The proceeds of the deposit required pursuant to Section 11691 shall be used solely to pay compensable workers’ compensation claims under the insured or reinsured policies, allocated claims expense necessary to pay those claims, and the expenses connected with all proceedings or actions permitted or required by this article in furtherance of the payment of those claims, or should the commissioner pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11698.01 enter into reinsurance and assumption agreements with one or more reinsurers, the proceeds of the deposit shall be used to reimburse those reinsurers.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 899, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)