Title 23, Public Utilities and Regulated Industries

(a) The Pulaski County Circuit Court shall have original jurisdiction of delinquency proceedings under this chapter, and that court is authorized to make all necessary or proper orders to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) The venue of delinquency proceedings against a d…

The Insurance Commissioner shall commence any such proceedings by application to the court for an order directing the insurer to show cause why the commissioner should not have the relief prayed for. On the return of such order to show cause, and after a full hearing, the court s…

(1) Upon application by the Insurance Commissioner for such an order to show cause, or at any time thereafter, the court may without notice issue an injunction restraining the insurer, its officers, directors, stockholders, members, subscribers, agents, and all other persons from…

(1) The Insurance Commissioner may apply to the court for an order appointing him or her in his or her official capacity and his or her successors in office as receiver of and directing him or her to rehabilitate a domestic insurer upon one (1) or more of the following grounds:(1…

(1) The Insurance Commissioner may apply to the court for an order appointing him or her as receiver, if his or her appointment as receiver shall not be then in effect, and directing him or her to liquidate the business of a domestic insurer or of the United States branch of an a…

(a) The Insurance Commissioner may apply to the court for an order appointing him or her as receiver and directing him or her to conserve the assets of a domestic insurer upon any of the grounds specified in § 23-68-106 or § 23-68-107. (b) The commissioner may apply to the court …

The Insurance Commissioner may apply to the court for an order appointing him or her as ancillary receiver of and directing him or her to liquidate the business of a foreign insurer having assets, business, or claims in this state upon the appointment in the domiciliary state of …

(a) An order to rehabilitate a domestic insurer shall direct the Insurance Commissioner forthwith to take possession of the property of the insurer and to conduct the business thereof, and to take such steps toward removal of the causes and conditions which have made rehabilitati…

(a) (1) An order to liquidate the business of a domestic insurer shall direct the Insurance Commissioner forthwith to take possession of the property of the insurer, to liquidate its business, to deal with the insurer's property and business in his or her own name as commissioner…

(a) An order to conserve the assets of a foreign or alien insurer shall require the Insurance Commissioner forthwith to take possession of the property of the insurer within this state and to conserve it, subject to the further direction of the court. (b) An order to liquidate th…

(1) Whenever under this chapter a receiver is to be appointed in delinquency proceedings for a domestic or alien insurer, the court shall appoint the Insurance Commissioner as such receiver. The court shall order the commissioner forthwith to take possession of the assets of the …

(a) (1) The Liquidation Division of the State Insurance Department is authorized to deposit funds now held pursuant to the provisions of § 23-68-113, and the Pulaski County Circuit Court, into one (1) or more accounts, in one (1) or more state or national banks, savings banks, sa…

(1) Whenever under this chapter an ancillary receiver is to be appointed in delinquency proceedings for an insurer not domiciled in this state, the court shall appoint the Insurance Commissioner as ancillary receiver. The commissioner shall file a petition requesting the appointm…

(1) In a delinquency proceeding begun in this state against a domestic insurer, claimants residing in reciprocal states may file claims either with the ancillary receivers, if any, in their respective states, or with the domiciliary receiver. All such claims must be filed on or b…

(1) In a delinquency proceeding in a reciprocal state against an insurer domiciled in that state, claimants against such insurer who reside within this state may file claims either with the ancillary receiver, if any, appointed in this state, or with the domiciliary receiver. All…

(1) All claims against an insurer against which delinquency proceedings have been begun shall set forth in reasonable detail the amount of the claim, or the basis upon which such amount can be ascertained, the facts upon which the claim is based, and the priorities asserted, if a…

(1) In a delinquency proceeding against an insurer domiciled in this state, claims owing to residents of ancillary states shall be preferred claims if like claims are preferred under the laws of this state. All such claims owing to residents or nonresidents shall be given equal p…

During the pendency of delinquency proceedings in this or any reciprocal state, no action or proceeding in the nature of an attachment, garnishment, or execution shall be commenced or maintained in the courts of this state against the delinquent insurer or its assets. Any lien ob…

(a) The moneys collected by the Insurance Commissioner in a proceeding under this chapter shall be from time to time deposited into one (1) or more state or national banks, savings banks, or trust companies, and in the case of the insolvency or voluntary or involuntary liquidatio…

The Insurance Commissioner shall not be required to pay any fee to any public officer in this state for filing, recording, issuing a transcript or certificate, or authenticating any paper or instrument pertaining to the exercise by the commissioner of any of the powers or duties …

(a) For the purpose of facilitating the rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation, or dissolution of an insurer pursuant to this chapter, the Insurance Commissioner may, subject to the approval of the court, borrow money and execute, acknowledge, and deliver notes or other eviden…

The rights and liabilities of the insurer and of its creditors, policyholders, stockholders, members, subscribers, and all other persons interested in its estate shall, unless otherwise directed by the court, be fixed as of the date on which the order directing the liquidation of…

(a) Any transfer of, or lien upon, the property of an insurer which is made or created within four (4) months prior to the granting of an order to show cause under this chapter with the intent of giving to any creditor a preference or of enabling him or her to obtain a greater pe…

(a) (1) The priority of distribution of claims from the general assets of the insurer's estate shall be in accordance with the order in which each class of claims is set forth in this section.(2) Every claim in each class shall be paid in full, or adequate funds retained for the …

