The Commissioner may petition the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for an order directing him or her to liquidate a domestic insurer or an alien insurer domiciled in the District on the basis:
(1) Of any ground for an order of rehabilitation as specified in § 31-1310, whether or not there has been a prior order directing the rehabilitation of the insurer;
(2) That the insurer is insolvent; or
(3) That the insurer is in such a condition that the further transaction of business would be hazardous, financially or otherwise, to its policyholders, its creditors, or the public.
(Oct. 15, 1993, D.C. Law 10-35, § 16, 40 DCR 5773; May 21, 1997, D.C. Law 11-268, § 10(z)(2), 44 DCR 1730.)
1981 Ed., § 35-2815.
This section is referenced in § 31-1314, § 31-1349, and § 31-3420.
Rehabilitation, liquidation, or conservation of health maintenance organizations, see § 31-3420.
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