programs. All rules shall be appropriate for the type of program and class of risk covered. The state risk manager's rules shall include:(1) Standards for the management, operation, and solvency of self-insurance programs, including the necessity and frequency of actuarial analyses and claims audits;(2) Standards for claims management procedures; and(3) Standards for contracts between self-insurance programs and private businesses including standards for contracts between third-party administrators and programs.[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 7 § 55; 1991 sp.s. c 30 § 6.]NOTES:Effective date—2010 1st sp.s. c 26; 2010 1st sp.s. c 7: See note following RCW 43.03.027.
WA Rev Code § 48.62.071 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.071 - Program approval required—State risk manager—Plan of management and operation.

RCW 48.62.071 Program approval required—State risk manager—Plan of management and operation.Before the establishment of a joint self-insurance program covering property or liability risks by local government entities, or an individual or joint local government self-insured health and welfare benefits program, the entity or entities must obtain the approval of the state risk manager. Risk manager approval is not required for the establishment of an individual local government self-insurance program covering property or liability risks. The entity or entities proposing creation of a self-insurance program requiring prior approval shall submit a plan of management and operation to the state risk manager and the state auditor that provides at least the following information:(1) The risk or risks to be covered, including any coverage definitions, terms, conditions, and limitations or in the case of health and welfare benefits programs, the benefits to be provided, including any benefit definitions, terms, conditions, and limitations;(2) The amount and method of financing the benefits or covered risks, including the initial capital and proposed rates and projected premiums;(3) The proposed claim reserving practices;(4) The proposed purchase and maintenance of insurance or reinsurance in excess of the amounts retained by the self-insurance program;(5) In the case of a joint program, the legal form of the program, including but not limited to any bylaws, charter, or trust agreement;(6) In the case of a joint program, the agreements with members of the program defining the responsibilities and benefits of each member and management;(7) The proposed accounting, depositing, and investment practices of the program;(8) The proposed time when actuarial analysis will be first conducted and the frequency of future actuarial analysis;(9) A designation of the individual upon whom service of process shall be executed on behalf of the program. In the case of a joint program, a designation of the individual to whom service of process shall be forwarded by the risk manager on behalf of the program;(10) All contracts between the program and private persons providing risk management, claims, or other administrative services;(11) A professional analysis of the feasibility of creation and maintenance of the program; and(12) Any other information required by rule of the state risk manager that is necessary to determine the probable financial and management success of the program or that is necessary to determine compliance with this chapter.[ 1991 sp.s. c 30 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 48.62.081 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.081 - Multistate program participants—Requirements.

RCW 48.62.081 Multistate program participants—Requirements.A local government entity may participate in a joint self-insurance program covering property or liability risks with similar local government entities from other states if the program satisfies the following requirements:(1) Only those local government entities of this state and similar entities of other states that are provided insurance by the program may have ownership interest in the program;(2) The participating local government entities of this state and other states shall elect a board of directors to manage the program, a majority of whom shall be affiliated with one or more of the participating entities;(3) The program must provide coverage through the delivery to each participating entity of one or more written policies effecting insurance of covered risks;(4) The program shall be financed, including the payment of premiums and the contribution of initial capital, in accordance with the plan of management and operation submitted to the state risk manager in accordance with this chapter;(5) The financial statements of the program shall be audited annually by the certified public accountants for the program, and such audited financial statements shall be delivered to the Washington state auditor and the state risk manager not more than one hundred twenty days after the end of each fiscal year of the program;(6) The investments of the program shall be initiated only with financial institutions and/or broker-dealers doing business in those states in which participating entities are located, and such investments shall be audited annually by the certified public accountants for the program, and a list of such investments shall be delivered to the Washington state auditor not more than one hundred twenty days after the end of each fiscal year of the program;(7) The treasurer of a multistate joint self-insurance program shall be designated by resolution of the program and such treasurer shall be located in the state of one of the participating entities;(8) The participating entities may have no contingent liabilities for covered claims, other than liabilities for unpaid premiums, retrospective premiums, or assessments, if assets of the program are insufficient to cover the program's liabilities; and(9) The program shall obtain approval from the state risk manager in accordance with this chapter and shall remain in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, except to the extent that such provisions are modified by or inconsistent with this section.[ 1991 sp.s. c 30 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 48.62.101 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.101 - Access to information—Executive sessions—Public records act.

RCW 48.62.101 Access to information—Executive sessions—Public records act.(1) All self-insurance programs governed by this chapter may provide for executive sessions in accordance with chapter 42.30 RCW to consider litigation and settlement of claims when it appears that public discussion of these matters would impair the program's ability to conduct its business effectively.(2) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the public records act, chapter 42.56 RCW, in a claim or action against the state or a local government entity, no person is entitled to discover that portion of any funds or liability reserve established for purposes of satisfying a claim or cause of action, except that the reserve is discoverable in a supplemental or ancillary proceeding to enforce a judgment. All other records of individual or joint self-insurance programs are subject to disclosure in accordance with chapter 42.56 RCW.(3) In accordance with chapter 42.56 RCW, bargaining groups representing local government employees shall have reasonable access to information concerning the experience and performance of any health and welfare benefits program established for the benefit of such employees.[ 2005 c 274 § 316; 1991 sp.s. c 30 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 48.62.123 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.123 - Existing benefit program established as a trust—Risk manager—Limited extension of deadline for compliance.