(a) In all cases of mutual debts or mutual credits between the insurer and another person in connection with any action or proceeding under this chapter, the credits and debts shall be set off, and the balance only shall be allowed or paid, except as provided in subsection (b) of…

(a) No contingent and unliquidated claim shall share in a distribution of the assets of an insurer which has been adjudicated to be insolvent by an order made pursuant to this chapter, except that the claim shall be considered, if properly presented, and may be allowed to share w…

(a) If, upon the entry of an order of liquidation under this chapter or at any time thereafter during liquidation proceedings, the insurer shall not be clearly solvent, the court shall, upon hearing after such notice as it deems proper, make and enter an order adjudging the insur…

(1) Within three (3) years after the date of the entry of an order of rehabilitation or liquidation of a domestic mutual insurer or a domestic reciprocal insurer, the Insurance Commissioner may make and file his or her report and petition to the court setting forth:(1) The reason…

(a) (1) Upon the filing and reading of the report and petition provided for in § 23-68-130, the court, ex parte, may order the Insurance Commissioner to assess all members or subscribers of the insurer who may be subject to the assessment, in such an aggregate amount as the court…

(a) Any assessment of a subscriber or member of an insurer made by the Insurance Commissioner pursuant to an order of the court fixing the aggregate amount of the assessment against all members or subscribers and approving the classification and formula made by the commissioner u…

(a) The amount recoverable by the liquidator from reinsurers shall not be reduced as a result of the delinquency proceedings, regardless of any provision in the reinsurance contract or other agreement. (b) All reinsurance contracts to which an insurer domiciled in this state is a…

It is the intent of the General Assembly that § 23-68-126 as amended by this act apply to pending and future claims in existing delinquency proceedings as well as to claims in delinquency proceedings arising after July 2, 1997; that, in light of the ruling of the United States Su…

(a) As used in this section, “distributable asset” means the general assets of an insurer in a liquidation estate except:(1) Amounts reserved to the extent necessary and appropriate under § 23-68-126(b)(1) as the expenses of the liquidation through and after its closing; and(2) A…

Sections 23-69-101 — 23-69-103, 23-69-105 — 23-69-141, 23-69-143, and 23-69-149 — 23-69-156 shall apply only to domestic stock insurers and domestic mutual insurers transacting, or proposing to transact, insurance on the legal reserve plan.

(1) As used in §§ 23-69-101 — 23-69-103, 23-69-105 — 23-69-141, 23-69-143, and 23-69-149 — 23-69-156, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) A “stock” insurer is an incorporated insurer with capital divided into shares and owned by its stockholders; and(2) A “mutual” insurer i…

The statutes of this state relating to the powers and procedures of corporations other than insurance corporations shall not apply to domestic stock insurers and domestic mutual insurers, except as stated in § 23-69-128.

Nothing in §§ 23-69-101 — 23-69-103, 23-69-105 — 23-69-141, 23-69-143, and 23-69-149 — 23-69-156 shall be construed to authorize any company to engage in any kind of insurance business not authorized by its articles of incorporation nor to authorize any foreign or alien company t…

(a) This section applies to stock and mutual insurers hereafter incorporated in this state. (b) One (1) or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a stock or mutual insurer by delivering articles of incorporation to the Insurance Commissioner for filing. (c) …

(a) (1) The incorporator or incorporators of a proposed domestic insurer incorporated under this subchapter, particularly §§ 23-69-101 — 23-69-103, 23-69-105 — 23-69-141, 23-69-143, and 23-69-149 — 23-69-156, shall deliver the duplicate originals of the articles of incorporation …

(a) A domestic stock insurer may amend its articles of incorporation for any lawful purpose by written authorization of the holders of a majority of the voting power of its outstanding capital stock or by affirmative vote of a majority voting at a lawful meeting of stockholders o…

(a) (1) (A) Every domestic stock or mutual insurer shall have:(i) (a) A chief executive officer or a president, or both. (b) The chief executive officer or president shall also serve as a member of the board of directors;(ii) A secretary; and(iii) A treasurer.(B) The chief execut…

(a) Any officer or director, any member of any committee, or any employee of a domestic insurer who is charged with the duty of investing or handling the insurer's funds:(1) Shall not deposit or invest the funds except in the insurer's corporate name;(2) Shall not borrow the fund…

(a) Vacancies on the board of directors may be filled by the remaining members of the board, and each person so elected shall be a director until his or her successor is elected by the stockholders or members, at the next annual meeting of stockholders or members, or at any speci…

(a) An insurance corporation formed under §§ 23-69-101 — 23-69-103, 23-69-105 — 23-69-141, 23-69-143, and 23-69-149 — 23-69-156, or existing on January 1, 1960, and of a type which might be formed under §§ 23-69-101 — 23-69-103, 23-69-105 — 23-69-141, 23-69-143, and 23-69-149 — 2…

(a) When newly organized, a domestic mutual insurer may be authorized to transact any one (1) of the kinds of insurance listed in §§ 23-62-101 — 23-62-108. (b) When applying for an original certificate of authority, the insurer must be otherwise qualified therefor under the Arkan…

(a) Before soliciting any applications for insurance as required under § 23-69-112 as a qualification for the certificate of authority, the incorporator or incorporators of the proposed insurer shall deposit with the Insurance Commissioner acceptable securities in the penal sum o…