In addition to the duties and powers enumerated elsewhere in this article:
(a) The commissioner shall do all of the following:
(1) Upon request of the board of directors, provide the association with a statement of the premiums in this and any other appropriate states for each member insurer.
(2) When an impairment is declared and the amount of the impairment is determined, serve a demand upon the impaired insurer to make good the impairment within a reasonable time; notice to the impaired insurer shall constitute notice to its shareholders, if any; the failure of the insurer to promptly comply with such demand shall not excuse the association from the performance of its powers and duties under this article.
(3) In any liquidation or rehabilitation proceeding involving a domestic insurer, be appointed as the liquidator or rehabilitator.
(b) The commissioner may suspend or revoke, after notice and hearing, the certificate of authority to transact insurance in this state of any member insurer which fails to pay an assessment when due or fails to comply with the plan of operation. As an alternative the commissioner may levy a forfeiture on any member insurer which fails to pay an assessment when due. The forfeiture shall not exceed 5 percent of the unpaid assessment per month, but no forfeiture shall be less than one hundred dollars ($100) per month.
(c) A final action of the board of directors or the association may be appealed to the commissioner by a member insurer if the appeal is taken within 60 days of its receipt of notice of the final action being appealed. A final action or order of the commissioner shall be subject to judicial review in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with the laws of this state that apply to the actions or orders of the commissioner.
(d) The liquidator, rehabilitator, or conservator of any impaired insurer or insolvent insurer may notify all interested persons of the effect of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 334, Sec. 10. (SB 1408) Effective September 27, 2010.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018