Kansas Statutes
Article 36 - Impaired Or Insolvent Insurers
40-3608 Delinquency proceedings; commencement and jurisdiction to determine; authority of court; actions to be brought in district court of Shawnee county.

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 shall have jurisdiction to entertain, hear or determine any such proceeding commenced by any other person.
(b) No court shall have jurisdiction to entertain, hear or determine any complaint praying for the dissolution, liquidation, rehabilitation, sequestration, conservation or receivership of any insurer; or praying for an injunction or restraining order or other relief preliminary to, incidental to or relating to such proceedings other than in accordance with this act.
(c) In addition to other grounds for jurisdiction provided by law, a court having jurisdiction of the subject matter has jurisdiction over a person served pursuant to K.S.A. 60-101 et seq. and amendments thereto, Kansas rules of civil procedure, or other applicable provisions of law in an action brought by the receiver of a domestic insurer or an alien insurer domiciled in this state:
(1) If the person served is an agent, broker or other person who has at any time written policies of insurance for or has acted in any manner whatsoever on behalf of an insurer against which a delinquency proceeding has been instituted, in any action resulting from or incident to such a relationship with the insurer;
(2) if the person served is a reinsurer who has at any time entered into a contract of reinsurance with an insurer against which a delinquency proceeding has been instituted, or is an agent or broker of or for the reinsurer, in any action on or incident to the reinsurance contract;
(3) if the person served is or has been an officer, director, manager, trustee, organizer, promoter or other person in a position of comparable authority or influence over an insurer against which a delinquency proceeding has been instituted, in any action resulting from or incident to such a relationship with the insurer;
(4) if the person served is or was at the time of the institution of the delinquency proceeding against the insurer holding assets in which the receiver claims an interest on behalf of the insurer, in any action concerning the assets; or
(5) if the person served is obligated to the insurer in any way whatsoever, in any action on or incident to the obligation.
(d) If the court on motion of any party finds that any action should as a matter of substantial justice be tried in a forum outside this state, the court may enter an appropriate order to stay further proceedings on the action in this state.
(e) All actions herein authorized shall be brought in the district court of Shawnee county, Kansas.
History: L. 1991, ch. 125, ยง 4; July 1.

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Kansas Statutes

Chapter 40 - Insurance

Article 36 - Impaired Or Insolvent Insurers

40-3602 Insolvent insurers; offset of unearned premiums by agent; contract provisions with agent, application.

40-3605 Citation of act.

40-3606 Application of act.

40-3607 Definitions.

40-3608 Delinquency proceedings; commencement and jurisdiction to determine; authority of court; actions to be brought in district court of Shawnee county.

40-3609 Same; relief granted by court upon application of receiver; limitation.

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.

40-3611 Same; proceeding commenced prior to effective date of act.

40-3612 Same; restrictions upon insurers subject to delinquency proceedings.

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 supervi...

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.

40-3615 Confidentiality of records and documents in proceedings under 40-3613 and 40-3614; exceptions.

40-3616 Rehabilitation of insurer; application by commissioner for order of court; grounds.

40-3617 Same; order of court, contents; effect of filing or recording order; accounting by rehabilitator; effect of entry of order.

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 reo...

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 ba...

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.

40-3621 Liquidation of insurer; petition by commissioner; grounds.

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; appe...

40-3623 Same; continuation of insurance policies in effect at time of order of liquidation.

40-3624 Same; dissolution of corporate existence of insurer; permitting sale of the corporate existence; order of court.

40-3625 Same; authority and responsibility of liquidator; limitation.

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 i...

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 proc...

40-3628 Same; list of insurer's assets; time for preparation; amending and supplementing list; filing of list.

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 per...

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.

40-3631 Transfer of property; preferences; rights of parties; jurisdiction of district court of Shawnee county; limitation on avoidance of preference.

40-3632 Claims of creditors; allowance; avoidance; filing.

40-3633 Mutual debts and mutual credits; setoff; accounting statements; debts currently due and payable.

40-3634 Payment of reinsurance upon insolvency of ceding insurer.

40-3635 Insurer determined insolvent; proposal to disburse assets; application by liquidator.

40-3636 Claims; proof of claims, form and filing; late filings.

40-3637 Same; proof of claim, form and information required; supplementary evidence and information may be required; judgments and orders; claims of guaranty associations.

40-3638 Same; claims which may be allowed; limitations.

40-3639 Same; denial of claims; objections to denial; claims secured by the undertaking of another, rights to prove and file.

40-3640 Same; value of security held by secured creditor.

40-3641 Claims; priority of distribution; classes established.

40-3642 Same; report and recommendations of liquidator for allowance of claims; contents of report; action by court; claims under insurance policy.

40-3643 Unclaimed fund; deposit in accordance with unclaimed property act.

40-3644 Discharge of liquidator; orders of court.

40-3645 Liquidation proceedings; reopening after termination; order of court.

40-3646 Same; disposition of records; direction by court.

40-3647 Receiverships; audits; filing and payment of costs.

40-3648 Foreign insurers; conservation of property; grounds; notice; terms and filing of court order; liquidation; termination of conservation.

40-3649 Same; liquidation of assets; order of court; grounds; notice; liquidator appointed in another state; petition to federal district court; payment of claims to residents.

40-3650 Same; authority of domiciliary liquidator; authority of commissioner if insurer not domiciled in reciprocal state; filing of claims.

40-3651 Same; appointment of ancillary receiver; order of court; authority of ancillary receiver.

40-3652 Same; supervision or seizure proceedings, authority of commissioner.

40-3653 Liquidation proceedings; begun in state against insurer domiciled in state; claimants residing outside state; filing, proving and allowance of claims.

40-3654 Same; begun in reciprocal state against insurer domiciled in that state; claimants residing in this state; filing, proving and allowance of claims.

40-3655 Same; no attachment, garnishment or levy of execution during pendency of liquidation proceedings.

40-3656 Same; proceeding in this state involving reciprocal states; order of distribution; equal priority of payment of claims from general assets; special deposit claims; secured claims.

40-3657 Same; ancillary receiver in another state or foreign country failing to transfer assets; priority of claims filed in such ancillary receivership; exceptions.

40-3658 Severability of act.

40-3659 Qualified financial contracts; procedures; duties of receiver.