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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 28, 2014
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Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Cahill) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  the  life  insurance
  company guaranty corporation of New York

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 7702 of the insurance law, as added by chapter  802
of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
  S  7702.  Purpose.  The purpose of this article is to provide funds to
protect [resident policyowners] POLICY OWNERS, insureds,  beneficiaries,
annuitants,  payees  and  assignees  of  life insurance policies, health
insurance policies, annuity contracts, funding  agreements  and  supple-
mental  contracts issued by life insurance companies, subject to certain
limitations, against failure in the  performance  of  contractual  obli-
gations  due to the impairment or insolvency of the insurer issuing such
policies [or], contracts, OR FUNDING AGREEMENTS.  In the judgment of the
legislature, the foregoing objects and purposes  not  being  capable  of
accomplishment by a corporation created under general laws, the creation
of  a  not-for-profit  corporation  of  insurers is provided for by this
article to enable the guarantee of payment of benefits and of  continua-
tion of coverages, and members of the corporation are subject to assess-
ment to carry out the purposes of this article.
  S 2. Section 7703 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 802 of the
laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
  S  7703. Scope. (a) (1) This article shall apply to direct life insur-
ance policies, health insurance  policies,  annuity  contracts,  funding
agreements,  and SUPPLEMENTAL contracts [supplemental to life and health
insurance policies, annuity contracts or funding agreements] issued  [to
a  resident]  by  a  life insurance company licensed to transact life or
health insurance or annuities in this state  at  the  time  the  policy,
contract,  or FUNDING agreement was issued or [at the time it became] ON
THE DATE OF ENTRY OF A COURT ORDER OF LIQUIDATION OR REHABILITATION WITH
RESPECT TO SUCH A COMPANY THAT IS an impaired or insolvent  insurer,  as
the case may be.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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  (2)  EXCEPT  AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THIS ARTICLE SHALL
APPLY TO THE POLICIES, CONTRACTS, AND FUNDING  AGREEMENTS  SPECIFIED  IN
PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION WITH REGARD TO A PERSON WHO IS:
  (A)  AN OWNER OR CERTIFICATE HOLDER UNDER A POLICY, CONTRACT, OR FUND-
ING AGREEMENT AND IN EACH CASE WHO:
  (I) IS A RESIDENT; OR
  (II) IS NOT A RESIDENT, BUT ONLY UNDER ALL  OF  THE  FOLLOWING  CONDI-
TIONS:
  (I)  THE  INSURER  THAT  ISSUED  THE POLICY, CONTRACT, OR AGREEMENT IS
DOMICILED IN THIS STATE;
  (II) THE STATE OR STATES IN WHICH THE PERSON RESIDES  HAS  OR  HAVE  A
GUARANTY ENTITY SIMILAR TO THE CORPORATION CREATED BY THIS ARTICLE; AND
  (III)  THE PERSON IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE BY A GUARANTY ENTITY IN
ANY OTHER STATE BECAUSE THE INSURER WAS NOT LICENSED  OR  AUTHORIZED  IN
THAT STATE AT THE TIME SPECIFIED IN THAT STATE'S GUARANTY ENTITY LAW; OR
  (B)  THE  BENEFICIARY,  ASSIGNEE,  OR PAYEE OF THE PERSON SPECIFIED IN
SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS  PARAGRAPH,  REGARDLESS  OF  WHERE  THE  PERSON
RESIDES.
