Sec. 7-323f. Insurance policies to provide benefits authorized. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 7-323f. Insurance policies to provide benefits authorized. (a) All contributions received by the Retirement Commission in accordance with this part shall be paid over daily to the State Treasurer, who shall be the custodian of the fund with power to invest and reinvest as much of said fund as is not required for current disbursement in accordance with the provisions of part I of chapter 32. All benefits, allowances and other payments authorized by this part shall be made from the fund upon vouchers approved by the Retirement Commission.

      (b) The Retirement Commission in its discretion may direct that the Comptroller, with the approval of the Attorney General and the Insurance Commissioner, shall obtain a policy or policies of group insurance or a group annuity contract or contracts from one or more insurance companies licensed to do business in this state, which shall provide the benefits specified in section 7-323e in lieu of payment of such benefits from the fund. The premiums payable under any such policy or contract shall be paid from the fund. Any experience credit or dividend paid in connection with any such policy or policies or contract or contracts shall be added to such fund.

      (1963, P.A. 390, S. 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 13, 348; P.A. 99-70, S. 2, 3.)

      History: P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance division as independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 99-70 designated existing section as Subsec. (b) and added new Subsec. (a) requiring contributions to be paid over to the State Treasurer, effective May 27, 1999.