RCW 48.62.123 Existing benefit program established as a trust—Risk manager—Limited extension of deadline for compliance.No local government self-insured employee health and welfare benefit program established as a trust by a local government entity or entities prior to July 25, 1993, may continue in operation unless such program complies with the provisions of this chapter within one hundred eighty days after July 25, 1993. The state risk manager may extend such period if the risk manager finds that such local government entity or entities are making a good faith effort and taking all necessary steps to comply with this chapter; however, in no event may the risk manager extend the period required for compliance more than ninety days after the expiration of the initial one hundred eighty-day period.[ 1993 c 458 § 2.]NOTES:Review of health care trusts—1993 c 458: See note following RCW 48.62.121.
WA Rev Code § 48.62.125 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.125 - Educational service districts—Rules—Superintendent of public instruction.

RCW 48.62.125 Educational service districts—Rules—Superintendent of public instruction.All rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction by January 1, 1992, that apply to self-insurance programs of educational service districts remain in effect until expressly amended, repealed, or superseded by the state risk manager or the state health care authority.[ 1991 sp.s. c 30 § 31.]
WA Rev Code § 48.62.131 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.131 - Preexisting programs—Notice to state auditor.

RCW 48.62.131 Preexisting programs—Notice to state auditor.Every local government entity that has established a self-insurance program not subject to the prior approval requirements of this chapter shall provide written notice to the state auditor of the existence of the program. The notice must identify the manager of the program and the class or classes of risk self-insured. The notice must also identify all investments and distribution of assets of the program, the current depository of assets and the program's designation of asset depository and investment agent as required by RCW 48.62.111. In addition, the local government entity shall notify the state auditor whenever the program covers a new class of risk or discontinues the self-insurance of a class of risk.[ 1991 sp.s. c 30 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 48.62.141 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.141 - Insufficient assets—Program requirement.

RCW 48.62.141 Insufficient assets—Program requirement.Every joint self-insurance program covering liability or property risks, excluding multistate programs governed by RCW 48.62.081 and nonprofit risk pools formed under *RCW 48.62.036 and chapter 48.180 RCW, shall provide for the contingent liability of participants in the program if assets of the program are insufficient to cover the program's liabilities.[ 2015 c 109 § 4; 1991 sp.s. c 30 § 14.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 48.62.036 was repealed by 2015 c 109 § 18.
WA Rev Code § 48.62.151 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.151 - Insurance premium taxes—Exemption.

RCW 48.62.151 Insurance premium taxes—Exemption.A joint self-insurance program approved in accordance with this chapter is exempt from insurance premium taxes, from fees assessed under chapter 48.02 RCW, from chapters 48.32 and 48.32A RCW, from business and occupations taxes imposed under chapter 82.04 RCW, and from any assigned risk plan or joint underwriting association otherwise required by law. This section does not apply to and no exemption is provided for insurance companies issuing policies to cover program risks, nor does it apply to or provide an exemption for third-party administrators, surplus line brokers, or insurance producers serving the self-insurance program.[ 2009 c 162 § 30; 2008 c 217 § 63; 1991 sp.s. c 30 § 15.]NOTES:Effective date—2009 c 162: See note following RCW 48.03.020.Severability—Effective date—2008 c 217: See notes following RCW 48.03.020.
WA Rev Code § 48.62.161 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.161 - Establishment of fee to cover costs—State risk manager.

RCW 48.62.161 Establishment of fee to cover costs—State risk manager.(1) The state risk manager shall establish and charge an investigation fee in an amount necessary to cover the costs for the initial review and approval of a self-insurance program. The fee must accompany the initial submission of the plan of operation and management.(2) The costs of subsequent reviews and investigations shall be charged to the self-insurance program being reviewed or investigated in accordance with the actual time and expenses incurred in the review or investigation.(3) The state risk manager may calculate, levy, and collect from each joint property and liability self-insurance program and each individual and joint health and welfare benefit program regulated by this chapter a start-up assessment to pay initial expenses and operating costs of the risk manager's office in administering this chapter. Any program failing to remit its assessment when due is subject to denial of permission to operate or to a cease and desist order until the assessment is paid.[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 7 § 56; 1991 sp.s. c 30 § 16.]NOTES:Effective date—2010 1st sp.s. c 26; 2010 1st sp.s. c 7: See note following RCW 43.03.027.
WA Rev Code § 48.62.171 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.|48.62.171 - Dissemination of information—Civil immunity.

RCW 48.62.171 Dissemination of information—Civil immunity.(1) Any person who files reports or furnishes other information required under Title 48 RCW, required by the risk manager or the state auditor under authority granted by Title 48 RCW, or which is useful to the risk manager or the state auditor in the administration of Title 48 RCW, shall be immune from liability in any civil action or suit arising from the filing of any such report or furnishing such information to the risk manager or to the state auditor, unless actual malice, fraud, or bad faith is shown.(2) The risk manager and the state auditor, and the agents and employees of each, are immune from liability in any civil action or suit arising from the publication of any report or bulletins or arising from dissemination of information related to the official activities of the risk manager, the advisory boards, or the state auditor, unless actual malice, fraud, or bad faith is shown.(3) The immunity granted by this section is in addition to any common law or statutory privilege or immunity enjoyed by such person, and nothing in this section is intended to abrogate or modify in any way such common law or statutory privilege or immunity.[ 1991 sp.s. c 30 § 17.]