  (3) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A)  WITH  REGARD  TO A GROUP ANNUITY CONTRACT (OR PORTION OF ANY SUCH
CONTRACT) THAT DOES NOT GUARANTEE ANNUITY BENEFITS WITH RESPECT  TO  ANY
SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED IN THE CONTRACT, THIS ARTICLE SHALL APPLY
TO A PERSON WHO IS THE OWNER OF SUCH A CONTRACT:
  (I)  IF  THE  CONTRACT  IS  ISSUED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH A SPECIFIC
BENEFIT PLAN WHERE THE PLAN SPONSOR HAS ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF  BUSINESS
IN  THIS STATE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBPARA-
GRAPH:
  (I) "PLAN SPONSOR" SHALL MEAN:
  (AA) THE EMPLOYER IN THE CASE OF A BENEFIT PLAN ESTABLISHED  OR  MAIN-
TAINED BY A SINGLE EMPLOYER;
  (BB)  THE  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION IN THE CASE OF A BENEFIT PLAN ESTAB-
LISHED OR MAINTAINED BY AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDED THAT "EMPLOY-
EE ORGANIZATION" SHALL MEAN ANY LABOR UNION OR ANY ORGANIZATION  OF  ANY
KIND,  OR  ANY AGENCY OR EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE, ASSOCIATION,
GROUP, OR PLAN, IN WHICH EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE AND THAT EXISTS  FOR  THE
PURPOSE,  IN  WHOLE  OR IN PART, OF DEALING WITH EMPLOYERS CONCERNING AN
EMPLOYEE  BENEFIT  PLAN,  OR  OTHER  MATTERS  INCIDENTAL  TO  EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONSHIPS,  OR  ANY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED FOR
THE PURPOSE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF ESTABLISHING SUCH A PLAN; OR
  (CC) IN THE CASE OF A BENEFIT PLAN ESTABLISHED OR MAINTAINED BY TWO OR
MORE EMPLOYERS OR JOINTLY BY ONE OR  MORE  EMPLOYERS  AND  ONE  OR  MORE
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS, THE ASSOCIATION, COMMITTEE, JOINT BOARD OF TRUS-
TEES,  OR  OTHER  SIMILAR  GROUP  OF  REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PARTIES WHO
ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN THE BENEFIT PLAN; AND
  (II) "PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS" SHALL MEAN:
  (AA) THE STATE IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ESTABLISH POLICY  FOR  THE
DIRECTION,  CONTROL, AND COORDINATION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE ENTITY AS
A WHOLE PRIMARILY EXERCISE THAT FUNCTION, EXCEPT THAT IF MORE THAN FIFTY
PERCENT OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE BENEFIT PLAN ARE EMPLOYED IN A SINGLE
STATE, THEN THAT STATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO  BE  THE  PRINCIPAL  PLACE  OF
BUSINESS OF THE PLAN SPONSOR; OR
  (BB)  WITH  REGARD  TO  A  PLAN SPONSOR OF A BENEFIT PLAN DESCRIBED IN
SUBITEM (CC) OF CLAUSE (I) OF THIS ITEM, THE PRINCIPAL  PLACE  OF  BUSI-
NESS,  AS  DETERMINED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBITEM (AA) OF THIS CLAUSE, OF THE
EMPLOYER OR EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS THE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN THE
BENEFIT PLAN; OR

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  (II) ISSUED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH A GOVERNMENT LOTTERY IF THE OWNER
IS A RESIDENT; AND
  (B) WITH REGARD TO A STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT ANNUITY, THIS SECTION SHALL
APPLY  TO A PERSON WHO IS A PAYEE UNDER THE STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT ANNUI-
TY, OR THE BENEFICIARY OF A PAYEE IF THE PAYEE IS DECEASED, IF THE PAYEE
(OR BENEFICIARY):
  (I) IS A RESIDENT, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE  OWNER  OF  THE  STRUCTURED
SETTLEMENT ANNUITY RESIDES; OR
  (II) IS NOT A RESIDENT, BUT ONLY UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
  (I) (AA) THE OWNER OF THE STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT ANNUITY IS A RESIDENT;
OR
  (BB) THE OWNER OF THE STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT ANNUITY IS NOT A RESIDENT,
BUT  THE  INSURER THAT ISSUED THE STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT ANNUITY IS DOMI-
CILED IN THIS STATE AND THE STATE IN WHICH THE OWNER RESIDES HAS A GUAR-
ANTY ENTITY SIMILAR TO THE CORPORATION CREATED BY THIS ARTICLE; AND
  (II) NEITHER THE PAYEE (OR BENEFICIARY) NOR THE OWNER  OF  THE  STRUC-
TURED  SETTLEMENT  ANNUITY IS ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE BY A GUARANTY ENTITY
OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PAYEE (OR BENEFICIARY) OR OWNER RESIDES.
  (b) This article shall not apply to:
  (1) [That] THAT portion or part of a variable life  insurance  policy,
variable  annuity  contract or variable funding agreement not guaranteed
by an insurer;
  (2) [That] THAT portion or part of any policy, contract  or  agreement
under which the risk is borne by the holder thereof;
  (3) [Any] ANY policy, contract, or agreement, 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;
  (4)  [Any] ANY policy, contract, or agreement issued by or through the
facilities of the New York Insurance  Exchange,  Inc.,  or  any  similar
entity, or pursuant to article sixty-three of this chapter;
  (5)  [Any]  ANY  policy,  contract,  or agreement issued or issued for
delivery outside the United States, to the extent it covers persons  not
citizens or permanent residents of the United States; and
  (6)  [Any]  ANY  policy,  contract, or agreement payable other than in
United States dollars.
