by maxjlone on Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:38 am
Insurance is regulated on a state-by-state basis, and insurers are required to have enough cash on hand to pay claims. Check with your state’s department of insurance.Most states have an insurance guarantee association that all of the insurers licensed to do sell insurance in the state must belong to or pay into in the form of assessments.
When a company goes under or gets taken up by another company, part of what they have to deal with is the outstanding policies that might be there. Most of the time, if your company is going under, there will be an option for all of the policy holders to be able to cash in their policies if they would like to do so, or transfer them to another company if that is the case.
Therefore, if your insurance company is going under or is being purchased by another company, it will be the responsibility of your insurance company to make sure that you are getting the money that you would be able to get from your insurance company.
Almost all business must have Workers Compensation insurance. If the business closes, the Workers’ Comp insurance company still stands in its place, and you are protected.