Delaware Code Title 19 (Labor) Chapter 23, Secs. 2301-2397: Workers Compensation

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Delaware Code Title 19 (Labor) Chapter 23 - Workers Compensation (Secs. 2301-2397) is a state statute published by Delaware General Assembly, Delaware Code Online (delcode.delaware.gov). It is one of the Delaware documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including delaware property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• 19 Del. C. § 2372(c) (Duty of employer to carry compensation liability insurance; deductible)

  “Every insurer licensed to issue workers’ compensation and employers’ liability insurance by the Insurance Department pursuant to Title 18, shall offer to write each such policy subject to a deductible applying only to medical reimbursement and death benefits. The insured employer shall be permitted...”

• 19 Del. C. § 2308(b), (c) (Applicability; sole proprietors and partners)

  “Sole proprietors and partners are not included within this chapter, but such sole proprietor or partner may elect coverage in accordance with § 2306 of this title. (c) Members of the immediate family of a sole proprietor or partner are included within this chapter; provided, however, that any such...”

• 19 Del. C. § 2378(b) (Standard provisions of compensation insurance policies)

  “No policy of insurance against liability arising under this chapter shall be issued unless it contains the agreement of the insurer that it will promptly pay to the person entitled to them all benefits conferred by this chapter and all installments of the compensation that may be awarded or agreed...”

• 19 Del. C. § 2374(e)(2) (Proof of compliance with insurance requirements; liability on failure of compliance; defenses unavailable; injunction)

  “An assessment of $10 per day for each employee in the employer’s service at the time when the insurance became due, but not less than $250 for each day of such refusal or neglect and until the same ceases.”

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