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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Certification as a workers' compensation self-insured group shall be granted only if the commissioner finds that the applicant has complied with the provisions of this subtitle, paid the application fee, and met the following conditions:
(1) All persons responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the workers' compensation self-insured group are financially stable and experienced in the administration of a workers' compensation self-insured group;
(2) The workers' compensation self-insured group is financially responsible and has demonstrated the ability to meet all of its obligations to participants and prospective participants and injured workers as required in KRS Chapter 342. In making this determination, the commissioner may consider:
(a) The adequacy of working capital; and
(b) The applicant's compliance with all requirements of this subtitle, including but not limited to:
1. The adequacy of the funding mechanisms;
2. The existence and adequacy of appropriate excess insurance;
3. The participating members' financial strength;
4. The stability of the membership;
5. The risks of the industry;
6. The experience of management and all persons responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the workers' compensation self-insured group; and
7. An initial and ongoing minimum surplus funds requirement of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000), except for a workers' compensation self insured group currently operating under a plan approved by the commissioner pursuant to KRS 304.50-135 or a remedial action plan approved by the predecessor regulatory agency prior to August 3, 2004.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXV. Business and Financial Institutions § 304.50-035.Certificate of filing of self-insured group; conditions for issuance - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxv-business-and-financial-institutions/ky-rev-st-sect-304-50-035/
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