(a) Any receiver appointed in a proceeding under this chapter may at any time apply for, and any court of general jurisdiction may grant, restraining orders, preliminary and permanent injunctions, and other orders deemed necessary and proper to prevent:
(1) The transaction of further business;
(2) The transfer of property;
(3) Interference with the receiver or with a proceeding under this chapter;
(4) Waste of the insurer’s assets;
(5) Dissipation and transfer of bank accounts;
(6) The institution or further prosecution of any actions or proceedings;
(7) The obtaining of preferences, judgments, attachments, garnishments, or liens against the insurer, its assets or its policyholders;
(8) The levying of execution against the insurer, its assets, or its policyholders;
(9) The making of any sale or deed for nonpayment of taxes or assessments that would lessen the value of the assets of the insurer;
(10) The withholding from the receiver of books, accounts, documents, or other records relating to the business of the insurer; or
(11) Any other threatened or contemplated action that might lessen the value of the insurer’s assets or prejudice the rights of policyholders, creditors, or shareholders, or the administration of any proceeding under this chapter.
(b) The receiver may apply to any court outside of the jurisdiction for the relief described in subsection (a) of this section.
(Oct. 15, 1993, D.C. Law 10-35, § 5, 40 DCR 5773.)
1981 Ed., § 35-2804.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 31 - Insurance and Securities
Chapter 13 - Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Procedures
§ 31–1303. Jurisdiction and venue
§ 31–1304. Injunctions and orders
§ 31–1305. Cooperation of officers, owners, and employees
§ 31–1306. Continuation of delinquency proceedings
§ 31–1308. Temporary seizure order
§ 31–1309. Confidentiality of records
§ 31–1309.01. Duty to provide information to other insurance regulators and guaranty associations
§ 31–1310. Grounds for rehabilitation
§ 31–1311. Rehabilitation orders
§ 31–1312. Powers and duties of the rehabilitator
§ 31–1313. Actions by and against the rehabilitator
§ 31–1314. Termination of rehabilitation
§ 31–1315. Grounds for liquidation
§ 31–1317. Continuance of coverage
§ 31–1318. Dissolution of insurer
§ 31–1319. Powers of liquidator
§ 31–1320. Notice to creditors and others
§ 31–1322. Actions by and against liquidator
§ 31–1323. Collection and list of assets
§ 31–1324. Fraudulent transfer prior to petition
§ 31–1325. Fraudulent transfer after petition
§ 31–1326. Voidable preferences and liens
§ 31–1327. Claims of holders of void or voidable rights
§ 31–1330. Reinsurer’s liability
§ 31–1331. Recovery of premiums owed
§ 31–1332. Domiciliary liquidator’s proposal to distribute assets
§ 31–1336. Special provisions for third party claims
§ 31–1339. Secured creditor’s claims
§ 31–1340. Priority of distribution
§ 31–1341. Liquidator’s recommendations to the court
§ 31–1342. Distribution of assets
§ 31–1343. Unclaimed and withheld funds
§ 31–1344. Termination of proceedings
§ 31–1345. Reopening liquidation
§ 31–1346. Disposition of records during and after termination of liquidation
§ 31–1347. External audit of the receiver’s books
§ 31–1348. Conservation of property of foreign or alien insurers found in the District of Columbia
§ 31–1349. Liquidation of property of foreign or alien insurers found in the District of Columbia
§ 31–1350. Domiciliary liquidators in other states
§ 31–1351. Ancillary formal proceedings
§ 31–1352. Ancillary summary proceedings
§ 31–1353. Claims of nonresidents against insurers domiciled in the District of Columbia
§ 31–1354. Claims of residents against insurers domiciled in reciprocal states
§ 31–1355. Attachment, garnishment, and levy of execution