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WA Rev Code § 48.90.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.90 - Child Day Care Centers—Self-Insurance.|48.90.110 - Powers of association.

RCW 48.90.110 Powers of association.The association shall have the power, in its capacity as plan administrator, to contract for or delegate services as necessary for the efficient management and operation of the plan, including but not limited to:(1) Contracting for risk management and loss control services;(2) Designing a continuing program of risk reduction, calling for the participation of all subscribers;(3) Contracting for legal counsel for the defense of claims and other legal services;(4) Consulting with the commissioner, the secretary of social and health services, or other interested state agencies with respect to any matters affecting the provision of day care for the state's children, and related risk problems; and(5) Purchasing commercial insurance coverage in the form and amount as the subscribers may by contract agree, including reinsurance, excess coverage, and stop-loss insurance.[ 1986 c 142 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 48.90.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.90 - Child Day Care Centers—Self-Insurance.|48.90.120 - Contracts—Terms.

RCW 48.90.120 Contracts—Terms.(1) All contracts between subscribers and the association shall be for one-year periods and shall terminate on the first day of the next fiscal year of the association following their signature. Subscribers withdrawing from participation in the plan during any contract period may do so only upon surrender of their licenses to care for children to the department of social and health services.(2) Premiums should be annual, prorated quarterly in the event any subscriber withdraws, or any new subscriber contracts with the association to become part of the plan during the fiscal year. Subscribers should not have the power to delegate or assign the responsibility for their assessments.(3) Contracts should provide for recovery by the association, of any assessments that are not promptly contributed, for methods of collection, and for resolution of related disputes.[ 1986 c 142 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 48.90.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.90 - Child Day Care Centers—Self-Insurance.|48.90.130 - Significant modifications in plan, statement on.

RCW 48.90.130 Significant modifications in plan, statement on.Within six months of the beginning of any fiscal year in which significant modifications of the plan are envisioned, the association shall provide the commissioner with a statement of those modifications, setting forth the proposed changes, reasons for the changes, and reasonable alternatives, if any exist. The statement shall specifically include reference to coverage available in the commercial insurance market, together with suggested solutions within the joint self-insurance plan.[ 1986 c 142 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 48.90.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.90 - Child Day Care Centers—Self-Insurance.|48.90.140 - Dissolution of plan and association.

RCW 48.90.140 Dissolution of plan and association.(1) If at any time the plan can no longer be operated on a sound financial basis, the association may elect to dissolve the plan, subject to explicit approval by the commissioner of a plan for dissolution. Once a plan operated by an association has been dissolved, that association may not again implement a plan pursuant to this chapter for five calendar years.(2) At dissolution, the assets of the association represented by the contributing trust fund shall be deposited with the commissioner for a period of twenty-one years, to be made available for claims arising during that period based upon occurrences during the term of coverage. At the time of transfer of the funds, the association shall certify to the commissioner a list of all current subscribers, with their correct mailing addresses, and shall have notified all current subscribers of their obligation to keep the commissioner informed of any changes in their mailing addresses over the twenty-one year period, and that this obligation extends to their representatives, successors, assigns, and to the representatives of their estates. Upon dissolution, the association is required to provide to the commissioner a list of all plan subscribers during all of the years of operation of the plan.At the end of the twenty-one year period, any funds remaining in the trust account must be distributed to those subscribers who were current subscribers in the most recent year of operation of the plan, with each current subscriber receiving an equal share of the distribution, without regard for the length of time each child day care center was a subscriber.In the alternative, in the discretion of the association, the balance of the contributing trust fund may be used to purchase similar or more liberal coverage from a commercial insurer. Each subscriber shall, however, be given the option to deposit its share of the fund with the commissioner as provided in this section if it elects not to participate in the proposed commercial insurance.[ 2003 c 248 § 24; 1986 c 142 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 48.90.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.90 - Child Day Care Centers—Self-Insurance.|48.90.150 - Recovery limits.

RCW 48.90.150 Recovery limits.No person with a claim covered by a plan established pursuant to this chapter shall be entitled to recover from the plan any amount in excess of the limits of coverage provided for in the plan.[ 1986 c 142 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 48.90.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.90 - Child Day Care Centers—Self-Insurance.|48.90.160 - Suspension of plan—Reconsideration.

RCW 48.90.160 Suspension of plan—Reconsideration.The commissioner may disapprove, and require suspension of a plan for failure of the association to comply with any provision of this chapter, for gross mismanagement, or for wilful disregard and neglect of its fiduciary duty. The association shall have the right to request reconsideration of the commissioner's decision within fifteen days of the receipt of the commissioner's written notification of the decision, or to request a hearing according to chapter 48.04 RCW.[ 1986 c 142 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 48.90.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.90 - Child Day Care Centers—Self-Insurance.|48.90.170 - Costs of investigation or review of plan.