  (C) THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO A PERSON:
  (1) WHO IS A PAYEE, OR THE BENEFICIARY OF A  PAYEE  IF  THE  PAYEE  IS
DECEASED, OF AN OWNER RESIDENT IF THE PAYEE (OR BENEFICIARY) IS AFFORDED
ANY COVERAGE BY A GUARANTY ENTITY OF ANOTHER STATE; OR
  (2)  COVERED  UNDER  SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH THREE OF SUBSECTION
(A) OF THIS SECTION IF THE GUARANTY ENTITY OF ANOTHER STATE PROVIDES ANY
COVERAGE TO THE PERSON.
  S 3. Subsections (d), (h), (j), and (k) of section 7705 of the  insur-
ance law, as added by chapter 802 of the laws of 1985, are amended and a
new subsection (l) is added to read as follows:
  (d) "Covered  policy" means any of the kinds of insurance specified in
paragraph one, two or three of subsection (a) of  section  one  thousand
one  hundred thirteen of this chapter, ANY SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT, or any
funding agreement referred to in  section  three  thousand  two  hundred
twenty-two  of  this chapter, or any portion or part thereof, within the
scope of this article under section seven thousand seven  hundred  three
of  this  article,  except  that any certificate issued to an individual
under any group policy or contract shall be considered to be a  separate
covered  policy  for  purposes  of  section seven thousand seven hundred
eight of this article.

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  (h) "Member insurer" means any  life  insurance  company  licensed  to
transact  in  this  state  any  kind  of insurance to which this article
applies under section seven thousand seven hundred three of  this  arti-
cle[.  Solely for purposes of subsections (f) and (g) of this section,];
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  the term "member insurer" [shall] also [mean]
MEANS any life insurance company formerly licensed to transact  in  this
state  any kind of insurance to which this article applies under section
seven thousand seven hundred three of this article.
  (j) "Person" means any individual OR LEGAL ENTITY, INCLUDING A  corpo-
ration,  partnership,  association, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, TRUST, or
voluntary organization.
  (k) "Resident" means [any] A person to whom A contractual [obligations
are] OBLIGATION IS owed and who either: (1) resides in  this  state  [at
the  time] ON THE DATE OF ENTRY OF A COURT ORDER OF LIQUIDATION OR REHA-
BILITATION WITH RESPECT TO a member insurer [is determined to  be]  THAT
IS  an impaired or insolvent insurer[,]; or (2) resided in this state at
the time a member insurer issued a covered policy to such person.
  (L) "SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT" MEANS AN AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER  MECHANISM
FOR  THE  DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS UNDER A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY, HEALTH
INSURANCE POLICY, ANNUITY CONTRACT, OR FUNDING AGREEMENT.
  S 4. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 7708 of the insurance law,  as
added  by  chapter  802  of  the  laws  of  1985, are amended to read as
follows:
  (a) (1) If a domestic insurer is an impaired or insolvent insurer, the
corporation shall, with the approval of the superintendent:
  [(1)] (A) guarantee, assume, or reinsure, or cause to  be  guaranteed,
assumed,  or  reinsured, the covered policies [of residents], or arrange
for replacement by policies found by the superintendent to  be  substan-
tially similar to such covered policies;
  [(2)]  (B)  assure  payment  of  the  contractual  obligations  of the
impaired or insolvent insurer [to residents]; and
  [(3)] (C) provide such moneys, pledges,  notes,  guarantees  or  other
means as are reasonably necessary to discharge such duties.
  (2)  The  aggregate liability of the corporation under this subsection
shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars for all benefits, includ-
ing cash values, with respect to any one life or, to the extent benefits
are not allocated pursuant to a covered policy to any one life,  to  any
one  covered  policy;  provided,  however,  [(i)] that (A) the foregoing
limitation shall not apply to any group or blanket  accident  or  health
insurance  or  accident and health insurance policy; and [(ii) that] (B)
the corporation shall be liable under this subsection in an  amount  not
to  exceed  one million dollars for all benefits, including cash values,
with respect to any group annuity  contract  (or  portion  of  any  such
contract)  that  does not guarantee annuity benefits with respect to any
specific individual identified in the contract and with respect  to  any
funding  agreement  issued  to  fund benefits under any employee benefit
plan.
