Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 48.31 - Mergers, Rehabilitation, Liquidation, Supervision.
48.31.410 - Administrative supervision—Standards and procedures—Limitations on insurer.

RCW 48.31.410
Administrative supervision—Standards and procedures—Limitations on insurer.

During the period of administrative supervision, the commissioner or the commissioner's designated appointee shall serve as the administrative supervisor. The commissioner shall establish standards and procedures that maintain reasonable and customary claims practices and otherwise provide for the orderly continuation of the insurer's operations and business. Considering these standards and procedures, the commissioner may provide that the insurer may not do any of the following things during the period of supervision, without the prior approval of the commissioner or the appointed administrative supervisor:
(1) Dispose of, convey, or encumber any of its assets or its business in force;
(2) Withdraw any of its bank accounts;
(3) Lend any of its funds;
(4) Invest any of its funds;
(5) Transfer any of its property;
(6) Incur any debt, obligation, or liability;
(7) Merge or consolidate with another company;
(8) Approve new premiums or renew any policies;
(9) Enter into any new reinsurance contract or treaty;
(10) Terminate, surrender, forfeit, convert, or lapse any insurance policy, certificate, or contract, except for nonpayment of premiums due;
(11) Release, pay, or refund premium deposits; accrued cash or loan values; unearned premiums; or other reserves on any insurance policy, certificate, or contract;
(12) Make any material change in management; or
(13) Increase salaries and benefits of officers or directors or the preferential payment of bonuses, dividends, or other payments deemed preferential.

[ 2005 c 432 § 5.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 48 - Insurance

Chapter 48.31 - Mergers, Rehabilitation, Liquidation, Supervision.

48.31.010 - Merger or consolidation.

48.31.020 - Definitions—Insurer, exceeded its powers, consent.

48.31.021 - Insurer—Self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangement.

48.31.025 - Confidentiality of documents, materials, or other information—Commissioner's capacity as a receiver.

48.31.030 - Rehabilitation—Grounds.

48.31.040 - Rehabilitation—Order—Termination.

48.31.045 - Rehabilitation order against insurer—Insurer is party to action or proceeding—Stay the action—Statute of limitations or defense of laches.

48.31.050 - Liquidation—Grounds.

48.31.060 - Liquidation—Order.

48.31.070 - Liquidation—Alien insurers.

48.31.080 - Conservation of assets—Foreign insurers.

48.31.090 - Conservation of assets—Alien insurers.

48.31.100 - Foreign or alien insurers—Conservation, ancillary proceedings.

48.31.105 - Conduct of proceedings—Requirement to cooperate—Definitions—Violations—Penalties.

48.31.111 - Commencement of delinquency proceeding by commissioner—Jurisdiction of courts.

48.31.115 - Immunity from suit and liability—Persons entitled to protection.

48.31.121 - Court order for a formal delinquency proceeding—Commissioner may petition—Insurer may petition for hearing and review.

48.31.125 - Order of liquidation—Termination of coverage.

48.31.131 - Appointment of liquidator—Actions at law or equity—Statute of limitations or defense of laches.

48.31.135 - Recovery from reinsurers—Not reduced by delinquency proceedings—Direct payment to insured.

48.31.141 - Responsibility for payment of a premium—Earned or unearned premium—Violations—Penalties—Rights of party aggrieved.

48.31.145 - Liquidator denies claim—Written notice—Objections of claimant—Court hearing.

48.31.151 - Creditor's claim against insurer is secured by other person—Subrogated rights—Agreements concerning distributions.

48.31.155 - Unclaimed funds—Liquidator's application for discharge—Deposits with the department of revenue.

48.31.161 - After termination of liquidation proceeding—Good cause to reopen proceedings.

48.31.165 - Domiciliary receiver not appointed—Court order to liquidate—Notice—Domiciliary receiver appointed in other state.

48.31.171 - Domiciliary liquidator—Reciprocal state—Nonreciprocal state—Commissioner's duties.

48.31.175 - Foreign or alien insurer—Property located in this state—Commissioner's discretion.

48.31.181 - Liquidation proceedings—One or more reciprocal states—Distributions—Special deposit claims—Secured claims.

48.31.184 - Ancillary receiver in another state or foreign country—Failure to transfer assets.

48.31.185 - Receiver's proposal to disperse assets upon liquidation—Application for approval—Contents of proposal—Notice of application.

48.31.190 - Commencement of proceeding—Venue—Effect of appellate review.

48.31.200 - Injunctions.

48.31.210 - Change of venue.

48.31.220 - Deposit of moneys collected.

48.31.230 - Exemption from filing fees.

48.31.240 - Borrowing on pledge of assets.

48.31.260 - Liquidation—Date rights, liabilities fixed.

48.31.270 - Voidable transfers.

48.31.280 - Priority and order of distribution of claims.

48.31.290 - Offsets.

48.31.300 - Allowance of contingent and other claims.

48.31.310 - Time to file claims.

48.31.320 - Report for assessment.

48.31.330 - Levy of assessment.

48.31.340 - Order for payment of assessment.

48.31.350 - Publication, transmittal of assessment order.

48.31.360 - Judgment upon the assessment.

48.31.400 - Administrative supervision—Conditions—Notice and hearing.

48.31.405 - Administrative supervision—Confidentiality.

48.31.410 - Administrative supervision—Standards and procedures—Limitations on insurer.

48.31.415 - Administrative supervision—Insurer may contest.

48.31.420 - Administrative supervision—No limitation on judicial proceedings.

48.31.425 - Administrative supervision—Commissioner contacts.

48.31.430 - Administrative supervision—Chapters 48.04 and 34.05 RCW.

48.31.435 - Administrative supervision—Rules.