RCW 48.90.170 Costs of investigation or review of plan.All reasonable costs of any investigation or review by the commissioner of an association's plan of organization and operation, or any changes or modifications thereof, including the dissolution of a plan, shall be paid by the association before issuance of any approval required under this chapter.[ 1986 c 142 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 48.92.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.92 - Liability Risk Retention.|48.92.010 - Purpose.

RCW 48.92.010 Purpose.The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the formation and operation of risk retention groups and purchasing groups in this state formed pursuant to the provisions of the federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986.[ 1993 c 462 § 91; 1987 c 306 § 1.]NOTES:Severability—Implementation—1993 c 462: See RCW 48.31B.901 and 48.31B.902.
WA Rev Code § 48.92.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.92 - Liability Risk Retention.|48.92.030 - Requirements for chartering.

RCW 48.92.030 Requirements for chartering.(1) A risk retention group seeking to be chartered in this state must be chartered and licensed as a liability insurance company authorized by the insurance laws of this state and, except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, must comply with all of the laws, rules, regulations, and requirements applicable to the insurers chartered and licensed in this state and with RCW 48.92.040 to the extent the requirements are not a limitation on laws, rules, regulations, or requirements of this state.(2) A risk retention group chartered in this state shall file with the department and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners an annual statement in a form prescribed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and in electronic form if required by the commissioner, and completed in accordance with its instructions and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners accounting practices and procedures manual.(3) Before it may offer insurance in any state, each domestic risk retention group shall also submit for approval to the insurance commissioner of this state a plan of operation or a feasibility study. The risk retention group shall submit an appropriate revision in the event of a subsequent material change in an item of the plan of operation or feasibility study, within ten days of the change. The group may not offer any additional kinds of liability insurance, in this state or in any other state, until a revision of the plan or study is approved by the commissioner.(4) At the time of filing its application for charter, the risk retention group shall provide to the commissioner in summary form the following information: The identity of the initial members of the group; the identify of those individuals who organized the group or who will provide administrative services or otherwise influence or control the activities of the group; the amount and nature of the initial capitalization; the coverages to be afforded; and the states in which the group intends to operate. Upon receipt of this information, the commissioner shall forward the information to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Providing notification to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is in addition to and is not sufficient to satisfy the requirements of RCW 48.92.040 or this chapter.[ 1993 c 462 § 93; 1987 c 306 § 3.]NOTES:Severability—Implementation—1993 c 462: See RCW 48.31B.901 and 48.31B.902.
WA Rev Code § 48.92.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.92 - Liability Risk Retention.|48.92.050 - Insolvency guaranty fund, participation prohibited—Joint underwriting associations, participation required.

RCW 48.92.050 Insolvency guaranty fund, participation prohibited—Joint underwriting associations, participation required.(1) No risk retention group shall be permitted to join or contribute financially to any insurance insolvency guaranty fund, or similar mechanism, in this state, nor shall any risk retention group, or its insureds or claimants against its insureds, receive any benefit from any such fund for claims arising under the insurance policies issued by a risk retention group.(2) A risk retention group shall participate in this state's joint underwriting associations and mandatory liability pools or plans required by the commissioners.(3) When a purchasing group obtains insurance covering its members' risks from an insurer not authorized in this state or a risk retention group, no such risks, wherever resident or located, are covered by an insurance guaranty fund or similar mechanism in this state.(4) When a purchasing group obtains insurance covering its members' risks from an authorized insurer, only risks resident or located in this state are covered by the state guaranty fund established in chapter 48.32 RCW.[ 1993 c 462 § 95; 1987 c 306 § 5.]NOTES:Severability—Implementation—1993 c 462: See RCW 48.31B.901 and 48.31B.902.
WA Rev Code § 48.92.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.92 - Liability Risk Retention.|48.92.060 - Countersigning not required.

RCW 48.92.060 Countersigning not required.A policy of insurance issued to a risk retention group or any member of that group shall not be required to be countersigned.[ 1987 c 306 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 48.92.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.92 - Liability Risk Retention.|48.92.070 - Purchasing groups—Exempt from certain laws.

