58-3-12. Examination reports--Copy of proposal to company examined, time for furnishing--Review by director--Hearing on proposed report.
No later than sixty days following completion of the examination, the examiner in charge shall file with the division a written report of examination under oath. Upon receipt of the report, the division shall transmit the report to the company examined. The company may make a written submission or rebuttal with respect to any matters contained in the examination report within thirty days of transmittal of the report.
Within thirty days of the end of the period allowed for the receipt of written submissions or rebuttals, the director shall fully consider and review the report, together with any written submissions or rebuttals and any relevant portions of the examiner's work papers and enter an order:
(1)Adopting the examination report as filed or with modification or corrections. If the examination report reveals that the company is operating in violation of any law, regulation or prior order of the director, the director may order the company to take any action the director considers necessary and appropriate to cure the violation;
(2)Rejecting the examination report with directions to the examiners to reopen the examination for purposes of obtaining additional data, documentation or information, and refiling pursuant to the procedures in subdivision (1) for the initial report; or
(3)Calling for an investigatory hearing with no less than twenty days notice to the company for purposes of obtaining additional documentation, data, information and testimony.
Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 2, §20 (3); SL 1992, ch 338, §9.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 03 - Examination Of Insurers And Insurance Producers
Section 58-3-1 - Examination of insurers--Scope.
Section 58-3-1.1 - Company defined.
Section 58-3-2 - Examination of alien insurer--Limited extent.
Section 58-3-3.1 - Examination assessment fee--Insurance examination fund established for proceeds.
Section 58-3-3.2 - Payments from insurance examination fund.
Section 58-3-5 - Examination of agents, managers, and promoters.
Section 58-3-6 - Place where examination conducted.
Section 58-3-7 - Information to be available--Cooperation of persons being examined.
Section 58-3-7.1 - Observance of guidelines and procedures by examiner.
Section 58-3-7.3 - Examination under oath--Authority of director or examiner.
Section 58-3-7.4 - Insurer's claim files subject to examination--File maintenance requirements.
Section 58-3-8 - Examination disclosing inadequate records--Correction of accounts.
Section 58-3-10 - Examination reports required.
Section 58-3-11 - Contents of examination reports.
Section 58-3-12.2 - Market conduct examination--Draft examination report.
Section 58-3-12.3 - Draft examination report not governed by §§ 58-3-10 to 58-3-18.
Section 58-3-12.4 - Confidentiality of draft examination report.
Section 58-3-13 - Filed examination report admissible in evidence.
Section 58-3-14 - Withholding of report from public inspection.
Section 58-3-15 - Expenses of examination paid by person examined.
Section 58-3-18 - Confidential investigative hearing--Inconsistencies in examination report.
Section 58-3-19 - Conducting hearing--Discovery.
Section 58-3-20 - Use of information discovered during examination for legal or regulatory action.
Section 58-3-23 - Preclusion of examiner--Grounds.
Section 58-3-25 - Implementation of examination report's recommendations.