LD 1601
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LR 2026
Item 1

 
C.__The plan of operation must provide:

 
(1)__For the issuing of residential property insurance
pursuant to this section and the distribution of the
losses and the expenses in the writing of such
insurance in this State;

 
(2)__That all insurers writing residential property
insurance shall participate in the writings, expenses,
profits and losses of the association, in the
proportion that the net direct premiums of each
participating insurer written in this State during the
preceding calendar year bear to the aggregate net
direct premium written in this State by all
participating insurers. This information must be
determined in accordance with a residential property
statistical plan adopted by the superintendent;

 
(3)__That a participating insurer is entitled to
receive credit for similar insurance voluntarily
written in a designated underserved area and its
participation in the writings in the association must
be reduced in accordance with the provisions of the
plan of operation;

 
(4)__For the immediate binding of eligible risks; for
the use of premium installment payment plans, adequate
marketing and service facilities; and for the
establishment of reasonable service standards;

 
(5)__Procedures for efficient, economical, fair and
nondiscriminatory administration of the FAIR Plan
Association;

 
(6)__Procedures for determining the net level of
participation required for each insurer in the FAIR
Plan Association;

 
(7)__For the use of deductibles and other underwriting
devices and for assessment of all participating
insurers in amounts sufficient to operate the
association; the establishment of maximum limits of
liability to be placed through the association; and
commissions to be paid to the licensed agents
submitting applications;

 
(8)__That the association issue policies in its own
name;


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