631.55 Creation of the association. ---
(1) There is created a nonprofit corporation to be known as the
"Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Incorporated." All insurers
defined as member insurers in s. 631.54(7) shall be members of the association
as a condition of their authority to transact insurance in this state, and,
further, as a condition of such authority, an insurer shall agree to reimburse
the association for all claim payments the association makes on said insurer's
behalf if such insurer is subsequently rehabilitated. The association shall
perform its functions under a plan of operation established and approved under
s. 631.58 and shall exercise its powers through a board of directors
established under s. 631.56. The corporation shall have all those powers
granted or permitted nonprofit corporations, as provided in chapter
617.
(2) For the purposes of administration and assessment, the
association shall be divided into four separate accounts:
(a) The workers' compensation insurance account, which includes
excess workers' compensation insurance;
(b) The auto liability account;
(c) The auto physical damage account; and
(d) The account for all other insurance to which this part
applies.
History: s. 6, ch. 70-20; s. 117, ch. 79-40; s. 809(1st), ch. 82-243; s. 14, ch.
89-360; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 4, ch.
92-345.