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the premiums received on business in each state by all
assessed member insurers.

 
D. Assessments for funds to meet the requirements of the
association with respect to an impaired insurer shall not be
made until necessary to implement the purposes of this
chapter. Classification of assessments under subsection 2
and computation of assessments under this paragraph shall be
made with a reasonable degree of accuracy, recognizing that
exact determinations may not always be possible.

 
3-A.__Determination of assessments.__Assessments must be
determined as follows:

 
A.__The amount of any Class A assessment, as described in
subsection 2-A, for each account must be determined by the
board of directors and may be authorized and called on a pro
rata or non-pro rata basis.__The amount of any Class B
assessment, as described in subsection 2-A, must be
allocated for assessment purposes among the accounts
pursuant to an allocation formula that may be based on the
premiums or reserves of the impaired or insolvent insurer or
any other standard determined by the board in its sole
discretion as being fair and reasonable under the
circumstances. This paragraph may not be a factor in the
determination as to whether the protection provided by laws
for residents of this State by the domiciliary jurisdiction
of a foreign or alien insurer is or is not substantially
similar to the protection provided by this chapter for
residents of other states.

 
B.__Class A assessments, as described in subsection 2-A,
against member insurers for each account must be in the
proportion that the premiums received on business in this
State by each assessed member insurer on policies or
contracts covered by each account__for the calendar year for
which information is available preceding the year in which
the insurer became insolvent or, in the case of an
assessment with respect to an impaired insurer, the calendar
year for which information is available preceding the year
in which the insurer became impaired bears to premiums
received on business in this State for the calendar year by
all assessed member insurers.

 
C.__Class B assessments, as described in subsection 2-A, against
member insurers for each account must be in the proportion that
the premiums received on business in this State by each assessed
member insurer on policies or contracts covered by each account
for the calendar year for which information is available
preceding the year in which


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