58-30-25. Cooperation of officers, owners and employees.
(a) Any officer, manager, director, trustee, owner, employee, or agent of any insurer, and any other person with authority over or in charge of any segment of the insurer's affairs, shall cooperate with the Commissioner in any proceeding under this Article or any investigation preliminary to the proceeding. As used in this section, "person" includes any person who exercises direct or indirect control over activities of an insurer through any holding company or other affiliate of the insurer. "Cooperate" includes replying promptly in writing to any inquiry from the Commissioner requesting such a reply and making available to the Commissioner any books, accounts, documents, or other records or information or property of or pertaining to the insurer and in his possession, custody, or control.
(b) No person shall obstruct or interfere with the Commissioner in the conduct of any delinquency proceeding or any investigation preliminary or incidental thereto.
(c) This section does not abridge otherwise existing legal rights, including the right to resist a petition for any delinquency proceeding or other order.
(d) Any person described in subsection (a) of this section who fails to cooperate with the Commissioner, or any person who obstructs or interferes with the Commissioner in the conduct of any delinquency proceeding or any investigation preliminary or incidental thereto, or any person who knowingly and willfully violates any order the Commissioner issued validly under this Article is subject to the civil penalty and restitution provisions of G.S. 58-2-70 and is subject further to the revocation or suspension of any licenses issued by the Commissioner. (1989, c. 452, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 30 - Insurers Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation.
§ 58-30-1 - Construction and purpose.
§ 58-30-12 - Duty to report insurer impairment; violations; penalties.
§ 58-30-15 - Jurisdiction and venue.
§ 58-30-20 - Injunctions and orders.
§ 58-30-22 - Powers of Commissioner and receiver to examine or audit books or records.
§ 58-30-25 - Cooperation of officers, owners and employees.
§ 58-30-35 - Executory contracts and unexpired leases.
§ 58-30-40 - Turnover of property by a custodian.
§ 58-30-50 - Continuation of delinquency proceedings.
§ 58-30-55 - Condition on release from delinquency proceedings.
§ 58-30-60 - Commissioner's summary orders and supervision proceedings.
§ 58-30-62 - Administrative supervision of insurers.
§ 58-30-65 - Court's seizure order.
§ 58-30-70 - Confidentiality of hearings.
§ 58-30-71 - Immunity and indemnification of the receiver and employees.
§ 58-30-75 - Grounds for rehabilitation.
§ 58-30-80 - Rehabilitation orders.
§ 58-30-85 - Powers and duties of the rehabilitator.
§ 58-30-90 - Actions by and against rehabilitator.
§ 58-30-95 - Termination of rehabilitation.
§ 58-30-100 - Grounds for liquidation.
§ 58-30-105 - Liquidation orders.
§ 58-30-110 - Continuance of coverage.
§ 58-30-115 - Dissolution of insurer.
§ 58-30-120 - Powers of liquidator.
§ 58-30-125 - Notice to creditors and others.
§ 58-30-127 - Duties of agents.
§ 58-30-130 - Actions by and against liquidator.
§ 58-30-135 - Collection and list of assets.
§ 58-30-140 - Fraudulent transfers prior to petition.
§ 58-30-145 - Fraudulent transfer after petition.
§ 58-30-147 - Voidable transfers for federal home loan banks.
§ 58-30-150 - Voidable preferences and liens.
§ 58-30-155 - Claims of holders of void or voidable rights.
§ 58-30-170 - Reinsurer's liability.
§ 58-30-175 - Recovery of premiums owed.
§ 58-30-180 - Domiciliary liquidator's proposal to distribute assets.
§ 58-30-185 - Filing of claims.
§ 58-30-200 - Special provisions for third party claims.
§ 58-30-205 - Disputed claims.
§ 58-30-210 - Claims of surety.
§ 58-30-215 - Secured creditor's claims.
§ 58-30-220 - Priority of distribution.
§ 58-30-225 - Liquidator's recommendations to the Court.
§ 58-30-230 - Distribution of assets.
§ 58-30-235 - Unclaimed and withheld funds.
§ 58-30-240 - Termination of proceedings.
§ 58-30-245 - Reopening liquidation.
§ 58-30-250 - Disposition of records during and after termination of liquidation.
§ 58-30-255 - External audit of the receiver's books.
§ 58-30-260 - Conservation of property of foreign or alien insurers found in this State.
§ 58-30-265 - Liquidation of property of foreign or alien insurers found in this State.
§ 58-30-270 - Domiciliary liquidators in other states.
§ 58-30-275 - Ancillary formal proceedings.
§ 58-30-280 - Ancillary summary proceedings.
§ 58-30-285 - Claims of nonresidents against insurers domiciled in this State.
§ 58-30-290 - Claims of residents against insurers domiciled in reciprocal states.
§ 58-30-295 - Attachment, garnishment and levy of execution.
§ 58-30-300 - Interstate priorities.