Section 125.146. Payment of dividends

(a) Payment of dividends to members as permitted in section 809 of the act (77 P. S. § 1036.9) may not be made sooner than 60 days following a fund’s filing of its annual report as required by § 125.141 (relating to annual report). A runoff fund may not pay dividends sooner than 60 days following its filing of the report required by § 125.150 (relating to runoff fund).

(b) If the Bureau determines that the payment of proposed dividends may impair the fund’s ability to meet its obligations or may violate other provisions of section 809 of the act, it will notify the fund that the dividend payment is prohibited. The notification will be sent to the fund no later than 45 days after the filing of the annual report. Payment of dividends which have not been approved by the Bureau will result in the revocation of the fund’s permit under section 805(a) of the act (77 P. S. § 1036.5(a)).