Chapter 59A, Chapter 59A

As used in this article and unless context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in Sections 696 through 708 [59A-41-4 to 59A-41-16 NMSA 1978] of this article shall have the meanings ascribed to them respectively in such sections. History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 695.

liabilities. A. An order to liquidate the business of a domestic insurer shall direct the superintendent and his successors in office forthwith to take possession of the property of such insurer and to liquidate the business of the same and to deal with the property and business …

The superintendent may apply under Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 for an order directing him to conserve the assets within the state of a foreign insurer upon any one or more of the grounds specified in Subsection A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J, K or O of Section 59A-41-28 NMSA 1978 o…

or alien insurer. An order to conserve the assets of a foreign or alien insurer shall direct the superintendent and his successors in office forthwith to take possession of the property of the insurer within this state and to conserve the same subject to further direction of the …

The superintendent may apply under this article for an order dissolving the corporate existence of a domestic insurer: A. upon his application for an order for liquidation, or at any time after such order has been granted; or B. upon the grounds specified in Section 720 [59A-41-2…

A. The superintendent, the attorney general or an insurance department staff attorney representing him, shall commence any proceeding under this article by an application to the district court in the judicial district in which the principal office of the insurer or organization i…

At any time after commencement of a proceeding under this article the superintendent may apply to the court for an order changing the venue of the proceedings to any other county of this state when good cause is shown. Upon the filing of such an application for removal, the court…

delinquency proceeding. A. A guaranty association referred to in Article 42 [Chapter 59A, Article 42 NMSA 1978] (life and health insurance guaranty fund) or in Article 43 [Chapter 59A, Article 43 NMSA 1978] (property and casualty insurance guaranty fund) of the Insurance Code may…

The superintendent 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 superintendent of any of the powers or duties conferr…

The superintendent shall from time to time deposit in one or more state or national banks, savings banks or trust companies the monies collected by him in a proceeding under this article. The superintendent may deposit such monies or any part thereof in a national bank or trust c…

For the purpose of facilitating the rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation or dissolution of an insurer pursuant to this article, the superintendent may, subject to the approval of the court, borrow money and execute, acknowledge and deliver notes or other evidences of indebte…

"Ancillary state" means any state other than a domiciliary state. History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 696.

claims. A. The superintendent may, subject to the approval of the court: (1) sue or be sued; (2) sell or otherwise dispose of the real or personal property, or any part thereof, of an insurer against whom a proceeding has been brought under this article; and (3) sell or compound …

A. If upon entry of an order of liquidation of a domestic insurer or United States branch of an alien insurer domiciled in this state under Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 or at any time thereafter during liquidation proceedings the insurer is not clearly solvent, the court sha…

A. Every transfer made or suffered and every obligation incurred by an insurer within one (1) year prior to the filing of a successful petition for rehabilitation or liquidation under the Insurance Code is fraudulent as to then existing and future creditors if made or incurred wi…

A. After a petition for rehabilitation or liquidation has been filed a transfer of any of the real property of the insurer made to a person acting in good faith shall be valid against the receiver if made for a present fair equivalent value, or, if not made for a present fair equ…

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 of an antecedent debt, made or suffered by the insurer within one year before the filing of a successful petition for rehabilitation or liquidation under …

voidable preference. A. Every officer, manager, employee, shareholder, member, subscriber, attorney or any other person acting on behalf of the insurer who knowingly participates in giving any preference or in any fraudulent transfer when he has reasonable cause to believe the in…

A. No claims of a creditor who has received or acquired a preference, lien, conveyance, transfer, assignment or encumbrance voidable under Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 shall be allowed unless he surrenders the preference, lien, conveyance, transfer, assignment or encumbrance…

The priority of claims and order of distribution of the insurer's assets on liquidation shall be as stated in this section. The first fifty dollars ($50.00) of the amount allowed on each property, casualty or fidelity claim in the classes under Subsections B through F of this sec…

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 article, such credits and debts shall be set off and the balance only shall be allowed or paid, except as provided in Subsection B of th…

The receiver shall have a right to recover from an affiliate of the insurer property of the insurer transferred to or for the benefit of the affiliate within the five years preceding the initial petition for receivership. No transfer is recoverable under this section if the affil…

insurers. Within three (3) years from the date an order of rehabilitation or liquidation of a domestic mutual insurer or domestic reciprocal insurer was filed in the office of the clerk of the court by which such order was made, the superintendent may make a report to the court s…

insurers. A. Upon the basis of the report provided for in Section 738 [59A-41-46 NMSA 1978] of this article including any amendments thereof, the court, ex parte, may levy one or more assessments against all persons who, as shown by the record of the insurer, were members (if a m…

reciprocal insurers. After levy of assessment as provided in Section 739 [59A-41-47 NMSA 1978] of this article, upon the filing of a further detailed report by the superintendent, the court shall issue an order directing each member (if a mutual insurer) or each subscriber (if a …

The superintendent shall cause a notice of an assessment order, issued pursuant to Section 740 [59A-41-48 NMSA 1978] of this article, setting forth a brief summary of the contents of such order to be: A. published in such manner as shall be directed by the court; and B. enclosed …

"Creditor" means a person having a claim, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, or absolute, fixed or contingent. History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 697.

