Chapter 40 — INSURANCE

40-3512. Limitation on outstanding liability; temporary waiver. Unless a waiver is granted by the insurance commissioner, a mortgage guaranty insurance company shall not at any time have outstanding a total liability, net of reinsurance, under its aggregate mortgage guaranty insu…

40-3513. Payments or rebates as inducements or compensation for or in connection with placement of insurance prohibited; penalties for violations. (a) A mortgage guaranty insurance company shall not pay or cause to be paid either directly or indirectly, to any owner, purchaser, l…

40-3514. Maintaining funds on deposit with insurance company's own insured prohibited; presumptions; other prohibited practices. (a) Except for commercial checking accounts and normal deposits in support of an active bank line of credit, a mortgage guaranty insurance company, the…

40-3515. Insurance company as member of holding company system; prohibited underwriting activities as condition of certificate of authority; other proscribed activities. (a) If it is a member of a holding company system as defined in K.S.A. 40-3302, a mortgage guaranty insurance …

40-3516. Unearned premium reserve requirement. A mortgage guaranty insurance company shall compute and maintain an unearned premium reserve as set forth by regulation adopted by the commissioner of insurance. History: L. 1977, ch. 154, § 16; January 1, 1978. Previous | Next LEGIS…

40-3517. Case basis and other loss reserves requirements. A mortgage guaranty insurance company shall compute and maintain adequate case basis and other loss reserves which accurately reflect loss frequency and loss severity and shall include components for claims reported and un…

40-3518. Contingency reserve requirement; withdrawals. Each mortgage guaranty insurance company shall establish a contingency reserve out of net premiums remaining (gross premiums less premiums returned to policyholders net of reinsurance) after establishment of the unearned prem…

40-3519. Reinsurance; establishment and maintenance of reserves in appropriate proportions by insurance company and reinsurer. Whenever a mortgage guaranty insurance company obtains reinsurance from an insurance company which is properly licensed to provide reinsurance or from an…

40-3520. Establishment of reserves in accord with law of another state where insurance company licensed. (a) Whenever the laws of any other jurisdiction in which a mortgage guaranty insurance company subject to the requirement of this act is also licensed to transact mortgage gua…

40-3521. Rules and regulations. The commissioner shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. History: L. 1977, ch. 154, § 21; January 1, 1978. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 A…

[Repealed or reserved.]

40-3601. History: L. 1977, ch. 157, § 1; Repealed, L. 1991, ch. 125, § 56; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

40-3602. Insolvent insurers; offset of unearned premiums by agent; contract provisions with agent, application. (a) Subject to the limitations specified in K.S.A. 40-2906 and amendments thereto, an insurance agent shall have the right to offset unearned premiums for their insured…

40-3605. Citation of act. (a) This act may be cited as the insurers supervision, rehabilitation and liquidation act. (b) This act shall not be interpreted to limit the powers granted the commissioner by other provisions of law. (c) This act shall be liberally construed. History: …

40-3606. Application of act. This act shall apply to all insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, health maintenance organizations, reciprocal insurance exchanges, mutual nonprofit hospital and medical service corporations, captive insurance companies, group funded pools…

40-3607. Definitions. For the purposes of this act: (a) "Ancillary state" means any state other than a domiciliary state. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of insurance. (c) "Creditor" means a person having any claim, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidat…

40-3608. Delinquency proceedings; commencement and jurisdiction to determine; authority of court; actions to be brought in district court of Shawnee county. (a) No delinquency proceeding shall be commenced under this section by anyone other than the commissioner and no court shal…

40-3609. Same; relief granted by court upon application of receiver; limitation. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), any receiver appointed in a proceeding under this act may at any time apply for, and the district court of Shawnee county may grant, such restraining orders,…

40-3610. Same; persons required to cooperate with commissioner; definitions; civil and criminal penalties and supervision or revocation of licenses for failure to cooperate or obstruction or interference with commissioner. (a) Any officer, manager, director, trustee, owner, emplo…

40-3611. Same; proceeding commenced prior to effective date of act. Every proceeding heretofore commenced under the laws in effect before the enactment of this act shall be deemed to have commenced under this act for the purpose of conducting the proceeding henceforth, except tha…

40-3612. Same; restrictions upon insurers subject to delinquency proceedings. No insurer that is subject to any delinquency proceedings, whether formal or informal shall: (a) Be released from such proceeding, unless such proceeding is converted into a judicial rehabilitation or l…

40-3613. Same; supervision of insurer by commissioner, grounds for, determination and order of commissioner; appointment of supervisor; conditions imposed upon insurer; service of notice of hearings and orders; civil penalties for violation of supervision order; enforcement of or…

40-3614. Same; seizure of insurer; petition of commissioner; order of court; vacation of order; petition for hearing and review of order; failure to give notice to affected person. (a) The commissioner may file in the district court of Shawnee county a petition alleging, with res…

40-3615. Confidentiality of records and documents in proceedings under K.S.A. 40-3613 and 40-3614; exceptions. In all proceedings and judicial reviews thereof under K.S.A. 40-3613 and 40-3614, all records of the insurer, other documents, and all insurance department files and cou…

40-3616. Rehabilitation of insurer; application by commissioner for order of court; grounds. The commissioner may apply by petition to the district court of Shawnee county for an order authorizing the commissioner to rehabilitate a domestic insurer on any one or more of the follo…

40-3617. Same; order of court, contents; effect of filing or recording order; accounting by rehabilitator; effect of entry of order. (a) An order to rehabilitate the business of a domestic insurer or an alien insurer domiciled in this state shall appoint the commissioner and such…

