California Insurance Code

§ 1063.75

INS § 1063.75 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 1 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 14.26

Statute text

Bonds issued to provide funds for covered claim obligations for workers’ compensation claims, homeowners’ and automobile claims, as described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1063.5, and other claims, as described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1063.5, shall be issued in an aggregate principal amount outstanding for each category not to exceed at any one time one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000) for that category. Any bonds issued or issued to refund bonds shall not have a final maturity exceeding 20 years from the date of issuance. The bonds shall be issued at the request of CIGA, shall be in the form, shall bear the date or dates, and shall mature at the time or times as the indenture authorized by the request may provide. The bonds may be issued in one or more series, as serial bonds or as term bonds, or as a combination thereof, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount of principal of, or interest on, bonds maturing at each date of maturity need not be equal. The bonds shall bear interest at the rate or rates, variable or fixed or a combination thereof, be in the denominations, be in the form, either coupon or registered, carry the registration privileges, be executed in the manner, be payable in the medium of payment at the place or places within or without the state, be subject to the terms of redemption, contain the terms and conditions, and be secured by the covenants as the indenture may provide. The indenture may provide for the proceeds of the bonds and funds securing the bonds to be invested in any securities and investments, including investment agreements, as specified therein. CIGA may enter into or authorize any ancillary obligations or derivative agreements as it determines necessary or desirable to manage interest rate risk or security features related to the bonds. The bonds shall be sold at public or private sale by the Treasurer at, above, or below the principal amount thereof, on the terms and conditions and for the consideration in the medium of payment that the Treasurer shall determine prior to the sale.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 408, Sec. 14. (AB 2154) Effective January 1, 2023.