A. On the return day of the order to show cause provided for in Section 740 [59A- 41-48 NMSA 1978] of this article if the member or subscriber does not appear and serve verified objections upon the superintendent, the court shall make an order adjudging that such member or subscr…

orders authorized. A. If the superintendent determines after a hearing that any insurer has committed or engaged in, or is committing or engaging in, or is about to commit or engage in any act, practice or transaction that would subject it to formal delinquency proceedings under …

order. If the superintendent has issued a summary order before hearing as provided in Subsection B of Section 743 [59A-41-51 NMSA 1978] of this article, any person upon whom such order is served may waive the superintendent's hearing and apply for an immediate judicial relief ava…

A. The superintendent may apply for and the district court for Santa Fe county or the county in which the insurer has its principal office may grant such restraining orders, temporary and permanent injunctions and other orders as may be deemed necessary to enforce the superintend…

A. Upon filing by the superintendent in the district court for Santa Fe county or the county in which the insurer has its principal office of his verified petition alleging any ground for a formal delinquency proceeding against an insurer under this article and that the interests…

order. A. If it appears to the superintendent that the interests of policyholders, creditors or the public will be jeopardized by delay incident to requesting a court seizure order, then on any ground which would justify a court seizure order under Section 59A-41-54 NMSA 1978, an…

judicial hearings. A. The superintendent shall hold all hearings in summary proceedings privately unless the insurer requests a public hearing, in which case the hearing shall be public. B. The court may hold all hearings in summary proceedings and judicial reviews thereof privat…

property, records. Any person having possession or custody of and refusing to deliver to the superintendent or his representative upon request any of the property, books, accounts, documents or other records of an insurer against which a seizure order has been issued by the super…

"Delinquency proceeding" means any proceeding commenced against an insurer pursuant to this article for the purpose of conserving, rehabilitating, reorganizing or liquidating the insurer. History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 698.

"Domiciliary state" means the state in which an insurer is incorporated or organized or, as to an alien insurer, the state in which at commencement of delinquency proceedings the larger amount of the insurer's assets are held in trust or on deposit for the benefit of its policyho…

"Foreign country" means territory not in any state. History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 700.

"General assets" means all property, real, personal or otherwise, not specifically mortgaged, pledged, deposited or otherwise encumbered for the security or benefit of specified persons or a limited class or classes of persons, and as to such specifically encumbered property the …

Chapter 59A, Article 42 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act". History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 750; 2012, ch. 9, § 4.

A. The superintendent shall: (1) notify the association of the existence of an insolvent insurer not later than three days after the superintendent receives notice of the determination of the insolvency; (2) upon request of the board, provide the association with a statement of t…

To aid in the detection and prevention of insurance insolvencies: A. the superintendent shall: (1) notify the superintendents in other states, within thirty days following the action taken or the date the action occurs, when the superintendent takes any of the following actions a…

A. A member insurer may appeal to the superintendent from an action of the board by filing with the superintendent a notice of appeal within thirty days after that action. B. A final order of the superintendent on appeal is subject to judicial review by an action in the district …

A. The Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act shall not be construed to reduce the liability for unpaid assessments of the insureds of an impaired or insolvent insurer operating under a plan with assessment liability. B. Records shall be kept of all meetings of the bo…

The association is subject to examination and regulation by the superintendent. The board shall submit to the superintendent, not later than May 1 each year, a financial report for the preceding calendar year in form approved by the superintendent and a report of its activities d…

There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall arise against, a member insurer or its agents or employees, the association or its agents or employees, members of the board or the superintendent or the superintendent's representatives for an act or omissi…

A proceeding in which an insolvent insurer is a party in a court in this state shall be stayed one hundred eighty days from the date an order of liquidation, rehabilitation or conservation is final to permit proper legal action by the association on matters germane to its powers …

A. No person, including a member insurer, agent or affiliate of a member insurer, shall make, publish, disseminate, circulate or place before the public, or cause directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated, circulated or placed before the public, in a newspaper, m…

The purpose of the Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act is to provide a mechanism to facilitate continuation of coverage and the payment of covered claims under certain insurance policies, to avoid excessive delay in payment and avoid financial loss to claimants or …

As used in the Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act: A. "account" means either of the two accounts maintained pursuant to Section 59A- 42-5 NMSA 1978; B. "association" means the life and health insurance guaranty association created pursuant to Section 59A-42-5 NMSA…