40-3618. Same; appointment of special deputy, counsel, clerks and assistants; payment of costs and expenses; advisory committee; authority and responsibility of rehabilitator; illegal or improper conduct detrimental to insurer, remedies; plans for reorganization or other transfor…

40-3619. Same; litigation pending at time of entry of rehabilitation order, stay of action or proceeding; duties of court and rehabilitator; statutes of limitation and defenses of laches; rights of guaranty associations; rights of federal home loan banks. (a) Except as provided i…

40-3620. Same; petition for liquidation of insurer, when; defense against petition, payment of costs and expenses; termination of rehabilitation, petition and order; payment of costs and expenses. (a) Whenever the commissioner believes further attempts to rehabilitate an insurer …

40-3621. Liquidation of insurer; petition by commissioner; grounds. The commissioner may petition the district court of Shawnee county for an order directing the commissioner to liquidate a domestic insurer on the basis: (a) Of any grounds for an order of rehabilitation as specif…

40-3622. Same; contents of order; authority and responsibility of liquidator; effect of filing or recording of order; rights and liabilities of parties; insolvency of insurer, findings, petition and declaration by court; accounting by liquidator; appeal from order; appeal pendenc…

40-3623. Same; continuation of insurance policies in effect at time of order of liquidation. (a) All policies, other than life or health insurance or annuities, in effect at the time of issuance of an order of liquidation shall continue in force only for the lesser of: (1) A peri…

40-3624. Same; dissolution of corporate existence of insurer; permitting sale of the corporate existence; order of court. The commissioner may petition for an order: (a) Dissolving the corporate existence of a domestic insurer, or the United States branch of an alien insurer domi…

40-3625. Same; authority and responsibility of liquidator; limitation. (a) The liquidator shall have the power: (1) To appoint a special deputy or deputies to act for the liquidator under this act, and to determine reasonable compensation for such deputies. The special deputy sha…

40-3626. Same; notice of liquidation order; persons and associations to whom required; publication of notice; notice to specify date before which claims must be filed; change of address of claimants; distribution of assets conclusive if notice given in accordance with section. (a…

40-3627. Same; no actions brought, maintained or further presented against insurer or liquidator after order appointing liquidator; full faith and credit given to orders of other states; intervention in action pending in another state; actions or proceedings on behalf of estate o…

40-3628. Same; list of insurer's assets; time for preparation; amending and supplementing list; filing of list. (a) As soon as practicable after the liquidation order but not later than 120 days thereafter, the liquidator shall prepare in duplicate a list of the insurer's assets.…

40-3629. Transfers of property and obligations incurred within one year prior to filing of petition for rehabilitation or liquidation; fraudulent transfers and obligations incurred; fraudulent transactions of insurers with reinsurers; liability of person receiving property fraudu…

40-3630. Transfer of property after petition for rehabilitation or liquidation filed; validity; judicial sales of property; liability of person receiving property fraudulently transferred; limitation. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), after a petition for rehabilitation o…

40-3631. Transfer of property; preferences; rights of parties; jurisdiction of district court of Shawnee county; limitation on avoidance of preference. (a) (1) A preference is a transfer of any of the property of an insurer to or for the benefit of a creditor, for or on account o…

40-3632. Claims of creditors; allowance; avoidance; filing. (a) No claims of a creditor who has received or acquired a preference, lien, conveyance, transfer, assignment or encumbrance voidable under this act, shall be allowed unless the creditor surrenders the preference, lien, …

40-3633. Mutual debts and mutual credits; setoff; accounting statements; debts currently due and payable. (a) Mutual debts or mutual credits whether arising out of one or more contracts between the insurer and another person in connection with any action or proceeding under this …

40-3634. Payment of reinsurance upon insolvency of ceding insurer. Except as provided in K.S.A. 40-3602 and amendments thereto, in the event of the insolvency of the ceding insurer, the reinsurance shall be payable under a contract reinsured by the assuming insurer on the basis o…

40-3635. Insurer determined insolvent; proposal to disburse assets; application by liquidator. (a) Within 120 days of a final determination of insolvency of an insurer by a court of competent jurisdiction of this state, the liquidator shall make application to the court for appro…

40-3636. Claims; proof of claims, form and filing; late filings. (a) Proof of all claims shall be filed with the liquidator in the form required by K.S.A. 40-3637 on or before the last day for filing specified by the court, except that proof of claims for cash surrender values or…

40-3637. Same; proof of claim, form and information required; supplementary evidence and information may be required; judgments and orders; claims of guaranty associations. (a) Proof of claim shall consist of a statement signed by the claimant that includes all of the following t…

40-3638. Same; claims which may be allowed; limitations. (a) The claim of a third party which is contingent only on first obtaining a judgment against the insured shall be considered and allowed as if there were no such contingency. (b) A claim may be allowed even if contingent, …

40-3639. Same; denial of claims; objections to denial; claims secured by the undertaking of another, rights to prove and file. (a) When a claim is denied in whole or in part by the liquidator, written notice of the determination shall be given to the claimant or the claimant's at…

40-3640. Same; value of security held by secured creditor. (a) The value of any security held by a secured creditor shall be determined in one of the following ways, as the court may direct: (1) By converting the same into money according to the terms of the agreement pursuant to…

40-3641. Claims; priority of distribution; classes established. The priority of distribution of claims from the insurer's estate shall be in accordance with the order in which each class of claims is herein set forth. Every claim in each class shall be paid in full or adequate fu…