RCW 48.92.070 Purchasing groups—Exempt from certain laws.A purchasing group and its insurer or insurers are subject to all applicable laws of this state, except that a purchasing group and its insurer or insurers are exempt, in regard to liability insurance for the purchasing group, from any law that:(1) Prohibits the establishment of a purchasing group;(2) Makes it unlawful for an insurer to provide or offer to provide insurance on a basis providing, to a purchasing group or its members, advantages based on their loss and expense experience not afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms, coverages, or other matters;(3) Prohibits a purchasing group or its members from purchasing insurance on a group basis described in subsection (2) of this section;(4) Prohibits a purchasing group from obtaining insurance on a group basis because the group has not been in existence for a minimum period of time or because any member has not belonged to the group for a minimum period of time;(5) Requires that a purchasing group must have a minimum number of members, common ownership or affiliation, or certain legal form;(6) Requires that a certain percentage of a purchasing group must obtain insurance on a group basis;(7) Otherwise discriminates against a purchasing group or any of its members.[ 1993 c 462 § 96; 1987 c 306 § 7.]NOTES:Severability—Implementation—1993 c 462: See RCW 48.31B.901 and 48.31B.902.
WA Rev Code § 48.92.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.92 - Liability Risk Retention.|48.92.080 - Purchasing groups—Notice and registration.

RCW 48.92.080 Purchasing groups—Notice and registration.(1) A purchasing group which intends to do business in this state shall furnish, before doing business, notice to the commissioner, on forms prescribed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners which shall:(a) Identify the state in which the group is domiciled;(b) Identify all other states in which the group intends to do business;(c) Specify the lines and classifications of liability insurance which the purchasing group intends to purchase;(d) Identify the insurance company or companies from which the group intends to purchase its insurance and the domicile of that company or companies;(e) Specify the method by which, and the person or persons, if any, through whom insurance will be offered to its members whose risks are resident or located in this state;(f) Identify the principal place of business of the group; and(g) Provide any other information as may be required by the commissioner to verify that the purchasing group is qualified under RCW 48.92.020(10).(2) A purchasing group shall, within ten days, notify the commissioner of any changes in any of the items set forth in subsection (1) of this section.(3) The purchasing group shall register with and designate the commissioner as its agent solely for the purpose of receiving service of legal documents or process, except that this requirement shall not apply in the case of a purchasing group that only purchases insurance that was authorized under the federal Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981 and:(a) Which in any state of the United States:(i) Was domiciled before April 1, 1986; and(ii) Is domiciled on and after October 27, 1986;(b) Which:(i) Before October 27, 1986, purchased insurance from an insurance carrier licensed in any state;(ii) Since October 27, 1986, purchased its insurance from an insurance carrier licensed in any state; or(c) Which was a purchasing group under the requirements of the federal Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981 before October 27, 1986.(4) A purchasing group that is required to give notice under subsection (1) of this section shall also furnish such information as may be required by the commissioner to:(a) Verify that the entity qualifies as a purchasing group;(b) Determine where the purchasing group is located; and(c) Determine appropriate tax treatment.[ 1993 c 462 § 97; 1987 c 306 § 8.]NOTES:Severability—Implementation—1993 c 462: See RCW 48.31B.901 and 48.31B.902.
WA Rev Code § 48.92.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.92 - Liability Risk Retention.|48.92.090 - Purchasing groups—Dealing with foreign insurers—Deductible or self-insured retention—Aggregate limits.

RCW 48.92.090 Purchasing groups—Dealing with foreign insurers—Deductible or self-insured retention—Aggregate limits.(1) A purchasing group may not purchase insurance from a risk retention group that is not chartered in a state or from an insurer not admitted in the state in which the purchasing group is located, unless the purchase is effected through a licensed insurance producer acting pursuant to the surplus lines laws and regulations of that state.(2) A purchasing group that obtains liability insurance from an insurer not admitted in this state or a risk retention group shall inform each of the members of the group that have a risk resident or located in this state that the risk is not protected by an insurance insolvency guaranty fund in this state, and that the risk retention group or insurer may not be subject to all insurance laws and rules of this state.(3) No purchasing group may purchase insurance providing for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to the group as a whole; however, coverage may provide for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to individual members.(4) Purchases of insurance by purchasing groups are subject to the same standards regarding aggregate limits that are applicable to all purchases of group insurance.[ 2008 c 217 § 70; 1993 c 462 § 98; 1987 c 306 § 9.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—2008 c 217: See notes following RCW 48.03.020.Severability—Implementation—1993 c 462: See RCW 48.31B.901 and 48.31B.902.
WA Rev Code § 48.92.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.92 - Liability Risk Retention.|48.92.095 - Premium taxes—Imposition—Obligations—Member's liability.

