Illinois § 107a.14

§ 107a.14.

Sec. 107a.14. Group workers' compensation pools assessment provisions. (a) When the Director determines by means of audit, annual certified statement, actuarial opinion, or otherwise that the assets possessed by a pool are less than the reserves required together with any other unpaid liabilities, he or she shall order the pool trustees to assess the individual pool participants in an amount not less than necessary to correct the deficiency. This Section is not intended to restrict or preclude the trustees from time to time levying assessments or increasing premium deposits in accordance with the pooling agreement. (b) When the Director determines that the compensation and medical services provided pursuant to this Article may be unpaid by reason of the default of an insolvent qualified group workers' compensation pool and the penal sum of the fidelity bond and the securities provided by the qualified group workers' compensation pool are about to become exhausted, the Director shall declare the qualified group workers' compensation pool to be in default and first levy upon and collect from the individual employer members of the qualified group workers' compensation pool in default an assessment to assure prompt payment of compensation and medical services. No assessment of any individual employer member of the qualified group workers' compensation pool made pursuant to this subsection shall exceed 25% of the average annual contribution paid by that employer over the previous 3-year period; however, if the Group Workers' Compensation Pool Insolvency Fund is then for any reason financially unable to assure prompt payment of compensation and medical services, the employer member may be assessed without limitation. If and only if (i) the Group Workers' Compensation Pool Insolvency Fund has a positive balance of less than $1,000,000, (ii) the Director has declared a qualified group workers' compensation pool to be in default, and (iii) the Group Workers' Compensation Pool Insolvency Fund is financially unable to pay all employees whose compensation and medical services have been approved, the Director shall levy upon and collect from all qualified group workers' compensation pools an assessment to provide the balance necessary to assure prompt payment of approved compensation and medical services. If an insurance carrier becomes liable for workers' compensation and occupational diseases payments under the terms of the policy covering the qualified group workers' compensation pool, the carrier shall make appropriate payments and payments from the Fund shall cease. Payments from the Fund shall resume only when the insurance carrier's liability is exhausted. (Source: P.A. 91-757, eff. 1-1-01.)