  (b) (1) If a foreign or alien insurer  is  an  impaired  or  insolvent
insurer, the corporation shall, with the approval of the superintendent:
  [(1)]  (A)  guarantee,  assume, or reinsure or cause to be guaranteed,
assumed, or reinsured the covered policies [of  residents],  or  arrange
for  replacement  by policies found by the superintendent to be substan-
tially similar to such covered policies;
  [(2)] (B) assure payment of the contractual obligations of the  insol-
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  [(3)]  (C)  provide  such moneys, pledges, notes, guarantees, or other
means as are reasonably necessary to discharge such duties.
  (2)  The  aggregate liability of the corporation under this subsection
shall be the excess over any amount that the  superintendent  determines
to  be  the  statutory obligation of the guaranty corporation or associ-
ation of the foreign or alien insurer's state of domicile  or  state  of
entry,  but in no event shall the corporation's liability, when added to
the amount so determined to be available from such other guaranty corpo-
ration or association, exceed five  hundred  thousand  dollars  for  all
benefits,  including  cash  values, with respect to any one life, or, to
the extent benefits are not allocated pursuant to a  covered  policy  to
any  one  life, to any one covered policy; provided, however, [(i)] that
the (A) foregoing five hundred  thousand  dollar  limitation  shall  not
apply  to  any group or blanket accident or health insurance or accident
and health insurance policy; and [(ii) that the] (B)  liability  of  all
such  guaranty  corporations or associations may in the aggregate equal,
but shall not exceed one million dollars  for  all  benefits,  including
cash  values,  with respect to any group annuity contract (or portion of
any such contract) that does not guarantee annuity benefits with respect
to any specific individual identified in the contract and  with  respect
to  any  funding  agreement  issued  to fund benefits under any employee
benefit plan.
  S 5. Subsection (h) of section 7708 of the insurance law, as added  by
chapter 802 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
  (h) The corporation may:
  (1)  [Enter]  ENTER  into such contracts as are necessary or proper to
carry out the provisions and purposes of this article[.];
  (2) [Sue] SUE or be sued, including taking any legal actions necessary
or proper for recovery of any unpaid  assessments  under  section  seven
thousand seven hundred nine of this article[.];
  (3)  [Borrow]  BORROW  money  to effect the purposes of this article[.
The], PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE corporation may agree, as a  condition
of  any  borrowing,  that the lender will be subrogated to the rights of
the corporation against the impaired or insolvent insurer to the  extent
of  the  amount  borrowed  and  interest  accruing  thereon[.  Any], AND
PROVIDED FURTHER THAT ANY note or other evidence of indebtedness of  the
corporation  not  in  default  shall  be a legal investment for domestic
insurers and may be carried as admitted assets[.];
  (4) [Employ] EMPLOY or retain such persons as are necessary or  proper
to  handle the financial transactions of the corporation, and to perform
such  other  functions  as  become  necessary  or  proper   under   this
article[.];
  (5)  [With]  WITH  the  approval  of the superintendent, negotiate and
contract with any liquidator, rehabilitator,  conservator  or  ancillary
receiver to carry out the powers and duties of the corporation[.];
  (6) [Take] TAKE such legal action as may be necessary to avoid payment
of improper claims[.];
  (7)  [Exercise]  EXERCISE, for the purposes of this article and to the
extent approved by the superintendent, the powers  of  a  domestic  life
insurance  company,  but  in no case may the corporation issue insurance
policies or annuity contracts other than those  issued  to  perform  the
contractual obligations of the impaired or insolvent insurer[.];
  (8)  [Exercise]  FUND  A  RESOLUTION  FACILITY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
SECTION SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETEEN OF THIS ARTICLE; AND
  (9) EXERCISE all powers necessary or convenient for  the  purposes  of
this article.