RCW 48.92.095 Premium taxes—Imposition—Obligations—Member's liability.Premium taxes and taxes on premiums paid for coverage of risks resident or located in this state by a purchasing group or any members of the purchasing groups must be:(1) Imposed at the same rate and subject to the same interest, fines, and penalties as those applicable to premium taxes and taxes on premiums paid for similar coverage from authorized insurers, as defined under chapter 48.05 RCW, or unauthorized insurers, as defined and provided for under chapter 48.15 RCW, by other insurers; and(2) The obligation of the insurer; and if not paid by the insurer, then the obligation of the purchasing group; and if not paid by the purchasing group, then the obligation of the insurance producer for the purchasing group; and if not paid by the insurance producer for the purchasing group, then the obligation of each of the purchasing group's members. The liability of each member of the purchasing group is several, not joint, and is limited to the tax due in relation to the premiums paid by that member.[ 2008 c 217 § 71; 1993 c 462 § 99.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—2008 c 217: See notes following RCW 48.03.020.Severability—Implementation—1993 c 462: See RCW 48.31B.901 and 48.31B.902.
WA Rev Code § 48.92.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.92 - Liability Risk Retention.|48.92.100 - Authority of commissioner.

RCW 48.92.100 Authority of commissioner.The commissioner is authorized to make use of any of the powers established under Title 48 RCW to enforce the laws of this state so long as those powers are not specifically preempted by the federal Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981, as amended by the federal Risk Retention Amendments of 1986. This includes, but is not limited to, the commissioner's administrative authority to investigate, issue subpoenas, conduct depositions and hearings, issue orders, impose penalties, and seek injunctive relief. With regard to any investigation, administrative proceedings, or litigation, the commissioner can rely on the procedural law and regulations of the state. The injunctive authority of the commissioner in regard to risk retention groups is restricted by the requirement that any injunction be issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.[ 1993 c 462 § 100; 1987 c 306 § 10.]NOTES:Severability—Implementation—1993 c 462: See RCW 48.31B.901 and 48.31B.902.
WA Rev Code § 48.92.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.92 - Liability Risk Retention.|48.92.110 - Penalties.

RCW 48.92.110 Penalties.A risk retention group which violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to fines and penalties applicable to licensed insurers generally, including revocation of its license and/or the right to do business in this state.[ 1987 c 306 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 48.92.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.92 - Liability Risk Retention.|48.92.120 - Soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance—License required.

RCW 48.92.120 Soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance—License required.(1) A person may not act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance in this state from a risk retention group unless the person is licensed as an insurance producer for casualty insurance in accordance with chapter 48.17 RCW and pays the fees designated for the license under RCW 48.14.010.(2)(a) A person may not act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance in this state for a purchasing group from an authorized insurer or a risk retention group chartered in a state unless the person is licensed as an insurance producer for casualty insurance in accordance with chapter 48.17 RCW and pays the fees designated for the license under RCW 48.14.010.(b) A person may not act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance coverage in this state for a member of a purchasing group under a purchasing group's policy unless the person is licensed as an insurance producer for casualty insurance in accordance with chapter 48.17 RCW and pays the fees designated for the license under RCW 48.14.010.(c) A person may not act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance from an insurer not authorized to do business in this state on behalf of a purchasing group located in this state unless the person is licensed as a surplus line broker in accordance with chapter 48.15 RCW and pays the fees designated for the license under RCW 48.14.010.(3) For purposes of acting as an insurance producer for a risk retention group or purchasing group under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the requirement of residence in this state does not apply.(4) Every person licensed under chapters 48.15 and 48.17 RCW, on business placed with risk retention groups or written through a purchasing group, must inform each prospective insured of the provisions of the notice required under RCW 48.92.040(7) in the case of a risk retention group and RCW 48.92.090(2) in the case of a purchasing group.[ 2008 c 217 § 72; 2005 c 223 § 31; 1993 c 462 § 101; 1987 c 306 § 12.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—2008 c 217: See notes following RCW 48.03.020.Severability—Implementation—1993 c 462: See RCW 48.31B.901 and 48.31B.902.
WA Rev Code § 48.92.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 48 - Insurance|Chapter 48.92 - Liability Risk Retention.|48.92.130 - Federal injunctions.

RCW 48.92.130 Federal injunctions.An order issued by any district court of the United States enjoining a risk retention group from soliciting or selling insurance, or operating, in any state or in all states or in any territory or possession of the United States, upon a finding that the group is in a hazardous financial or financially impaired condition, shall be enforceable in the courts of the state.[ 1993 c 462 § 102; 1987 c 306 § 13.]NOTES:Severability—Implementation—1993 c 462: See RCW 48.31B.901 and 48.31B.902.