Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 58-62-77

  • Association: means the North Carolina Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association created under N. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-62-16
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Resident: means any person who resides in this State when a member insurer is determined to be a delinquent insurer and to whom a contractual obligation is owed. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-62-16

Nothing in this Article precludes any resident from bringing any action against the Association in any court of competent jurisdiction with respect to any contractual obligation arising under covered policies. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 678, s. 26.)