Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 58-62-76

  • Association: means the North Carolina Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association created under N. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-62-16
  • Board: means the board of directors of the Association established under N. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-62-16
  • Member insurer: means any insurer, health maintenance organization that is governed by Article 67 of this Chapter, and any full-service corporation that is governed by Article 65 of this Chapter and that is licensed or that holds a license to transact in this State any kind of insurance or health maintenance organization business for which coverage is provided under N. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-62-16
  • State: means any state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and a United States possession, territory, or protectorate. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-62-16

There is no liability by, and no cause of action of any nature arises against, any member insurer or its agents or employees, the Association or its agents or employees, members of the Board, the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s representatives, or insurance regulators or their representatives, for any act or omission by them in the performance of their powers and duties under this Article.  This immunity extends to the participation in any organization of one or more other state associations of similar purposes and to any such organization and its agents or employees. (1991, c. 681, s. 56.)