(a) A nonprofit legal entity to be known as the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association shall exist as a result of the merger of the Seastrand Health Insurance Guaranty Association with and into the California Life Insurance Guaranty Association pursuant to Section 1067.055. All member insurers shall be and remain members of the association as a condition of their authority to transact insurance in this state. The association shall perform its functions under the plan of operation established and approved under Section 1067.09 and shall exercise its powers through a board of directors established under Section 1067.06. For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain the following two accounts:
(1) The life insurance and annuity account which includes both of the following subaccounts:
(A) The life insurance account.
(B) The annuity account, which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan, or its trustee, established under Section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) The health insurance account.
(b) The association shall come under the immediate supervision of the commissioner and shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the insurance laws of this state. Meetings or records of the association may be opened to the public upon majority vote of the board of directors of the association.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 334, Sec. 5. (SB 1408) Effective September 27, 2010.)