Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 25-303 - Regulations(a) In this section, "service company" means a person that provides services that are not provided by the administrator, including: (3) compilation of statistics and the preparation of premium, loss, and tax reports;(4) preparation of other required self-insurance reports;(5) development of members' assessments and fees; and(6) administration of a claim fund.(b) The Commissioner shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.(c) The regulations shall include: (1) classifications of businesses and industries, based on the type of activity conducted by the business or industry, within which employers may join together in self-insurance groups;(2) for each classification: (i) a minimum level of contribution of at least $250,000 in premiums collected from or pledged by members of a self-insurance group to a fund from which workers' compensation claims will be paid;(ii) a minimum level of excess insurance coverage that must be obtained by each self-insurance group;(iii) a requirement that the minimum levels of excess insurance adopted under this subtitle may be satisfied by placing, in a depository that the Commissioner designates, securities in a form and amount that the Commissioner requires; and(iv) a surety bond of at least $100,000 that must be obtained by each self-insurance group;(3) conditions under which contributions by members of a self-insurance group may be rebated or temporarily suspended;(4) for each administrator or service company, a bond that the Commissioner may require in addition to any other required bond; and(5) a requirement that the governance of the group be under the control of its members.