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  S  6.  Paragraph  1 of subsection (e) of section 7709 of the insurance
law, as amended by chapter 217 of the laws of 2012, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  (1)  [The total assessment against all member insurers for all impair-
ments and insolvencies, less the amount of refunds (not including inter-
est) to member insurers pursuant to  subsection  (f)  of  this  section,
shall  not  exceed  five hundred million dollars, except that with] WITH
respect to a member insurer that is a domestic insurer and is subject to
an order of rehabilitation under article seventy-four of this chapter as
of March first, two thousand twelve, [such] THE TOTAL assessment [limit]
AGAINST ALL MEMBER INSURERS FOR IMPAIRMENTS AND INSOLVENCIES,  LESS  THE
AMOUNT  OF  REFUNDS (NOT INCLUDING INTEREST) TO MEMBER INSURERS PURSUANT
TO SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION, shall  be  five  hundred  fifty-eight
million  dollars;  provided, however, that such five hundred fifty-eight
million dollar [limit] TOTAL shall be subject to reduction in an amount,
if any, determined by the superintendent, on a  date  not  earlier  than
twelve months after the entry of an order of liquidation with respect to
such  domestic  insurer, to be not needed for the corporation to be able
to pay its obligations and reasonable expenses in  connection  with  the
liquidation  of  such  domestic  insurer,  but  in  no  event shall such
reduction exceed fifty-eight million dollars.
  S 7. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 7719 to read
as follows:
  S 7719. RESOLUTION FACILITY.  (A) THE CORPORATION MAY INCORPORATE  ONE
OR  MORE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS, KNOWN AS A RESOLUTION FACILITY, IN
CONNECTION WITH THE LIQUIDATION OF AN INSOLVENT DOMESTIC LIFE  INSURANCE
COMPANY  UNDER  ARTICLE  SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ADMINISTERING AND DISPOSING OF THE BUSINESS OF  THE  INSOLVENT  DOMESTIC
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
  (B)  TO  THE  EXTENT  THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO-
RATION LAW DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION  OR  THE
PLAN OF OPERATION OF THE RESOLUTION FACILITY HEREUNDER, THE NOT-FOR-PRO-
FIT  CORPORATION  LAW  SHALL  APPLY  TO  THE RESOLUTION FACILITY AND THE
RESOLUTION FACILITY SHALL BE A NON-CHARITABLE  CORPORATION  PURSUANT  TO
THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATION LAW. IF AN APPLICABLE PROVISION OF THIS
SECTION OR THE PLAN OF OPERATION OF THE  RESOLUTION  FACILITY  HEREUNDER
RELATES TO A MATTER EMBRACED IN A PROVISION OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO-
RATION  LAW BUT IS NOT IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, THEN BOTH PROVISIONS SHALL
APPLY. THE CORPORATION SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE RESOLUTION FACILITY, AND
OTHER PERSONS, INCLUDING THE LIFE INSURANCE GUARANTY CORPORATION CONTIN-
UED UNDER ARTICLE SEVENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND GUARANTY ENTITIES  OF
OTHER  STATES,  MAY BECOME MEMBERS OF THE RESOLUTION FACILITY IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION FACILITY'S  CERTIFICATE  OF  INCORPORATION  AND
PLAN OF OPERATION.
  (C)  IN  ADDITION  TO  ITS  CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, A RESOLUTION
FACILITY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT A  PLAN  OF  OPERATION,  AND
AMENDMENTS  THERETO,  NECESSARY  OR SUITABLE TO ASSURE THE FAIR, REASON-
ABLE, AND EQUITABLE ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESOLUTION FACILITY. THE  PLAN
OF  OPERATION,  AND  ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON
APPROVAL IN WRITING BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. THE PLAN OF  OPERATION  SHALL
CONSTITUTE THE BYLAWS OF THE RESOLUTION FACILITY.
  (D) A RESOLUTION FACILITY MAY:
  (1)  GUARANTEE,  ASSUME,  OR  REINSURE,  OR  CAUSE  TO  BE GUARANTEED,
ASSUMED, OR REINSURED, THE COVERED POLICIES, OR ARRANGE FOR  REPLACEMENT
BY  POLICIES  FOUND BY THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO
THE COVERED POLICIES;

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  (2) EXERCISE, FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  ARTICLE  AND  TO  THE  EXTENT
APPROVED  BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE POWERS OF A DOMESTIC LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, BUT IN NO CASE MAY  THE  RESOLUTION  FACILITY  ISSUE  INSURANCE
POLICIES,   ANNUITY   CONTRACTS,  FUNDING  AGREEMENTS,  OR  SUPPLEMENTAL
CONTRACTS OTHER THAN THOSE ISSUED TO PERFORM THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
OF THE IMPAIRED OR INSOLVENT INSURER;
  (3)  ASSURE  PAYMENT  OF  THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE INSOLVENT
INSURER; AND
  (4) PROVIDE SUCH MONEYS, PLEDGES, NOTES, GUARANTEES, OR OTHER MEANS AS
ARE REASONABLY NECESSARY TO DISCHARGE ITS DUTIES.
