Wyoming Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act
Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 26, ch. 42
Edition and licensing notes
Publisher. Wyoming Legislative Service Office (wyoleg.gov)
Edition. 2026 Budget Session; statutes as they exist as of July 1, 2026
Status. Wyoming Statutes Title 26, public domain (state government edict).
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Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 26, ch. 42 - Wyoming Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act is a state statute published by Wyoming Legislative Service Office (wyoleg.gov). It is one of the Wyoming documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including wyoming life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.
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- Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 26, ch. 42 § 26-42-116(a) (Prohibited advertisement of association in insurance sales)
“No person including a member insurer, agent or affiliate of an insurer shall make, publish, disseminate, circulate or place before the public, or cause directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated, circulated or placed before the public in any newspaper, magazine or other publication,...”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 26, ch. 42 § 26-42-103(e) (Coverage and limitations: liability strictly limited)
“The liability of the association is strictly limited by the express terms of the covered policies and contracts and by the provisions of this act and is not affected by the contents of any brochures, illustrations, advertisements or oral statements by agents, brokers or others used or made in...”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 26, ch. 42 § 26-42-103(a)(v) (Coverage and limitations: avoiding duplicate coverage)
“In order to avoid duplicate coverage, if a person who would otherwise receive coverage under this act is provided coverage under the laws of any other state, the person shall not be provided coverage under this act.”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 26, ch. 42 § 26-42-106(h) (Powers and duties: premiums after an order of liquidation)
“Premiums due for coverage after entry of an order of liquidation of an insolvent insurer belongs to and is payable at the direction of the association, and the association is liable for unearned premiums due to policy or contract owners arising after the entry of the order.”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 26, ch. 42 § 26-42-106(e)(iv) (Powers and duties: substitute coverage)
“Alternative or reissued policies or contracts shall be offered without requiring evidence of insurability and shall not provide for any waiting period or exclusion that would not have applied under the terminated policy or contract.”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 26-42-103(d)(ii)(A) (Coverage and limitations, benefits for any one life)
“Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) in life insurance death benefits but not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) in net cash surrender and net cash withdrawal values for life insurance;”
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