Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 734 § 734.790 — Application

Application. (1) ORS 734.750 to 734.890 provide coverage for policies and contracts specified in subsection (2) of this section to the following persons who are not provided coverage under the laws of another state: (a) To a person who is a resident, if the person is an owner of or a certificate holder under the policy or contract other than a structured settlement annuity or, in the case of an unallocated annuity contract, an employee participating in a governmental retirement plan established under section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code or the beneficiaries of each such individual if deceased. (b) To a person who is not a resident, if the person is an owner of or a certificate holder under the policy or contract other than a structured settlement annuity or, in the case of an unallocated annuity contract, an employee participating in a governmental retirement plan established under section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code or the beneficiaries of each such individual if deceased. This paragraph applies to a person who is not a resident only if all of the following conditions are met: (A) The insurer that issued the policy or contract must be a member insurer. (B) The state in which the person resides must have an association similar to the Oregon Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. (C) The person must not be eligible for coverage by an association in the state in which the person resides, as described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, due to the fact that the insurer was not authorized to transact insurance or licensed in that state at the time specified in the state’s guaranty association law. (c) To a person who, regardless of where the person resides, is a beneficiary, assignee or payee of the persons covered under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection. This paragraph does not include a nonresident certificate holder under a group policy or contract. (d) To a person who is a payee under a structured settlement annuity, or to the beneficiary of a payee if the payee is deceased, if the payee: (A) Is a resident, regardless of where the contract owner resides; or (B) Is not a resident, but only under both of the following conditions: (i) The contract owner of the structured settlement annuity is a resident and is not afforded any coverage by an association in another state that is similar to the association created under ORS 734.800, or the contract owner of the structured settlement annuity is not a resident but the insurer that issued the structured settlement annuity is domiciled in this state and the state in which the contract owner resides has an association similar to the association created under ORS 734.800; and (ii) Neither the payee or beneficiary nor the contract owner of the structured settlement annuity is eligible for coverage by the association of the state in which the payee or contract owner resides. (2) Except as limited by ORS 734.750 to 734.890, the association shall provide coverage to the persons specified in subsection (1) of this section for direct nongroup life or health insurance policies or annuity contracts, for certificates under direct group policies or contracts, and for supplemental contracts to any of these, in each case issued by member insurers. (3) ORS 734.750 to 734.890 do not provide coverage for: (a) That portion of any policy or contract not guaranteed by the member insurer or under which the risk is borne by the policyholder or contract owner. (b) Any policy or contract or part thereof assumed by the impaired or insolvent insurer under a contract of reinsurance, other than reinsurance for which assumption certificates have been issued. (c) Any policy or contract issued by a health care service contractor complying with ORS 750.005 to 750.095. (d) Any policy or contract issued by a fraternal benefit society. (e) Any portion of a policy or contract to the extent that the interest rate on which the policy or contract is based, or to the extent that the interest rate, crediting rate or similar factor determined by use of an index or other external reference stated in the policy or contract for the purpose of calculating returns or changes in value: (A) Exceeds, when averaged over the period of four years prior to the date on which the member insurer becomes either an impaired or insolvent insurer under ORS 734.750 to 734.890, whichever occurs first, a rate of interest determined by subtracting four percentage points from Moody’s Corporate Bond Yield Average averaged for that same four-year period or for a lesser period if the policy or contract was issued less than four years before the member insurer becomes either an impaired or insolvent insurer under ORS 734.750 to 734.890, whichever occurred first; and (B) Exceeds, on and after the date on which the member insurer becomes either an impaired or insolvent insurer under O