  (E) A RESOLUTION FACILITY SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO  ANY  PROVISIONS  OF
THIS CHAPTER OR THE FINANCIAL SERVICES LAW EXCEPT:
  (1) THIS SECTION; AND
  (2)  SECTIONS  SEVEN  THOUSAND  SEVEN HUNDRED FOURTEEN, SEVEN THOUSAND
SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN, AND SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN OF  THIS
ARTICLE,  WHICH  SHALL  APPLY  IN  THE  SAME MANNER AS THEY APPLY TO THE
CORPORATION.
  (F) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION, THE SUPERINTENDENT
MAY ADDRESS TO THE RESOLUTION FACILITY ANY INQUIRY IN  RELATION  TO  ITS
TRANSACTIONS  OR CONDITION OR ANY MATTER CONNECTED THEREWITH PURSUANT TO
SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
  (G) (1) IF THE SUPERINTENDENT DETERMINES THAT THE RESOLUTION  FACILITY
IS  NOT  ADMINISTERING  AND  DISPOSING  OF  THE BUSINESS OF AN INSOLVENT
DOMESTIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY CONSISTENT WITH THE  RESOLUTION  FACILI-
TY'S  CERTIFICATE  OF INCORPORATION, PLAN OF OPERATION, OR THIS SECTION,
THEN THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE RESOLUTION  FACILITY
AND  THE  RESOLUTION  FACILITY  SHALL HAVE THIRTY DAYS TO RESPOND TO THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND CURE THE DEFECT.
  (2) IF, AFTER THIRTY DAYS, THE  SUPERINTENDENT  CONTINUES  TO  BELIEVE
THAT  THE  RESOLUTION FACILITY IS NOT ADMINISTERING AND DISPOSING OF THE
BUSINESS OF AN INSOLVENT DOMESTIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY CONSISTENT WITH
THE RESOLUTION FACILITY'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, PLAN  OF  OPERA-
TION,  OR  THIS  SECTION, THEN THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY APPLY TO THE COURT
FOR AN ORDER DIRECTING THE RESOLUTION FACILITY TO CORRECT THE DEFECT  OR
TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTIONS.
  S  8.  Section  1108  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
subsection (n) to read as follows:
  (N) A RESOLUTION FACILITY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN  THOU-
SAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 9. Subsection (f) of section 7503 of the insurance law is amended to
read as follows:
  (f) The corporation shall have the power:
  (1)  [To] TO use a corporate seal, to contract, to sue and be sued and
to possess and exercise all  powers  necessary  or  convenient  for  the
purposes of this article[.];
  (2)  [With]  WITH the approval of the superintendent, to assume, rein-
sure or guaranty, or cause  to  be  assumed,  reinsured  or  guaranteed,
partially  or  wholly,  any  or  all policies or contracts of any member
company and to make available from the fund such sums as may  be  neces-
sary for such purposes[.];
  (3)  [To] TO carry out the provisions of this article, the corporation
shall have and may exercise all necessary rights, powers, privileges and
franchises of a domestic life insurance company except that it shall not
be authorized  to  issue  contracts  or  policies  unless  they  replace
contracts  or  policies  representing obligations in whole or in part of
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  (4) [To] TO borrow money for the purposes of the fund with or  without
security  and  pledge such assets in the fund as security for such loans
and in connection therewith to rehypothecate any securities  or  collat-
eral  pledged to it by a company[. Obligations], PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
OBLIGATIONS  of  the corporation shall be legal investments for domestic
life insurance companies and to the extent authorized by the superinten-
dent may be carried as admitted assets[.];
  (5) [To] TO collect, or enforce by legal  proceedings,  if  necessary,
the  payment of, all assessments for which any contributor may be liable
under this article; to collect any obligation due to the corporation  or
to the fund[.]; AND
  (6)  TO  FUND  A  RESOLUTION  FACILITY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION
SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 10. This act shall take effect immediately.