Subdivision 1. Issuance. Upon the filing by the commissioner in any district court in this state of a verified petition establishing to the satisfaction of the court that sufficient grounds exist for a formal delinquency proceeding against an insurer under sections 60B.01 to 60B.61 and that the interests of policyholders, creditors, or the public will be endangered by delay, and setting out the order deemed necessary by the commissioner, the court shall issue forthwith, ex parte and without a hearing, an order which may (a) authorize the commissioner to take possession and control of all or a part of the property, books, accounts, documents, and other records of an insurer and of the premises occupied by it for the transaction of its business, and (b) until further order of the court, enjoin the insurer and its officers, managers, agents, and employees from disposition of its property and from transaction of its business except with the written consent of the commissioner, and (c) provide such other terms as the court deems appropriate for the protection of the insurer, its policyholders, its creditors, and the public during the duration of the order. The order shall also direct the service of a copy of the order forthwith upon the insurer and all persons in possession of any property seized under the order.
Subd. 2. Duration. The court shall specify in the order what its duration shall be and order the insurer to appear at a specified time within the duration of the order and show cause why the order should not be continued in effect. The duration of the order may be such time as the court deems necessary for the commissioner to ascertain the condition of the insurer. On motion of either party or on its own motion, the court may hold such hearings as it deems desirable after such notice as it deems appropriate, and may set aside, extend, shorten, or modify the terms of the seizure order. The court shall vacate the seizure order if the commissioner fails to commence a formal proceeding under sections 60B.01 to 60B.61 after having had a reasonable opportunity to do so. The issuance of an order of the court pursuant to a formal proceeding under sections 60B.01 to 60B.61 vacates the seizure order.
Subd. 3. Anticipatory breach. Entry of a seizure order under this section shall not constitute an anticipatory breach of any contract of the insurer.
1969 c 708 s 12
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance
Chapter 60B — Rehabilitation And Liquidation
Section 60B.01 — Title, Construction, And Purpose.
Section 60B.02 — Persons Covered.
Section 60B.04 — Jurisdiction And Venue.
Section 60B.05 — Injunctions And Orders.
Section 60B.06 — Costs And Expenses Of Litigation.
Section 60B.07 — Cooperation Of Officers And Employees.
Section 60B.09 — Commissioner's Reports.
Section 60B.10 — Continuation Of Delinquency Proceedings.
Section 60B.11 — Commissioner's Summary Orders.
Section 60B.12 — Court's Seizure Order.
Section 60B.13 — Commissioner's Seizure Order.
Section 60B.14 — Conduct Of Hearings In Summary Proceedings.
Section 60B.15 — Grounds For Rehabilitation.
Section 60B.16 — Rehabilitation Orders.
Section 60B.17 — Powers And Duties Of Rehabilitator.
Section 60B.171 — Use, Sale, Or Transfer Of Assets During Rehabilitation.
Section 60B.18 — Actions By And Against Rehabilitator.
Section 60B.181 — Notice Regarding Rehabilitation Or Liquidation Proceeding.
Section 60B.19 — Termination Of Rehabilitation.
Section 60B.193 — Liability Of Enrollees.
Section 60B.20 — Grounds For Liquidation.
Section 60B.21 — Liquidation Orders.
Section 60B.22 — Continuance Of Coverage.
Section 60B.23 — Dissolution Of Insurer.
Section 60B.25 — Powers Of Liquidator.
Section 60B.26 — Notice To Creditors And Others.
Section 60B.28 — Actions By And Against Liquidator.
Section 60B.29 — Collection And List Of Assets.
Section 60B.30 — Fraudulent Transfers Prior To Petition.
Section 60B.31 — Fraudulent Transfers After Petition.
Section 60B.32 — Voidable Preferences And Liens.
Section 60B.33 — Claims Of Holders Of Void Or Voidable Rights.
Section 60B.335 — Federal Home Loan Bank Rights; Collateral Pledged By Insurer-members.
Section 60B.34 — Setoffs And Counterclaims.
Section 60B.365 — Reinsurer's Liability.
Section 60B.37 — Filing Of Claims.
Section 60B.38 — Proof Of Claim.
Section 60B.39 — Special Claims.
Section 60B.40 — Special Provisions For Third-party Claims.
Section 60B.41 — Disputed Claims.
Section 60B.42 — Claims Of Surety.
Section 60B.43 — Secured Creditors' Claims.
Section 60B.435 — Qualified Financial Contracts.
Section 60B.44 — Order Of Distribution.
Section 60B.45 — Liquidator's Recommendations To The Court.
Section 60B.46 — Distribution Of Assets.
Section 60B.47 — Unclaimed And Withheld Funds.
Section 60B.48 — Termination Of Proceedings.
Section 60B.49 — Reopening Liquidation.
Section 60B.50 — Disposition Of Records During And After Termination Of Liquidation.
Section 60B.51 — External Audit Of Receiver's Books.
Section 60B.52 — Conservation Of Property Of Foreign Or Alien Insurers Found In This State.
Section 60B.53 — Liquidation Of Property Of Foreign Or Alien Insurers Found In This State.
Section 60B.54 — Foreign Domiciliary Receivers In Other States.
Section 60B.55 — Ancillary Formal Proceedings.
Section 60B.56 — Ancillary Summary Proceedings.
Section 60B.57 — Claims Of Nonresidents Against Insurers Domiciled In This State.
Section 60B.58 — Claims Of Residents Against Insurers Domiciled In Reciprocal States.
Section 60B.59 — Attachment, Garnishment And Levy Of Execution.
Section 60B.60 — Interstate Priorities.
Section 60B.61 — Subordination Of Claims For Noncooperation.