H.__Organize itself as a corporation or in other legal form permitted by the laws of this State;

I. Request information from a person seeking coverage from the association in order to aid the association in determining its obligations under this chapter with respect to the person, and the person shall promptly comply with the request;

J. Join an organization of one or more other state associations of similar purposes, to further the purposes and administer the powers and duties of the association; and

K. Take necessary or appropriate action to discharge its duties and obligations under this chapter or to exercise its powers under this chapter.

12.__Reinsurance of obligations; election by association.__At any time within one year after the date on which the association becomes responsible for the obligations of a member insurer, the association may elect to succeed to the rights and obligations of the member insurer that accrue on or after the coverage date and that relate to contracts covered in whole or in part by the association under any one or more indemnity reinsurance agreements entered into by the member insurer as a ceding insurer and selected by the association.__However, the association may not exercise an election with respect to a reinsurance agreement if the receiver, rehabilitator or liquidator of the member insurer has previously and expressly disaffirmed the reinsurance agreement.__The election is effected by a notice to the receiver, rehabilitator or liquidator and to the affected reinsurers.__If the association makes an election, the following requirements apply with respect to the agreements selected by the association.

A.__For contracts covered in whole or in part by the association, the association is responsible for all unpaid premiums due under the agreements for periods both before and after the coverage date and for the performance of all other obligations to be performed after the coverage date.__ The association may charge contracts covered in part by the association, through reasonable allocation methods, the costs for reinsurance in excess of the obligations of the association.