New York Consolidated Laws, Insurance Law - ISC § 7604. Public motor vehicle liability security fund

(a) The purpose of the public motor vehicle liability security fund is to secure the benefits contemplated by section three hundred seventy of the vehicle and traffic law in those cases where a policy of insurance or corporate surety bond, therein described, of a solvent and responsible insurer is accepted by the commissioner of motor vehicles as a compliance with such section. The fund shall be used to pay allowed claims of injured parties and policyholders under insurance policies or surety bonds, remaining unpaid, in whole or in part, by reason of the insurer's insolvency or its inability to meet its insurance obligations (including any obligation for the return of unearned premiums) provided the insurer has made payments to the fund as required by subsection (b) hereof.