Delaware Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association
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Welcome to the Delaware Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association
Welcome to the Delaware Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association ("guaranty association") Web site. We hope you find this site helpful in providing information regarding the purpose of the guaranty association and how it protects resident policyholders in the event of an insurance company insolvency.

The Delaware Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association is a statutory entity created in 1982 when the Delaware legislature enacted the Delaware Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act (a link to the Act can be found in the Additional Info section). The guaranty association is composed of all insurers licensed to sell life insurance, accident and health insurance, and individual annuities in the state of Delaware. In the event that a member insurer is found to be insolvent and is ordered to be liquidated by a court, the Guaranty Association Act enables the guaranty association to provide protection (up to the limits spelled out in the Act) to Delaware residents who are holders of life and health insurance policies and individual annuities with the insolvent insurer.

Specifically, when a member insurer is found to be insolvent and is ordered liquidated, a special deputy receiver takes over the insurer under court supervision and processes the assets and liabilities through liquidation. The task of servicing the insurance company's... [ more ]
 
Common Questions
What happens when my insurance company goes out of business?
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How is policy coverage determined?
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Announcements
Information on the Penn Treaty/American Network Insurance Companies Receiverships
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Information on the Executive Life of New York (ELNY) Receivership
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Additional Info
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