Section 508D.6. Powers and duties of the facility.

  1.  The facility shall perform those duties of the member guaranty associations which are delegated to the facility as permitted under the enabling legislation of each member guaranty association and which are consistent with the plan of operation.

  2.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the facility is granted specific authority to exercise the powers of a domestic life or health insurer.

  3.  The facility is not authorized to solicit, advertise, market, sell, underwrite, issue, insure, administer, or reinsure new insurance business or insurance business of insurance companies which are not impaired or insolvent according to the laws of their state of domicile.

  4.  The board of directors of the facility may enter into agreements with any interstate compact organization established for the purpose of administering impaired or insolvent insurance companies in this or any other state.

  5.  An activity involving the authority of the facility derived from chapter 507C or other law related to insurer supervision, rehabilitation, and liquidation shall be performed in compliance with the requirements of such law.

  6.  The facility established under this chapter is not subject to any insurance licensing requirements and an employee of the facility is not subject to any insurance licensing requirements for activities performed within the employee’s scope of duties. All regulatory oversight of the facility shall be conducted by the oversight organization.

94 Acts, ch 1011, §6