There is created a nonprofit unincorporated legal entity to be known as the Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association. All insurers defined as member insurers in Section 83-23-109 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 a plan of operation established and approved under Section 83-23-117 and shall exercise its powers through a board of directors established under Section 83-23-113.
Miss. Code Ann. § 83-23-111
Creation of the association
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Mississippi Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Vaughn (1988)
Most recently applied in National Union Fire Ins. v. Miss. Ins. Guar. Ass'n (September 2008)
Codes, 1942, § 5814-56; Laws, 1970, ch. 446, § 6, eff from and after passage (approved April 6, 1970
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