December 9, Dear Counselor:

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1 December 9, 2017 RE: Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Rehabilitation & Liquidation as Receiver of Guarantee Insurance Company Leon County Circuit Case No CA-2421 Dear Counselor: The records of Guarantee Insurance Company ( Company ) indicate that you are currently representing the Company by defending claims made either against the Company or the Company s insureds or are representing the Company in some other capacity. Please be advised that the Consent Order Appointing the Florida Department of Financial Services as Receiver of Guarantee Insurance Company for Purposes of Liquidation, Injunction, and Notice of Automatic Stay ( Order ) is applicable to you in your capacity as an attorney representing the Company or handling cases assigned by the Company. A copy of the Order is attached and may also be found under the "Companies in Receivership" link on the Department of Financial Services website: Please direct your attention to paragraph 28 on page 12 of the Order. Paragraph 28 outlines your immediate responsibilities as an attorney during the liquidation process, and paragraph 43 on page 17 stays all actions against the Company for as long as the Company is subject to receivership proceedings. The attached Notice provides additional instructions regarding your responsibilities. The information requested in the Notice should be provided electronically within ten (10) business days from the date of this correspondence. If the matter you are handling involves a workers compensation claim, you will be contacted by the applicable guaranty association with further instructions. Thank you for your assistance. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Jamila G. Gooden Senior Attorney Attachments: Notice to Attorneys Notice of Filing Template Status Report Template Liquidation Order FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES Jamila G. Gooden Senior Attorney Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation Legal Section 2020 Capital Circle SE Suite 310 Tallahassee, Florida Tel Fax Jamila.Gooden@myfloridacfo.com AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

2 December 9, 2017 NOTICE TO ALL ATTORNEYS OF RECORD FOR GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY On November 27, 2017, the Leon County Circuit Court appointed the Florida Department of Financial Services as Receiver of Guarantee Insurance Company, for the purposes of liquidation ( Department ). Guarantee Insurance Company ( GIC ) records indicate that you are currently representing the company in some capacity. A copy of the Order may be found under the "Companies in Receivership" link on the Department of Financial Services website: It is critical for you to recognize that GIC is in liquidation. The Florida Workers Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association and other state guaranty associations have been triggered by the Liquidation Order to handle claims covered by each jurisdiction s workers compensation guaranty association law. The handling of these suits will continue to be the responsibility of the Department until such time as the Department has had an opportunity to evaluate all files and forward them to the appropriate guaranty association. All actions in which GIC is a named defendant are stayed as to GIC. This is a permanent stay and will last as long as GIC is subject to receivership proceedings. You should immediately file a copy of the Order in the action(s) you are handling if GIC is a named defendant regardless of whether the matter is related to a workers compensation claim or other civil action. Attached to this letter is a template Notice of Filing Order of Liquidation, Injunction, and Automatic Stay that you may modify to use for this purpose. This will stay the action as to GIC, but does not stay actions against any entity other than GIC. This stay does not stay actions brought against the insured. Please submit a copy of the filed notice(s) (without the attachments) to Jamila G. Gooden at Jamila.Gooden@myfloridacfo.com. If you represent GIC in litigation related to a workers compensation loss claim, you will receive a letter from the applicable guaranty association providing you with additional instructions. The Department requests that you provide an electronic update on the status of all the files you are handling for GIC or its insureds. A template report has been attached which may be modified for this purpose, or you may send the most recent status report prepared for GIC so long as it is current through November Please be advised that you will not be compensated for preparing and submitting this status report. To send your information securely, go to: and select Send Attachment to DFS, OFR, OIR (Public Use). Please send the to Rehab.ClaimsServices@myfloridacfo.com and copy Jamila.Gooden@myfloridacfo.com and Allyson.Puckett@myfloridacfo.com. Please provide the requested information electronically within ten (10) business days from the date of this notice. The Department will be sending Proof of Claim forms in the coming months for any prereceivership outstanding invoices you may have with GIC. The claims filing deadline for GIC in receivership is May 29, 2018.

3 IN THE COURT, IN AND FOR COUNTY, STATE Plaintiff, V. CASE NO. Guarantee Insurance Company, Defendant. / NOTICE OF FILING ORDER OF LIQUIDATION, INJUNCTION, AND AUTOMATIC STAY AS TO GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY 1. Guarantee Insurance Company, by and through the undersigned, gives notice and files a copy of the Consent Order Appointing the Florida Department of Financial Services as Receiver of Guarantee Insurance Company for purposes of Liquidation, Injunction, and Notice of Automatic Stay (hereinafter Order ) as entered on November 27, The Plaintiff's and the Court's attention is directed to Paragraph 43 of the Order which reads in pertinent part: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section (1), Florida Statutes, the filing of the Department's initial petition herein operates an automatic stay applicable to all persons or entities... which prohibits the commencement or continuation of judicial, administrative, or other action or proceeding against the insurer or against its assets or any part thereof. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the has been furnished to by U.S. Mail to, this of, 201.

4 Attorney Status Report Guarantee Insurance Company As much of the following information as applies should be provided for each file being handled by you or your firm. Some of the requested information is only applicable to workers compensation loss claims. Please forward each status as a separate pdf. Attorney Assigned: Jurisdiction: Case Number: Case Name: Claim Number: Policy Number: Date of Loss: Insured Last Name: Insured First Name: Date Litigation Filed: Pending Trial Date: Pending Mediation Date: Pending Appraisal Date: Pending Discovery or Other Deadline: Background Description: Current Status:

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