§ 23-68-111 - Order of liquidation -- Domestic and alien insurers.

23-68-111. Order of liquidation -- Domestic and alien insurers.

(a) (1) An order to liquidate the business of a domestic insurer shall direct the Insurance Commissioner forthwith to take possession of the property of the insurer, to liquidate its business, to deal with the insurer's property and business in his own name as commissioner or in the name of the insurer, as the court may direct, and to give notice to all creditors who may have claims against the insurer to present the claims.

(2) The commissioner may apply for and secure an order dissolving the corporate existence of a domestic insurer upon his application for an order of liquidation of the insurer or at any time after the order of liquidation has been granted.

(b) An order to liquidate the business of a United States branch of an alien insurer having trusteed assets in this state shall be in the same terms as those prescribed for domestic insurers, save and except only that the assets of the business of such United States branch shall be the only assets included therein.