California Insurance Guarantee Association

Bedivere Insurance Company, in liquidation

Liquidation Order: 3/11/2021

The Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v Bedivere Insurance Company

Case No. 1 BIC 2021

 

The California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) has received the claim records from the liquidator and is processing claims.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

What is CIGA?

CIGA is a statutory agency that handles the claims of insolvent member companies in California. If your insurance company goes out of business and the statute applies CIGA will handle any claims.

 

CIGA is a non-profit association created by the legislature to pay certain claims in the event that an insurance company becomes insolvent. CIGA is not an insurance company, it does not issue policies, collect premiums or otherwise stand in the shoes of an insolvent insurance company. We exist solely to pay cove#e00 claims when an insurer becomes insolvent.

 

When is CIGA responsible for a claim? Does CIGA have my claim?

An insolvency must be orde#e00 by the Court. The Court sets the date CIGA takes over the claims. It can take a few weeks for CIGA to get all the data from the company imported to our system.

 

I have legal bills from before the insolvency that were not paid.

Legal expenses incur#e00 prior to the liquidation date are not a cove#e00 item with CIGA. They may be handled by the liquidator of the liquidated insurance company. You may need to file a proof of claim (POC) with the liquidator/estate.

 

What does "liquidation" mean.

Liquidation is similar to a bankruptcy. Except in the case of insurance companies, the process is managed by state courts and state insurance departments within the domiciled state of the liquidated insurance carrier.

 

We have a default judgment against the insu#e00, will you pay the judgment?

Once CIGA receives your claim from the liquidator, you will be contacted by the adjuster to discuss this issue. CIGA will take down your contact information and questions so that someone can contact you upon receipt of the file. CIGA does not pay default judgments, but this can often be cu#e00. Your adjuster will assist you once we have your file.

 

How soon will I get a call back from an adjuster?

The adjuster assigned to your claim will contact you as soon as possible after receiving the claims information. You may also contact CIGA's main phone number (818) 844-4300. Please assist us by providing your Bedivere claim number.

 

CIGA's only source of receiving documents is the address below. Mail received at this address will result in the item sent to be imaged and electronically routed to the assigned adjuster.

 

 

California Insurance Guarantee Association

PO Box 29066

Glendale, CA 91209

You may also fax claim documents to CIGA at (818) 291-1863. Please include the CIGA claim number and the documents faxed will be electronically routed to the claim/adjuster.  If you do not have the CIGA claim number, please include the pre-fix 148-, followed by the Bedivere claim number (Example: 148-123456A).

 

What if I have a new claim that I want to report?
If you already reported the claim, you need do nothing. If your claim was reported to the liquidator, it is a reported claim to CIGA.

 

New claims should be reported to Armour Risk at Bedivereliquidation@armourrisk.com

 

 

Has my policy been cancelled?

The Liquidation Order will set the date of cancellation, usually 30 days after the effective date of the order, unless your policy terminates prior to this date. Insu#e00s are encouraged to work with your insurance broker to replace your insurance coverage immediately.